Who is Robert “Bob” Gray? The story of the man behind Pennywise and the entity in “It: Welcome to Derry”

Lay down and cover yourself from spoilers! This note contains revelations about “It: Welcome to Derry” and details for “It: Chapter Two” (2019).

Episode 5 of “It: Welcome to Derry” left fans breathless. After a calculated wait that led to unbearable tension, The dancing clown Pennywise finally appears in all his terrifying glory: glowing eyes, sharp teeth, and that smile that’s been haunting nightmares since 1986. But the appearance of Stephen King’s famous monster in the disturbing chapter, in addition to being a gift to horror fans, was just that Introduction to a deeper mystery Which the series promises to explore in the final episodes of the season.

With Bill Skarsgard returning to the role that propelled him to horror stardom, the HBO Max series has planted clues about a name that has intrigued King readers for nearly four decades: Robert “Bob” Gray. The trailer for Episode 6, which premieres on Sunday, November 30, finally shows Skarsgård without his clown makeup, transformed into… An older bald man in a suit, captured in a black-and-white photo dating back to 1908. The photo, which Lily Bainbridge found in an old photo album, raises a chilling question: Who really was Bob Gray?

The Welcome to Derry creative team — led by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, Brad Caleb Kane and Jason Foxx — has promised to provide answers. The producers confirmed this Final episodes will delve into the ‘original Pennywise’ storyexploring the complex relationship between the human form of the Clown and the ancient cosmic entity known as “He.” And at the center of this revelation is the mysterious figure of Ingrid, also known as “Periwinkle.”apparently Bob Grey’s daughter, whose connection to the monster could change everything we thought we knew about Derry and its demonic inhabitants.

In Stephen King’s original novel published in 1986, The creature terrorizing Derry has been introduced on several occasions as Robert “Bob” Gray, otherwise known as Pennywise the Dancing Clown.. It is an alias that the entity uses when it needs to pass as a human, an identity that allows it to blend into the population of Derry without arousing suspicion. but, King never definitively clarified whether Bob Gray was a real person or just another creation of the shape-shifting monster..

This mystery has fueled fan theories for nearly four decades. The most popular refers to it Bob Gray was a real-life circus performer who lived in Derry in the early 1900sAnd that the entity – that ancient, malicious thing that fell to Earth millions of years ago – killed him and stole his identity. takes the form of a circus clown, “I FOUND” THE PERFECT MASK: Children love clowns, but many of them are afraid of them too. It’s the perfect camouflage for a predator that feeds on childhood fear.

The evidence in the novel is sparse but interesting. In the movie It’s: Chapter Two (2019), Beverley Marsh visits her old flat in Derry and meets Mrs. Kirsch, an elderly woman who claims to be Robert Gray’s daughter.. The woman shows Beverly an old photo of a man next to a circus wagon with the words “Pennywise the Great Dancing Clown”. Mrs. Kirsch talks about her father as an immigrant who came to America with fourteen dollars in his pocket and joined the circus to survive. But the scene is revealed to be another illusion: Mrs. Kirsch is just another form of the monster, designed to terrorize.

now, “It: Welcome to Derry” seems to finally answer these questions. Producers Jason Foxx and Brad Caleb Kane confirmed that the series will explore “mysteries that we’re excited to discover,” specifically why the monster chooses to repeatedly return to Pennywise’s form. “What was your first meeting with Bob Gray like? What was it like? Who is Bob Gray?”“Fox said. The answer could be in that 1908 photo that Lily discovers in Episode 6.

To understand the relationship between Bob Gray and Pennywise, First you have to understand what “this” really is.. In the legends of Stephen King, The creature is no simple monster; It is an extraterrestrial, extradimensional entity billions of years old.. It reached Earth in a catastrophic event similar to an asteroid impact, and became lodged beneath the area that would eventually become Derry, Maine.

