I wish the show was less preachy/political.
I actually enjoy this show much more than Yellowstone. Landman feels much more grounded and less cartoonish. However, the surplus of lines/scenes devoted to the political and industrial endeavors of oil companies pisses me off.
I don’t like when TV shows try and sway me or educate me in either direction on an issue.
On one hand, you have the scenes where two characters discuss how using oil is better than using renewable energy, or how windmills are bad, or how we’ve grown to over rely on the oil industry, etc.
Like in the scene where Ainsley is swimming in the quarry, why am I suddenly being preached to about how burning oil isn’t that bad for the environment? I don’t care, that’s not why I’m watching the show.
Then on the other you have these awkward scenes that have no plot impact where Tommy goes on and on about some random irl aspect of the business that sounds like lines ripped straight from the podcast that inspired the show.
Then you have lines obviously directed toward republican viewers, “We have a sale on Bud Lite,” “Yeah I bet you do.”
Whether I disagree or agree with the political/environmental stances the show is taking, I don’t need Taylor Sheridan to try and educate me. I’m here to be entertained. If I want a perspective on the oil industry I’ll watch a documentary.
Obviously I expect there to be SOME industry relevant lines, but it goes overboard too often or feels unnatural and it takes me out of the show.