What Richie calls Eddie?
What Richie calls Eddie?
Ever since they were children, they bicker and tease each other. Richie always calls Eddie "Eds" or "Eddie Spaghetti" and even calls him cute, just to get a reaction from Eddie and Eddie was not always pleased, saying that he hates it when Richie calls him that but that was not true.
What's the relationship between Richie and Eddie in it?
- As was demonstrated in IT Chapter One, the pair were close in the book - with Richie even going on to kiss Eddie on the cheek following his sacrifice. However, there was nothing to imply that their dynamic was anything but a deep friendship.
Who is in love with Richie in It Chapter 2?
- By the film’s end, we discover that Richie Tozier (Bill Hader) has been in love with Eddie Kaspbrak (James Ransone) since they were kids. The idea that Richie secretly harbors feelings for Eddie is not exclusive to It Chapter Two, but only the closest readers of King’s novel are likely to have noticed any homoerotic subtext.
Is the character of Richie gay in the book?
- “Boys,” we laughed. But in Chapter Two, it’s revealed Richie is gay, and he’s always had feelings for Eddie. The heavy teasing now makes a lot more sense. I don’t believe there was an intention to make Richie gay in the first movie, and the character isn’t gay in the books. This just sort of worked out and it came together perfectly.
What happens to Richie in the Kissing Bridge?
- Richie is the most distraught of all the Losers when Eddie dies and is seen at the end carving their initials in the Kissing Bridge, which he did for the first time when they were children. Stephen King has firmly stated that he did not intend for the character to be gay, but was okay with the interpretation and what it added to the story.