“It” comes from the void that contains and surrounds our universe, a place called the “Macroverse” in the novel.. Its true form is incomprehensible to the human mind. Those who see it directly – known as “dead lamps” – go mad or die instantly. The closest physical form humans can perceive is that of a giant, pregnant female spider, though this is not her true nature either.

He’s power lies in his ability to shapeshift and feed on fear. He can transform into anything: people, animals, classic movie monsters, and his victims’ worst nightmares.. But of all his forms, Pennywise the Dancing Clown is his favorite. because? Because the clown is known worldwide, he appears harmless, but is also extremely annoying.. It’s the perfect combination of relief and horror.

According to the original novel, It wakes up every 27 years to feed for about a year, before falling into hibernation again. During her periods of activity, she causes disappearances and mass murders that Derri ignores or deliberately forgets under his psychological influence. Derry’s historical events—the 1906 massacre at the Kitchener Iron Works, the Black Spot Fire of 1930, the disappearance of settlers in 1740—all coincide with the creature’s feeding cycles.

The most shocking development in Welcome to Derry is Ingrid (Madeleine Stowe). During Episode 5, this character – who is initially a friendly nurse – reveals her last name: Kirsch. For experts of the Qing Realm, this name conjured up their minds Mrs. Kirsch from “Information Technology: Chapter Two” (2019), who claimed to be Bob Gray’s daughter.

Theories suggest so Ingrid is “the joke”a clown character for children He first appears in General Shaw’s flashbacks in Episode 3 of “It: Welcome to Derry”.set at the 1908 exhibition. It appeared in the same period as The Portrait of Bob Gray. Is Periwinkle the real Gray daughter? Or is it another manifestation of “it”?

The plot thickens: Ingrid has a secret relationship with Hank Grogan, the man accused of murder. Its connection to the violent events of 1962 indicates this Can act as a partner in “it”Which helps to sow the chaos that the entity feeds on.

Central question: Was Bob Gray a human father with an orphaned daughter when “this” killed him? Did the entity take responsibility for taking care of it? Or is Ingrid (Periwinkle) just another illusion, another mask of the monster?

Photography Bob Gray dates back to Cumberland County, Maine in 1908. This year represents one of the bloodiest cycles of the Order: Kitchener Iron Plant explosion that killed 108 people and 88 children during an Easter egg hunt. It is one of Derry’s most tragic events, which occurred – exactly – 54 years before the 1962 events in Welcome to Derry.

Gray’s presence in 1908 indicates that this is when the entity first took the form of Pennywise. If Gray were a real circus performer, he could have been found at a fair. A perfect place for a child predator to hide in plain sight. After killing him, the creature assumed his identity and mastered the persona for decades.

The producers confirmed Three-season plan exploring the 1962, 1935 and 1908 cycles. Season 3, in addition to covering the tragedy at the Kitchener Iron Works, It will likely reveal Pennywise’s full origin, and show the “first meeting” between the entity and the man who would become his favorite mask.

Episode 6 of IT: Welcome to Derry, titled “In the Name of the Father,” premieres Sunday, December 1 at 9pm ET on HBO and HBO Max. The trailer promises black-and-white flashbacks to Bobby’s (Robert “Bob” Gray) past, exploring the identity the creature stole after his death. We’ll also see Dick Halloran struggling to maintain control after his psychological encounter with ‘It’, and Lily and her friends holding on to the stone pillar that saved her life in the previous episode.

But the most important moment could be The search for Hank Grogan intensifies, as Chief Clint Powers claims to know exactly where he is hiding. The shot of the Black Spot nightclub suggests that the most tragic events of the season are yet to come.

The creators were clear: “Welcome to Derry” isn’t just a prequel to Muschietti’s films. He is An in-depth exploration of the Stephen King mythosan attempt to answer questions that the author deliberately left unresolved. Who is Bob Gray? What is periwinkle? How did Man become the most famous monster in modern horror?

It seems like answers are only a few episodes away. If the story of “He” has taught us anything, it is this The truth is always more terrifying than we imagine.