# Sweet Tooth (TV show) - Open spoilers after the first post **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, netflix\ **Created:** [June 9, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tooth-tv-show-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/943884 "2021-06-09T02:31:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tooth-tv-show-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/943884/1 "2021-06-09T02:31:57Z")
Is anyone else watching this Netflix series? it’s a sort of post-apocalyptic fable, complete with magical realism and a quest. I’m three episodes in and I’m enjoying it enough to keep watching, but not loving it either… it’s just a certain sort of gentle I haven’t seen in a while, and I find it mostly relaxing. If you’re the kind of person that questions plot as you go along, or tries to make things cohere, it might not be for you. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tooth-tv-show-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/943884/2 "2021-06-09T02:59:29Z")
I struggled through the first episode and part of the second before throwing in the towel. Pure glurge. The whisper-growl voice-over was especially awful. (And I’m pretty sure I would have thought the same if I hadn’t already read the first 15 or so issues of the extremely different comic back in 2009-2010.) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tooth-tv-show-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/943884/3 "2021-06-09T03:04:17Z")
BTW, you might out of curiosity want to try the first issue of the comic ~~_removed_~~ after seeing the first episode of the series. It doesn’t have spoilers for later episodes in it. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tooth-tv-show-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/943884/4 "2021-06-09T03:20:37Z")
Hey, the link in this post led me to some pretty unsavory places, though it did briefly flash on the comic before going elsewhere. I’m going to go ahead and report it, but nothing personal. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tooth-tv-show-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/943884/5 "2021-06-09T03:23:55Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Hey, the link in this post led me to some pretty unsavory places, though it did briefly flash on the comic before going elsewhere. Doesn’t happen for me. You must not use add-blockers. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tooth-tv-show-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/943884/6 "2021-06-09T03:28:08Z")
[Here] ~~_removed_~~ is an alternate site, but I really can’t tell you what will happen if you aren’t using an ad blocker, because I would never under any circumstance do that. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tooth-tv-show-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/943884/7 "2021-06-09T12:58:23Z")
Wife and I watched the first couple episodes. Yeah, not really my thing, though my wife is enjoying it. So I guess we’ll keep watching. It’s ok in a rotation with some other stuff we’re watching these days. But it seems very much like YA fiction with an emphasis on the ‘Y’ and not so much the ‘A’. > [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > BTW, you might out of curiosity want to try the first issue of the comic… OK, that makes sense that it’s originally a comic. Does _ **every** _ TV and movie adaption come from a comic book these days? Uh oh, I think I’m sounding like an old man 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tooth-tv-show-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/943884/8 "2021-06-09T13:40:49Z")
> [@solost](#): > > OK, that makes sense that it’s originally a comic. A much darker, grittier comic. > **[How Netflix’s Sweet Tooth Compares to the Original Comic Books](https://slate.com/culture/2021/06/sweet-tooth-netflix-jeff-lemire-comic-books-netflix-differences.html)** > > Jeff Lemire’s grim post-apocalyptic comic book gets a major glow-up on its way to the screen. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tooth-tv-show-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/943884/9 "2021-06-09T13:42:14Z")
Oh yeah? Maybe I’d like the comic better than the Netflix show, then. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tooth-tv-show-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/943884/10 "2021-06-09T13:53:36Z")
Yes, it is kind of like if they had taken _The Walking Dead_ and made it into a family-friendly fairy tale. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tooth-tv-show-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/943884/11 "2021-06-09T15:00:51Z")
**Modnote** : Please don’t link to Pirate sites. It appears both your sites are pirating content. I will completely remove the links. ---
**Author:** ![Lavender\_Pebble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lavender_pebble/32/6290_2.png) [@Lavender\_Pebble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lavender_Pebble)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tooth-tv-show-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/943884/12 "2021-06-09T18:04:47Z")
I’ve read the entire comic but didn’t like it very much, but it’s been so long I don’t really remember why. I dislike Jeff Lemire’s artwork, so I thought the show might be a better fit for me. I’ll probably give it a shot. I read an article that said they gave it a more optimistic tone, so hopefully, it’s not a huge bummer at least. ---
**Author:** ![gdave](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gdave/32/3683_2.png) [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tooth-tv-show-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/943884/13 "2021-06-11T00:30:16Z")
By the way, here’s a link to the first issue on the official DC Comics site. It’s free - but requires registration with the site. > **[Sweet Tooth #1](https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/comics/book/sweet-tooth-1/fa25390d-fca5-4464-820b-40fc20ff348d/)** > > Out of the Deep Woods" part 1! When his father passes away, Gus, a boy born with antlers, must survive the harsh world he inhabits alone—that is until the... The rest of the issues require a paid subscription to the site. ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tooth-tv-show-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/943884/14 "2021-06-14T19:49:21Z")
I was interested by the premise and liked the first episode a lot but it’s been all downhill from there and I’m only up to episode 4, which was total filler. I’ll stick with it to the end just to see what happens. A series that focused just on Dr Singh and his wife would be a better watch. I have never read the source comic. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tooth-tv-show-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/943884/15 "2021-06-14T20:36:57Z")
That is funny, I find the shows grinds to a halt when they’re on screen. I like the Zoo Lady and the main characters. ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tooth-tv-show-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/943884/16 "2021-06-14T21:00:35Z")
Different strokes I guess. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tooth-tv-show-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/943884/17 "2021-06-14T21:02:30Z")
Make sense really. The advantage of 3 storylines I guess. * * * What’s up with the much less human looking hybrids? The groundhog hybrid was especially creepy. ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tooth-tv-show-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/943884/18 "2021-06-14T22:47:14Z")
Not sure. I’m hoping for an explanation in the last 4 episodes but bitter experiences with other series leaving stuff like that hanging makes me expect otherwise.