SummaryA half human and half deer-boy (Christian Convery) leaves his isolated home to find a post-apocalyptic world as he befriends other hybrids and humans in this series based on the DC comic by Jeff Lemire.
SummaryA half human and half deer-boy (Christian Convery) leaves his isolated home to find a post-apocalyptic world as he befriends other hybrids and humans in this series based on the DC comic by Jeff Lemire.
Mickle and his writers do a remarkable job tying together the disparate character, mythological, and thematic threads from the book into a cohesive and impactful outcome for the show. Again, while the details differ, the broader themes and reimagined representations of Lemire’s visuals are quite surprising and maybe even a little more resonant, especially in the final episode.
Nonso Anozie and Convery are still the show’s pulsing heart, and they will both be dearly missed by fans after the credits of the final episode roll. Maybe with a few more episodes or a fourth season, Sweet Tooth could flesh out the undeveloped aspects of Season 3. Nevertheless, the series ends on a high, ensuring Sweet Tooth remains one of Netflix’s best original productions.
Sweet Tooth hasn’t necessarily been the smoothest ride, with the wonderful first season being followed by a clunkier-than-expected second, and with many of those issues still consistent in the final season as well. But taken as a whole and with a conclusion that pays off this story in a delightful way and a pitch-perfect performance by Convery, Sweet Tooth is the rare apocalyptic story full of hope and love.
While Season 3 builds to a beautiful conclusion that pays off the show’s themes, the introduction of too many new characters and unsatisfying answers to the series’ mysteries make it too easy to give up on the journey before the end.