HBO's popular supernatural horror series, It: Welcome to Derry, has finally wrapped up with its gripping season finale. Proving once again that no one in Derry is truly safe and survival is a miracle. Taylour Paige's Charlotte Hanlon survived the Season 1 finale, but in an interview with Deadline, she revealed that she would have been happy with an alternative ending. She noted,“No, I’m not happy with the way this was written, if I’m being honest. I mean, I guess the lore is that you forget when you’re in Derry, but I don’t buy it.”Season 1 ends with too many questions that need to be addressed in the upcoming chapter. In the end, after the group finally defeats Pennywise and locks him up for around 27 years or so, Rose informs Charlotte that she's selling the farm and will stay back to keep an eye on Pennywise. Just when the Hanlons were about to leave the town, Charlotte had second thoughts and decided to stay back at the farm. Will and Leroy also agree. On the other hand, Ronnie and her dad Hank leave the town. Halloran takes a job at a London hotel while Lilly and Margie stay back at Derry.Also Read: It: Welcome to Derry finaleIt: Welcome to Derry finale: Why Taylour Paige disagrees with Charlotte Hanlon's final decision?While Charlotte survives the carnage in It: Welcome to Derry Season 1, her decision to stay back at Derry is one of the most debated moments of the finale. Instead of leaving Derry with her husband Leroy and son Will, Charlotte chooses to stay behind. She accepts the burden of guarding the town and keeping Pennywise dormant until his next awakening. It's a choice rooted in sacrifice, but Paige openly disagrees with it.Paige has been candid about her reaction. In an interview with Deadline, she reveals that she did not see Charlotte's decision as empowering; she saw it as limiting. Charlotte has consistently been portrayed as one of the few adults in Derry who recognizes the threat. That clarity makes her decision to stay even harder to accept, both for viewers and Paige.According to Paige, the idea that Charlotte would knowingly trap herself in Derry felt unrealistic. The show leans on the town's lore, suggesting that memory fades and obligation takes over. Paige revealed that she did not fully buy the explanation.At the same time, Paige revealed that she understood the historical context the show is working within. It: Welcome to Derry is set in 1962, an era when women often sacrificed without recognition. Leaving a marriage, a town, or a role was rare. Charlotte staying behind reflects that reality. Paige acknowledged that the choice would have been considered too radical for its time if written differently."I wanted more for Charlotte and this family, but I think it would have been maybe too radical for Charlotte to leave. And also too radical for women of 1962 to be like, ‘I’m out.’ That was very rare. It just didn’t really happen then, right? Most people stayed in loveless marriages. Most women, I think, were martyrs had to deny themselves to keep the family together.”A brief recap of the finale episode of It: Welcome to Derry View this post on Instagram Instagram PostGeneral Shaw decided to destroy the 13th pillar for his sinister plan of releasing Pennywise to haunt others in the US. Pennywise headed to Derry High School, where he took the kids to the auditorium and hypnotized them. He then took them to the town's river. Meanwhile, Lily, Margie, and Ronnie were determined to save the children and Will from Pennywise. The children realized that the dagger that Lily had was driving her insane. But moments later, when the dagger began to glow, they knew Pennywise was near. As they reached the river, they saw the missing children still in a trance.On the other hand, Hanlon, Dick Hallorann, Charlotte, Taniel, and Hank Rose were busy plotting a plan. Rose stepped up and said that Halloran could use his powers to locate the dagger that could act as the 13th pillar to stop Pennywise. The dagger needed to be buried in the southern part of the river. Rose calms Halloran down with a magic tea. Soon, he locates the dagger and the children, too.In the end, Hallorann saves Margie and freezes Pennywise's mind. The children come back to their senses, and they are taken back to their school. Taniel gets shot by General Shaw's forces while trying to bury the dagger. Will gets saved, and Leroy tells the children to bury the dagger at a location. When Hallorann's psychic connection gets broken, the clown unfreezes and kills General Shaw.At the end, Will and his team were successful in plunging the dagger deep into the ground. Even though they kept manipulating their moves, Will, Lily, Ronnie, and Margie felt Richie's presence, who helped them complete the task. And with that, the scary clown was cast far away.All episodes of It: Welcome to Derry are available to stream on HBO.Also Read: Will IT: Welcome to Derry Season 2 happen? Possibilities exploredFollow Soap Central for more updates on HBO's It: Welcome to Derry.