On the train, denizens take many forms. Dogs, rock people, paper cranes, giant pig babies, and more. Although all of them are artificial beings projected through orbs on a perpetual train, it is an unfortunate fact that denizens only live a "normal lifespan" for whatever they are created as. Corgis have an average lifespan of 14 years, and that is about as long as Atticus will live for example.
The Cat, however, is an outlier.
Well over a hundred and fifty years old - in human years, not cat years - her unusual longevity shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. While no official statements nor more episodes have been made to help shed light on the mystery, I would like to preface my theory with a bit of context:
One of the oldest traditions in software is what is known as a "Hello, World!" program. In total, this program instructs a computer to display a message similar to the titular "Hello, World!" Simple and succinct, it is one of if not the first program students of new programming languages learn how to code. And with its simplicity, "Hello, World!" can be used to ensure the code compilation software has been installed properly and that the operator is using it correctly.
Similarly famous and historic is the "Utah teapot." Coming from the world of 3D modeling and computer graphics, it possess features familiar to many simple teapots: a spout, a handle, and a curvy shape. Lacking a need for surface textures, capable of casting shadows on itself, and possessing a decently complex yet easy to make model, it has been regarded a "perfect self contained object to test the creation of three-dimensional images." Even with today's advanced technology, it is still regarded as an effective standard reference model for beginners and experimenters alike.
Moving into the burgeoning field of 3D printing, one can find "Benchy," as well as its upcoming replacement "Boaty." Respectively a boat and a bench, these two unofficial models have been growing in popularity over the years, often finding themselves among many people's first prints. Either on a newly set up 3D printer, or with a new 3D printing material one hasn't used before. Whether through measuring a Benchy/Boaty's dimensional accuracy, checking its surface quality, and observing other attributes like overhangs (or the lack thereof), they are shaping up to become the next "Hello, World!" and Utah teapot.
In other words, the latest in a line of near ubiquitous benchmark tests for assessing the performance of a system upon first use.
With that established, picture a staircase where each step is a level of technology. From mere software to virtual models to physical printed objects, a few more steps is all it takes to climb aboard the Train. Memory tapes that hold an immersive snapshot of a person's mindscape. Wormholes that can disintegrate and reassemble people across time and space. An unknown level of influence over an entire parallel reality of reflections with all its existentially terrifying implications.
Orb-generated pocket dimension environments and so many intelligent and thinking people as denizens.
Maybe the reason the Cat doesn't have a normal lifespan like other denizens is because she isn't a 'proper' denizen in the first place. After all, the aforementioned benchmark tests lack the extra bells and features the systems they evaluate are capable of making when pushed. The original Utah teapot model didn't even have a base. So it's not hard to imagine the train's denizen creation system might have forgone extraneous programming like an artificial 'normal lifespan' limitation while performing startup checks, way back when the train first came online.
Thus, my proposal is that the Cat had started out as a benchmark projection for non-lifespan-related test requirements. Maybe her template just lacks the "normal lifespan" programming, and/or the "normal lifespan" programming was tested with a different, unfortunate benchmark projection. Either way, she served her vital system evaluation purpose and then got set aside as a no-longer critical part of the train. From that rock bottom, she could only go up from there. With a life as long as hers and having seen as much of the train as she has, there's so many potential answers for how she eventually transformed into the French con artist kitty we know today.
Like, for example, her collecting of many 'things.' It may seem like that's simply the norm she’s settled into by the present, but Simon's comment about how "she's collecting again" suggests it is actually her slipping into a bad old habit. As though rampant collecting is a coping mechanism for something. While the guilt from leaving Simon behind would easily explain such regression in behavior, therein lies the question of where said behavior came from in the first place.
If you ask me, I cannot help but look at the train of thought that started this all: Samantha lacking the programmed lifespan denizens have due to being a test object. Aka an immortal amongst denizens who will one day die, passengers who either die on the train or eventually disembark, and even car environments that are affected by time in ways she isn't.
Certainly makes one think about her having once gotten close enough with Simon for her to tell him to call her "Samantha," but now emphasizes to everyone she meets to merely know her as "THE Cat"...
I just saw the IT theory Pennywise’s greatest fear and am I the only one curious about the Irish police officer named Nell? Nobody else? Just me? Well aight Ig
I’ve been looking all fucking morning for 2 Very Specific posts
The first one is this long text post about the theory from IT Chapter 2 that’s basically that the whole movie is what Beverly saw COULD have happened but didnt and the post is like telling the story of what actually happened and it’s really cute
The second one is that chart, kind of like the one thats like “big dick, big bitch, big hoe” but it’s like the three categories of like how most horror writers write women, like dead wife, dead slut, dead mom, etc.
