"The Taylor Sheridan television empire can be marked by a few recurring themes: Western or neo-Western thematic architecture, casts stuffed with aging former A-listers cashing checks from Paramount to entice older viewers, and the crazy, atonal mix of prestige drama and campy soap-opera antics. He's like Ryan Murphy, but for the straights. When its first season debuted last year, "Landman" was one of the stranger entries in his non-"Yellowstone" catalog,"
"When last we left no-nonsense oil man Tommy Norris ( Billy Bob Thornton), he'd just recovered from a beating by the Mexican cartels, rescued at the last minute by cartel boss Gallino ( Andy Garcia, now upgraded to regular status), who spares him in order to involve himself in the landman's multi-billion-dollar company. Said company, however, is in dire straits, ever since its president, Jon Hamm's Monty,"
Landman season two centers on the Texas oil boom and blends neo-Western aesthetics with soap-opera melodrama. Tommy Norris recovers from a cartel beating and is spared by cartel boss Gallino, who then involves himself in the landman's multi-billion-dollar company. The company is destabilized by the death of president Monty, elevating Tommy to VP of Operations and Cami to leadership. The season alternates between technical oil-business negotiations and heightened personal drama, including deaths, mourning, and abrupt romantic choices. The tone shifts between mournful, country-accompanied scenes and campy, atonal soap antics, with a cast of veteran stars.
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