They say, “The devil is in the details”, but sometimes, the devil is in the delivery. That’s what we muttered under our breath the moment we heard Billy Bob Thornton speak about the uncertain state of Taylor Sheridan’s Landman Season 2.
We’re not in the clear here. After a record-breaking, oil-slicked rise to acclaim, Landman is now stuck in a disconcerting limbo. Thornton, the silver-tongued titan playing Tommy Norris, just admitted he hasn’t seen the full script. What, half the season? Really? For a creator like Sheridan, this smells of déjà vu. How?
Haven’t we seen this rodeo during Yellowstone’s foggy fifth season? Are we repeating the same mistake, rewriting without a compass, letting improvisation walk in where structure once stood proud? Or is this just another trick up Sheridan’s hat? Either way, we’ve got thoughts. Let’s drill deeper.
Taylor Sheridan’s magic is a one-man symphony……
