Simultaneously, but united by ongoing narration from James Brolin that I found to be one of the show’s biggest weaknesses, we meet several additional characters including Adi Singh (Adeel Akhtar), a doctor determined to help his ailing sister (Aliza Vellani) at any cost reclusive former therapist Aimee (Dania Ramirez) and the young woman known only as Bear (Stefania LaVie Owen), leader of a cadre of orphaned teens with mysterious objectives.Ī quick skim of the plot should reveal that while certain elements in Sweet Tooth have a distinctive quality, it’s a very traditional story within the folkloric realm. With no trouble at all, you’ll spot elements of The Wizard of Oz and Peter Pan and half of the Disney roster. The expansive backdrops provided by shooting in New Zealand - so many verdant fields and perilous chasms - make Lord of the Rings comparisons inevitable as well.
From there, you can see dollops of whatever your favorite road sagas are with winsome kids and gruff, reluctant guardians, whether it’s Lone Wolf and Cub or Willow or, fittingly, The Road or Mad Max. It’s all packaged from a child’s perspective like a Spielbergian yarn from that moment in the ’80s when the expectations for young-skewing entertainment didn’t necessarily require exclusive juvenile pandering Sweet Tooth is awash in sadness, is occasionally scary and people say “shit” at least three times, if that’s the kind of thing that freaks you out.
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