16/38
A landman, at least one who works in the oil industry, will be the middleman between exploration companies and landowners
Story
See the most popular movies and TV shows by writer/director Taylor Sheridan on IMDb, ranked by user ratings. Typically, a landowner’s job involves negotiating and finalizing agreements with landowners who hold mineral rights to lease those rights to the company they represent.
Mentioned in CBS News Sunday Morning: Episode #4424 (2022)
Like a foreman on a construction site, they build roads, housing for workers (man camp), assemble mining machinery, and drill the well itself, especially in remote locations. They are also part fixer, problem solver, and facilitator.
Her character feels like she disrupts the main narrative, adding unnecessary chaos rather than supporting his journey
For someone so focused on his goals, the inclusion of an emotionally unstable, one-woman circus completely defeats the purpose of the show. This portrayal doesn’t enhance the plot, but instead makes it harder to take his determination and focus seriously.
Similarly, the roles of both his wife and daughter feel out of place in the show
The wife comes across as emotionally erratic, and the daughter seems to lack intellectual depth, making her contribution to the plot negligible. The portrayal of the daughter feels particularly shallow, with her character offering little beyond a superficial involvement that adds little value to the story beyond drawing views, and feels out of sync with the tone of the show.
It’s a strange and unnecessary addition that detracts from the overall quality of the narrative
Rather than enhancing the plot or character dynamics, this approach feels like a superficial tactic to get attention.