Sure, some of the leads don’t get arcs as strong as some of the others, but there is still a deeper dive allowed for the more significant roles, and it’s genuinely refreshing for the narrative that we just get to watch Bill, Eddie, Beverly, Stan, Mike, Richie and Ben as kids and not already have a full understanding of the adults that they grow up to be.
The IT miniseries does a fine job showcasing the members of the Losers Club as kids — showing us how they bonded and how they defeated Pennywise in the late 1950s — but it doesn’t hold a candle to the treatment provided to the characters in the new film.