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\nLandman\u00a0season 2, episode 5,\u00a0“The Pirate Dinner,” premiered Dec. 14 on Paramount+The episode sees Cooper Norris ask Ariana’s dad for her hand in marriageIt also reveals Cami Miller’s decision regarding a partnership with Gallino<\/p>\n
On Landman<\/a>, Cooper Norris (Jacob Lofland<\/a>)\u00a0has a knack for making impulsive decisions.\n<\/p>\n In season 2, episode 5, Ariana (Paulina Ch\u00e1vez<\/a>) pushes Cooper toward marriage, suggesting they stop \u201cshacking up.\u201d He doesn\u2019t have second thoughts \u2014 although perhaps he should, considering Ariana\u2019s ongoing grief over her late husband.\n<\/p>\n \u201cHe just wants to make [Ariana] happy. That\u2019s all he has wanted from the beginning,\u201d Lofland explained during an interview with Decider<\/a> in December 2025. \u201cHe\u2019s got so much respect for her. He\u2019s going to do whatever she says.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Later in the episode, Cooper meets with his father, Tommy Norris\u00a0(Billy Bob Thornton<\/a>), who brings him crashing back to reality with some hard truths about the oil business. Tommy lays out why Cooper\u2019s deal with Gallino (Andy Garcia<\/a>) was a bad move \u2014 and then offers a way out that spares him from financial ruin.\n<\/p>\n “Cooper\u2019s learning. He thinks he struck gold; he thinks it\u2019s awesome,” Lofland told the outlet. “He comes to find out that maybe it isn\u2019t so awesome. Now he\u2019ll have to start backing up and go, ‘Well, maybe we don\u2019t need to make these decisions so fast.’ ”\n<\/p>\n So, what happened in season 2, episode 5 of\u00a0Landman? Here\u2019s a breakdown of everything that happens, from Cooper and Ariana’s marriage plans to Cami’s decision to partner with Gallino.<\/p>\n Why does Tommy hire Cooper? <\/p>\n Jacob Lofland as Cooper Norris in ‘Landman.’.<\/p>\n Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/p>\n During breakfast at The Patch Cafe, Tommy lays out a hard truth for Cooper: striking oil is only one piece of running a successful business. He points out that Cooper never formed an LLC or brought in an accounting firm to manage debt and payables.\n<\/p>\n “You don’t know how this business works, you think you do, but you don’t,” Tommy says, before outlining a plan for Cooper to walk away from his partnership with cartel boss Gallino. “M-Tex is going to buy your leases. We’ll cancel the note and cover your costs.”\n<\/p>\n Recognizing Cooper\u2019s drive to make it in the oil business, Tommy then offers him a job as a landman for M-Tex.\n<\/p>\n “A landman makes $9,000 a month plus bonus,” Tommy continues. “Now, when I show you how this deal works, with your instincts, you make $9,000 a minute, but you gotta know the rules of the game to bend them, and you really gotta know them to break them.”\n<\/p>\n Begrudgingly, Copper accepts the job.<\/p>\n Why does Alan suggest M-Tex file for bankruptcy? <\/p>\n Colm Feore as Nathan, Kayla Wallace as Rebecca, Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris and Demi Moore as Cami Miller in ‘Landman.’.<\/p>\n Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/p>\n