Sweet Tooth Season 3 Ending Explained: Status of the Big Man and Gus Detailed

In Sweet Tooth Season 3,  fans are curious to know about the status of Gus (Christian Convery) and Tommy “Big Man” Jepperd (Nonso Anozie). Will they die or survive?

The finale wraps up their storylines with significant emotional and narrative developments.

Gus and Tommy face critical challenges but emerge resilient, and the series concludes on a hopeful note, reflecting themes of survival and the possibility of a better future in the dystopian world.

What Happened in Sweet Tooth Season 3?

At the end of Sweet Tooth Season 3, Gus burns the ancient antler-like tree, halting the spread of the Sick.

Despite this, a human woman gives birth to a hybrid child, suggesting that while the Sick is eradicated, humanity’s extinction is still imminent.

The remaining humans accept their fate and choose to live peacefully, while the hybrids inherit the world and begin to shape their own future.

In the Sweet Tooth Season 3 finale, Mrs. Helen Zhang (Rosalind Chao) tests Gus by bringing him and his friends to the ancient tree in an Alaskan cave.

Zhang plans to use Gus’ blood to rid the world of hybrids. Her ambition and cruelty lead to her downfall.

The finale sees Gus mourning Birdie (Amy Seimetz), who he believed was his mother, and grappling with the inherent evil of humanity when Zhang fatally stabs Big Man.

This stark realization underscores the series’ themes of the conflict between humanity and hybrids.

Dr. Aditya Singh (Adeel Akhtar) redeems himself by choosing not to kill Gus and instead attacking Zhang’s men.

When Zhang removes an axe from the tree, it causes a new outbreak of the Sick, affecting everyone nearby, including Big Man.

In a desperate move to save him, Gus uses his blood on the tree and has a vision of Pubba, who teaches him that life lacks easy answers and the goal is to improve the world.

By the end, the Sick is eradicated. Dr. Singh dies after saving Gus, and Zhang is left to die in the freezing wilderness, with her fate strongly implied but not explicitly confirmed.

In the Sweet Tooth Season 3 finale, Gus survives, but Big Man appears to die. Gus stays behind with Big Man as he succumbs to his injuries.

The narrative then shifts to several years later, showing an elderly Gus, accompanied by Wendy, recounting their story to his grandchildren. The implication is that Big Man died off-screen.

However, in Gus’s reflections, there’s a sense of hope or imagination that Big Man may have somehow survived and returned home with him.