The original post: /r/television by /u/gobba-gobba-gooey on 2026-01-12 01:40:44+00:00.
So, I had a colleague suggest Landman a while back. I like Billy Bob Thornton (I think?), so I binged EDIT: 1st season, and am finishing latest episode of this current one.
The earlier stuff, I enjoyed John Hamm, enjoyed getting a little perspective into this outfield culture.
The viper lawyer was pretty entertaining, and as far fetched as I felt it to be, watching Cooper insisting to be a worm on a crew to learn the business bottom to top was interesting. Heck. I even liked the wife and daughter at the old age home, at the outset.
But man. This last season. Strong assertive lawyer becomes a total fop over this handsome geological engineer. Wife and daughter demonstrate the most vapid personalities. I’m supposed to believe that Sam Elliott - waking up from a nap, and let’s be generous, not looking a day shy of 80 - is somehow going to get it on with a 20 something golden hearted stripper. And this bit with Ainsley’s room mate.
So here’s the question. Is Taylor Sheridan trolling us with this stuff? I mean, is this supposed to be some self aware critique of this cultural element? Or is he serious with this?
I haven’t seen the westerns. I am tempted to watch the one with Harrison Ford. But seriously, if this guy is being serious with this stuff……I need to rethink who my heroes are for getting affiliated with it: Thornton, Elliott, and Ford.
EDIT: ok, sorry, I meant 2 seasons. I seem to walked into a well here, I was just trying to engage with the sub, and legit, understand is this supposed to be camp, or is this fodder for a certain demographic?