I finally watched it. I've never seen Yellowstone or those other old west soap operas, because I don't like soap operas. I do enjoy learning about how an industry works and watching well-drawn characters live in a unique environment. And I have always liked Billy Bob Thornton. So I was very engaged in the first 3-4 episodes of Landman. The stuff about the lives of the roughnecks, the middle man "Landman" and the rich oil dudes was all interesting. And then there was some realistic drama with accidents and oil strategy and whatnot. But then ... Angela. And Ainsley. And Cooper and Ariana. And Ainsley and various guys. Landman became a ... soap opera. The season finale was roughly half of that nonsense (including the old folks escapades) and then half of an interesting story. Are all these shows like that? So disappointing, especially given how it started.