Pauly's death in the last act of IT: Welcome to Derry Episode 5 sets up a tense and suspenseful season. The HBO horror series is halfway done, as the fifth episode aired on Sunday, November 23, 2025. General Francis Shaw still seems adamant about using Pennywise as a weapon against the United States' enemies. Also, there are still unresolved storylines like Hank Grogan's incarceration.The episode set the stage for a major Pennywise revelation in IT: Welcome to Derry, Episode 6, which is titled "In the Name of the Father".IT: Welcome to Derry Episode 6 - Release date and time: View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe sixth IT: Welcome to Derry episode will air on HBO this coming Sunday, November 30, 2025. The episode will be available on HBO Max simultaneously for streaming the same day. But the release date and time are different in different geographical locations across the world. Here's when you can watch the next episode in different locations:Pacific Standard Time: 06:00 PM, November 30, 2025Eastern Standard Time: 09:00 PM, November 30, 2025Indian Standard Time: 06:31 AM, December 01, 2025Greenwich Mean Time +1: 01:00 AM, December 01, 2025Australian Eastern Standard Time: 11:00 AM, December 01, 2025Central European Time: 03:00 AM, December 01, 2025What happened in IT: Welcome to Derry Episode 5? View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe fifth episode, "29 Neibolt Street", saw the showdown between Pennywise and the army. Leroy Hanlon leads some US Army soldiers into the Well House to confront Pennywise. It should be noted that Francis Shaw still sees Pennywise as a tool against military threats despite Rose's warnings about the demonic entity being uncontrollable.This episode saw the US Army confronting the demonic entity. Meanwhile, the kids come across an alive Matty and learn that Phil is still alive. Therefore, the kids formulate a plan to rescue Phil by going into the sewers with Matty's help at the same time. However, a shocking truth brings out Pennywise in the third act as the kids' and the army's storylines intertwine.Apart from the two main storylines, Hank Grogan's plotline thickens as we learn the identity of the woman he was having an affair with: Juniper Hill Asylum's head of housekeeping, Ingrid Kersh. For those who remember, adult Beverley Marsh meets an old woman named Mrs. Kersh in her old apartment in 2019's IT Chapter Two.However, the "Mrs. Kersh" that Beverley meets turns out to be a form of Pennywise. Therefore, fans are already questioning Ingrid's loyalties in the series."As the military descends on Neibolt Street, the kids head into the sewers with their own objective."What happens in the sixth episode?The officially released promo of the sixth episode, "In the Name of the Father", shows the characters dealing with the fallout from the fifth episode. Will, at one point, is seen being mad at his father. He probably learns that Leroy is involved in weaponizing the demonic entity that's behind the death of Derry's children.However, several fans also believe that this episode will reveal more about Ingrid and her role in the entire series.The fifth episode of IT: Welcome to Derry is special because Bill Skarsgård's Pennywise finally made his entrance. Catch it on HBO Max as soon as you can.