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“Landman” (Paramount+) Season 2. Created by Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, and inspired by the latter's podcast series “Boomtown,” the series is set within the world of oilfields in West Texas. Billy Bob Thornton's Tommy Norris is a petroleum “landman” and operations VP (later President) at M-Tex Oil. 



       In Season 2, Andy Garcia enters as Danny "Gallino" Morrell, the Cuban American head of the Gallino drug cartel who presents publicly as a legitimate financial investor. Sam Elliott also joins the cast as Timmy's dad, Thomas or “T. L." 

       Clearly, the life of Season 1 was Tommy's cool dawg swagger and easy sarcasm. Billy Bob carries that cowboy coolness in Season 2 but although Mr Garcia's Gallino offers a plot trajectory and Demi Moore's Cami goes up-front as the Boss, the fate of M-Tex stays a redundant dialogue fodder. Nothing significant really moved.

       The Season's highlight, albeit it started to irritate me, is the “overplayed” character Angela, Tommy's wife (or ex-wife), played by Ali Latter with salacious gusto and gaudy allure. The series PR says Season 2 's “makes minor improvements in its treatment of female characters” but I didn't really notice those “improvements.” They had lengthier lines but still cliches. And Angela is now a caricature. At least daughter Ainsley (Michelle Randolph) sort of “transitions” in the last two episodes. But son Cooper (Jacob Lofland) remains painfully nice and Sam Elliot is simply a not-so relevant addition. Sadly wasted. 

       And then, the last (10th) episode happened! Suddenly, we're cookin’! “Landman” is renewed for a third Season so let's wait! 🎥💻📽

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