Death as it appears in all its gory glory in Netflix’s sparkling new comedy Santa Clarita Diet can also be a stomach-wrenching experience. But for those who can muscle through, the reward is one of the most joyous, hilariously dark comedies to come our way in many a season.

Diet's giddy, bloody hyperreality toes an unlikely line between David Lynch and Desperate Housewives...then literally eats that toe, which is pretty fun. [Feb 3/10 2017, p.101]

Santa Clarita Diet is a charmingly goofy lark, revealing itself to be a comedy of remarriage hidden in zombie's clothing.

The satire isn't especially sharp, but the cast members throw themselves into the grotesque goings-on with full-on commitment.

The Netflix series just doesn't have enough meat on its bones.

Comedy, while subjective, still necessitates connection, and Santa Clarita Diet severs the tether too many times. Such superficiality may be good for a quick jolt, but it won’t satisfy you when the meal’s over.

Mind you, vomit can be very funny; it’s just not funny here. Neither is 99% of what goes on in each episode, but there’s a potent sense of bemusement to everything, a fakeness bordering on overt coyness.

Very entertaining and different. Drew Barrymore never disappoints. All the characters are great and the storyline cracks me up. Love it and can't wait for season 2.

Enjoyable, at best. It had potential, but the result is disappointing. Of course, there are people who would worship this type of show. This is not for you if you're looking for a horror comedy, or even a romantic comedy.

Santa Clarita Diet first episode was so awful that I thought the whole show was going to be a disaster but it start to get better and better with each episodes. Best Episode Strange or Just Inconsiderate? 7/10 Worst Episode So Then a Bat or A Monkey 3/10

The Santa Clarita Diet does for your entertainment what the Taco Bell diet does for your body. Your appetite may feel satisfied, but once it has run its course you are essentially left with 30% satisfaction and 70% manure. In the first episode of this series, Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant were out to seemingly set the bar lower than a contortionist's limbo record. Viewers are force fed the predictable conflicts and characters are introduced in a nonchalant yet annoying way. Thankfully, with the bar set that low, the rest of the series steadily gets 'better'. I put that in quotes because the acting and writing remain at a level just above unbearable. This show attempts B-horror shoddiness and cringe humor, but does neither well. Olyphant and Barrymore were meant for bigger and better dining than what the Santa Clarita Diet offers them. The copious amounts of blood and gore are less disturbing than the contrived bad acting and blatantly lazy writing. Like watching two feral dogs doing it in an alleyway, you're grossed out and think to turn away, but something ugly in the deep core of your humanity makes you want to see it through.

Timothy Olyphant is one of the sexiest men alive and a very strong actor with star power. None of this is in evidence in Santa Clarita Diet. They must be paying him a huge amount per episode, because this is a huge waste of talent.