Okay but. Hear me out, Richie says “I don’t write my own content” (or something along those lines) And Eddie says “I KNEW IT, I KNEW IT!” Right after that. Weren’t they supposed to have forgotten each other. I mean none of them seems to know what the others job is and don’t even recognize each other. Hell, they don’t remember mike. What if Eddie went to richies shows. I mean, maybe he didn’t remember their entire back story but he knew he was once friends (or more) with Richie.

Yes, anon, YES! I’ve had the same thoughts, or at least thoughts along the same line. It was actually a very nice touch in the writing because they slipped in several different indications that the Losers had still been connected in some way: Richie has read Bill’s books and hated the endings, Bill recognizes the name of Bev’s company, and clearly Eddie is familiar with Richie’s stand-up well enough that he’s made assumptions about how it’s written.

I’d like to think that there was something about Richie Tozier that felt familiar to Eddie in someway, something Eddie couldn’t explain but was drawn to all the same. He would never examine that or admit it to anyone because why would he but if you also consider the stupid masturbation joke we see Richie deliver (that was his OPENING JOKE, I’m???), it makes the “I KNEW IT!” line even better. “I knew you wouldn’t write something like that, I knew you were better than that.”

Richie has made a career out of saying someone else’s words and much like in the book, of being someone else. That’s the core of his arc, dropping the act, and even though it was played for laughs, I love the implication that Eddie could see through him even though he was supposed to have forgotten him.

Honestly I really love that hammock scene. I think Richie knows that he loves Eddie at that point but he's just not accepting it? I don't think he's annoyed at Eddie, but mostly annoyed at life? I imagine him just thinking "God, are you trying to test me??" because he is in love with this kid and he can't tell him but here he is being super cute sticking his foot in his face with his legs right on him.

I think Richie is a beautiful combination of “you’re so fucking annoying” and “you’re so fucking cute” and that’s really beautiful. I love having that as A Thing because it’s always such a “Richie is annoying” trope that I loved seeing Richie annoyed with the other Losers in that scene and esp with Eddie. But yeah, I think that Richie is already at least aware of his feelings for Eddie by that point.

I also think the hammock/club house scene is kind of an Eddie moment, in a way. Eddie ripping off the shower cap because Richie made fun of them, Eddie literally climbing up on top of Richie in the hammock after a little bicker fest. LITERALLY taking Richie’s glasses off and then tapping him in the cheek with his foot because Richie isn’t paying attention to him??? FLIRTING. and this look. This look here:

Richie isn’t even looking at Eddie, not paying attention to Eddie at all and Eddie is just smiling at him so softly ??? Just content and then AFTER this is proceeds to demand Richie’s attention via obvious flirting.

Like yes, the movie had a bigger focus on Richie’s feelings for Eddie but this whole scene is Eddie crushing on Richie.