31/16
A modern tale of fortune-telling in the world of West Texas oil rigs. See writer/director Taylor Sheridan’s most popular movies and TV shows on IMDb, ranked by user rating. A landman, at least one who works in the oil industry, will act as a middleman between exploration companies and landowners. Typically, a landman’s job is to negotiate and finalize contracts with landowners with mineral rights to lease those rights to the company they represent. Essentially, they manage the land and secure the leases so that they can drill for oil and gas. Like a foreman on a construction site, they build roads, build workers’ quarters (man camp), supervise the assembly of excavation machinery, and drill the well site itself, especially in remote locations. They are also, in part, fixers, troubleshooters, and facilitators. Referenced in CBS News Sunday Morning: Episode #44.24 (2022). For someone so focused on her goals, the inclusion of an emotionally unstable one-woman circus just completely undermines the show’s purpose. Her character feels like it interrupts the central narrative, adding unnecessary chaos instead of supporting her journey. The portrayal doesn’t enhance the plot, but rather makes it harder to take her determination and focus seriously. Likewise, the roles of her wife and daughter feel out of place within the series. The wife seems emotionally erratic, while the daughter seems to lack intellectual depth, making her contributions to the plot insignificant. The daughter’s portrayal feels particularly shallow, with her character offering little beyond superficial engagement that adds no value to the story. Furthermore, having these characters constantly jump around in provocative outfits, seemingly for no purpose other than to garner viewership, feels out of sync with the tone of the series. Rather than enhancing the plot or character dynamics, this approach feels like a superficial attention-grabbing tactic. It’s a weird and unnecessary addition that detracts from the overall quality of the storytelling.