Does anyone know what im talking about or like know how to find these posts because I really want to find them
Infinity Train theory- Hazel looks like Simon and Grace's daughter because she IS, but not in the way you might think. There might be a train car that created her to help them resolve their issues.
I love this theory bc it implies that the train is just. Like This. It loves giving sentient brains to random concepts, like daughters that technically don’t happen and reflections. It’s just It’s Thing
I have a theory. In the books, when Georgie met Pennywise, Pennywise offered a balloon to Georgie and Georgie refused to take it saying he wasn't allowed to accept gifts from strangers. Pennywise outsmarted him by introducing itself and renewed its offer. But that wasn't enough to bring down the little boy's warriness. Georgie then asked if the ballon could float. Pennywise basically answered "yes" and Georgie, convinced, tried to reach to it, falling into Pennywise's trap. Since then, Pennywise used that same trick, saying "you'll float too" to lure other kids, eventhough it was only Georgie's hobby.
So I started to wonder why. It is a clever creature, a smart predator. It knows what secrets you hide and what kind of fear you have. It wouldn't use uneffective arguments to convince you to trust it. Unless you're really into paper boats like Georgie was, "you'll float too" isn't quite an appealing promise. So I thought maybe Pennywise's powers are under some kind of rule it can't resist, like "If it works once, it always works". We know that Pennywise’s powers depend on how much you believe in it. It's all a matter of belief and faith. And we know this mechanic can backfire on it, since the Losers managed to kill it that way. But maybe Pennywise is also a subject to this rule. If it belives it's powers work a certain way, maybe they do. That's why it uses "you'll float too" as a way to lure its prey. Because it worked once.
Now here's the main part of this theory:
When Beverly discovers Ben’s postcard in her backpack, we can see a book on her desk: The Frog Prince. As we all know this is a story about how the girl breaks the prince’s curse by kissing him. True love wins, basically. If Beverly read this story maybe she belived it too. Let’s not forget she’s only eleven at the time. And maybe that’s why she tried to discover her secret admirer’s identity. Because they were the first person to genuienly like her. A pure and kind love. They cherished her, she could tell so. It was the kind of love she read about on her fairytale books. A poetic and beautiful love, strong enough to break curses.
Then, when Pennywise managed to capture her and showed her the dead lights, she was suddenly the cursed one, hypnotised and flotting in the air, trapped in her own head. It was a real magic curse. The kind she read about. The kind only a true love kiss would break. That’s why she knew, when Ben’s kiss successfuly broke the spell, he was the secret admirer.
As she believed true love could save her, she implemented a new rule on Pennywise's powers. True love breaks curses.
Likewise, in Chapter 2, it’s Richie’s turn to be cursed. And Eddie is the one who saves him. Now, following my theory on how Pennywise's powers work, breaking Richie's curse would have followed the same logic as Beverly's. True love. Since true love worked once, it will always work. Because 11-year-old-Beverly believed so. Meaning maybe, just maybe, Richie's feelings for Eddie were reciprocated, or would have been if Eddie had survive.
Bonus: Bill might have manage to save Beverly too if he had tried, since he was sincerly in love with her too at the time. But we know Pennywise’s powers transend time thanks to Bev’s vision. We also know Ben is the one Beverly chose in the end. So destiny might have been at work here.
Feel free to share your thoughts on this. I know it’s a bit sketchy but I hope I managed to convey the idea.
(I didn't finish to read the books yet. So maybe there are counter arguments in there. In the mean time, I kind of like this idea and I think it fits the moral of the story: You can accomplish anything if you believe in it hard enough.)
To all theorists out there, why do you think Pennywise was so keen on keeping Bill alone for itself, why Bill out of all Losers, it always felt strange to me that simply because of Georgie, IT wanted to have Billy as well, like IT felt some sort of connection with him.
But maybe i am overthinking stuff again lo, Your thoughts?
okay so we all know Eddie was super hyper in IT chapter 2 . SO MY THEORY or hc is that the pills his mom made him take dulled him out and took away all his energy- they basically put him in a zombielike state- he was easier to control that way. So when he finally stopped taking them he could be a child again (playful, happy, and even a little bit annoying like kids are supposed to be). Then later on when we see him as an adult in his car, he's once again taking some medicine- maybe Myra said he needed- and he's back in that same state (anxious, agitated, and depressed) until he starts bonding with the losers again. I just feel like its deeper than what it appears. and JUST SAYING BUT Sonia is a sloppy bitch.
