{"id":162342,"date":"2025-12-01T12:56:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T12:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/162342\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T12:56:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T12:56:08","slug":"two-characters-on-landman-are-still-frustrating-me-and-its-affecting-my-love-for-the-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/162342\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Characters On Landman Are Still Frustrating Me, And It’s Affecting My Love For The Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m still loving Landman, which you can watch with a Paramount+ subscription<\/a>, but one thing continues to really annoy me. I had high hopes for Ainsley (Michelle Randolph) and Angela (Ali Lauter) before the season started<\/a>, but it seems their stories are going to remain mired in the silliness they started last year. If that continues well into Season 2, it\u2019s going to affect how I feel about the whole show.<\/p>\n

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\"Michelle\n<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Paramount+)Angela And Ainsley Are Stuck Doing Nonsense<\/p>\n

As I wrote about earlier, Angela and Ainsley are involved in a really annoying plotline. The whole side story with them hanging out with the residents of the retirement home is just so\u2026 stupid. I guess it\u2019s intended to be a little comic relief, but it\u2019s giving these two characters, who could be great, nothing important to do. I said before the season started that it seemed like Taylor Sheridan<\/a> and the writers just didn\u2019t know what to do with the duo, and that has remained true thus far.<\/p>\n

The stakes are high for most everyone on the show. My concern for Cooper (Jacob Lofland) and Ariana (Paulina Ch\u00e1vez) has thus far played out, as their relationship is in dire peril<\/a>. Cami Miller (Demi Moore<\/a>) is up against the world following the death of her husband, and as always, Tommy (Billy Bob Thornton<\/a>) is facing down threats from all angles of his professional and personal lives. Ainsely and Angela? Ehhh\u2026 not so much. Sure, they got arrested, but Tommy got them off the hook pretty quickly.<\/p>\n

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\"Tommy\n<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Paramount Plus)I Don\u2019t Even Want To Watch Their Scenes<\/p>\n

It\u2019s gotten to the point where it\u2019s upsetting my affection for Landman. I found myself picking up my phone and doomscrolling while their scenes played out, rather than paying close attention, and I hate catching myself doing that. I don\u2019t want this to become the kind of show where I only care about one or two characters and the rest bore me. Tommy is one of my favorite characters on TV right now, but in the last episode, I noticed I really only cared about him and the scenes when he was on screen.<\/p>\n

There are too many potentially great characters<\/a>, including Ainsley and Angela, for Landman to turn into a one-man show. Cami\u2019s story is interesting, but like last season, Demi Moore isn\u2019t on the show much, limited to a handful of scenes each week. I\u2019m all in on Ariana and Cooper\u2019s relationship, as I\u2019ve written about. Sam Elliott<\/a> has joined the cast this season<\/a> as Tommy\u2019s dad, which could be interesting, and we\u2019ve not even seen Andy Garcia thus far, and his character is terrifying.<\/p>\n

However, because Angela and Ainsley\u2019s story is so pointless, it\u2019s dragging the whole show down. I don\u2019t want to see them be written off, by any means; I want more from them. Landman Season 2 was one of my most anticipated shows on the 2025 TV schedule<\/a>, but I still hope it can get even better.<\/p>\n

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