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I love Whitechapel! It's a great watch around Halloween and I've watched the full series about 5 times. It's a great mixture of dark police thriller with supernatural elements. Penry-Jones, Davis and Pemberton are excellent as are the supporting cast. Wish there had been more episodes! The links to old cases across the seemingly cursed Whitechapel adds a gothic spooky vibe, including Jack the Ripper and the Kray twins, with exposition and historical recaps provided memorably by Steve Pemberton, clearly enjoying the role and is excellent as always. Filmed in London's East End, Whitechapel captures the gritty heart of the city.

IT Chapter 2 begins with a brutal attack and murder at the Derry Fair in the present (where the book starts), kickstarting Mike to bring the Loser's Club back together 27 years after their traumatic tussle with Pennywise. Brief updates are given on what Bill, Ben, Mike, Richie, Eddie, Beverley and Stan are doing now, that's all that was needed. The film then shifts between the present and flashbacks to 1988 all the way through, leading to a final showdown with the terrifying shapeshifting Pennywise.

The same effective creepy atmosphere with great scares, but the flashbacks jar the momentum a little, with a less endearing adult Loser's Club taking centre stage.

The adult casting is accurate in appearance as the older Loser's Club and they interact well, but they haven't had as much time to unite. The younger cast in the flashbacks are much more authentic as a group of friends and I enjoyed these scenes more than the adult friendship parts.

We all still float.