"It may have taken viewers a while to feel this fresh sense of buyer's remorse, but many of the problems with Landman, Season 2 are the same as with Landman, Season 1-they just feel less novel, and thus more grating, now. You can say what you want about Sheridan being a self-satisfied, boringly anti-woke writer of liberal, urban, and educated characters, and a spottily misogynistic writer of female characters-and this season has its doozies in each category."
"But I suspect Landman fans' ambient agitation derives less from these Sheridan staples and more from the show's incomprehensible pacing, lack of follow-through, and inability to commit to developing characters over extended storylines. Watching Landman is more like consuming a series of short-form videos than watching a traditional television show: Everything, even the most shocking or upsetting series of scenes, passes by in a smooth flow, provoking a response-sometimes a strong one-that recedes almost immediately, superseded by the next thing."
Landman Season 2 saw its Rotten Tomatoes audience score drop 24 points, from 64 percent to 40 percent. Viewer complaints on the show's subreddit include continuity issues, odd character details (such as Cooper's teeth), and the visual sameness of many characters' homes. Many criticisms echo Season 1 but feel more grating because they are less novel. The writing has been labeled self-satisfied, predictably anti-woke toward liberal and urban characters, and spottily misogynistic toward female characters. A central complaint focuses on incomprehensible pacing, lack of follow-through, and an inability to sustain character development across extended storylines.
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