‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ episode 4 ending, explained: Why does that house look familiar?
There are so many Easter eggs and crossovers in IT: Welcome to Derry that it can sometimes be difficult to remember Or you remember something.
The end of episode 4 is a bit like that, giving us a final shot of a house that looks incredibly familiar.
But where do we know this and what is its significance? Let’s unbox it.
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How does episode 4 end?
Episode 4 gives us a glimpse into Pennywise’s origin story, with Dick Hallorann (Chris Chalk) delving into the mind of local tribesman Taniel (Joshua Odjick) and learning the history of the monster that the Native Americans of Derry call “the Galloo.”
“They found the cave and broke off fragments of the ancient star that the Galloo had arrived in,” Taniel explains. “A plan was hatched: not to kill him, but to cage him. They would use the fragments of his ancient bindings, the one thing the Galloo feared, to keep our people safe again. The children circled the Westwood, which had been the monster’s hunting ground for so long, and they buried 13 sacred fragments deep in the earth. On each stone, they lit a fire to mark its place, a line the Galloo could not cross over. Our people made a sacred promise to guard the pillars and keep their locations secret so that the monster that is trapped inside can never break free.
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At this point, Hallorann appears in young Taniel’s memories to speak to him directly, asking him where the pillars – which the military believe they can use against the monster – are.
“Follow the tunnels under the old well and you will find the pillars,” Taniel explains. But it is not a well that we will see next; it’s a house.
Why does this house look familiar?
The dilapidated house at the end of the episode looks familiar, and not just because an image of it appears in IT: Welcome to DerryThe opening credits. This is the Well House, also known as the Neibolt Street House, which appears in both the novel and the Andy Muschietti films. It is a key location in the story, hiding a well that leads directly to the sewers where the creature awaits.
Looks like we might be taking a trip down memory lane in Episode 5.
New episodes of IT: Welcome to Derry premieres Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.
