Apparently, Pennywise is an eldritch multiverse interdimentional ancient god with 'psy' powers who supposedly is pure energy and able to destroy/consume worlds. Why is a being like that just chilling out in Maine and eating some kids every 27 years again?
I'm aware that Pennywise is something called a Were Spider, and may also be a character called the Crimson King in the Dark Tower macroverse. The lore behind Penny seems really over the top compared to the creature's actual role in its own story. In IT we see it showing off various forms/mind tricks and has sharp teeth, and revealing its true form to Beverly turns her into Snow White...but nothing about those displays informs its true nature. At most I could say its ability to alter the minds of the townsfolk of Derry into complicitness is pretty strong, but that is still nowhere near the apparent all-encompassing horrors it possesses as an eldritch abomination god. So what gives? If Pennywise is so strong and dangerous, why is it just messing around in a small town on Earth? Why would Stephen King write such a powerful entity only to use it in a setting where any meaningful use of its powers would kill everyone in the town off instantly?
I'm aware that Pennywise is something called a Were Spider, and may also be a character called the Crimson King in the Dark Tower macroverse. The lore behind Penny seems really over the top compared to the creature's actual role in its own story. In IT we see it showing off various forms/mind tricks and has sharp teeth, and revealing its true form to Beverly turns her into Snow White...but nothing about those displays informs its true nature. At most I could say its ability to alter the minds of the townsfolk of Derry into complicitness is pretty strong, but that is still nowhere near the apparent all-encompassing horrors it possesses as an eldritch abomination god. So what gives? If Pennywise is so strong and dangerous, why is it just messing around in a small town on Earth? Why would Stephen King write such a powerful entity only to use it in a setting where any meaningful use of its powers would kill everyone in the town off instantly?