Landman episode 'Plans, Tears, and Sirens' draws sharp criticism

Movieweb reports that the penultimate episode of Landman Season 2, 'Plans, Tears, and Sirens,' is being called the series' most controversial installment and, the piece argues, continues the show's "worst trend," noting the episode currently has a 6.8 IMDb rating, the lowest so far.

The article summarizes several plotlines it finds problematic: Tommy is fired by Cami; Ainsley is sent to a TCU cheerleading summer camp where she is paired with a non-binary roommate named Paigyn, described as a sports medicine student who dislikes music and air fresheners, is vegan, corrects others and insists the name is pronounced "Pagan." Ainsley mocks they/them pronouns, reports Paigyn to management, and is then rescued by her mother Angela, who pulls her from the dorms, rents her an apartment with a pool and excludes Paigyn from a party.

The writer argues the episode reduces Paigyn to a caricature and misses an opportunity for Ainsley's character growth. The article also recounts a subplot in which Ariana is attacked outside work by an obsessed customer, Cooper intervenes and repeatedly punches the attacker while security footage captures the incident, which the writer says creates likely legal consequences for Cooper after earlier professional moves such as drilling a wildcat pump near his wells.

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Culture, Landman, Taylor Sheridan, Ainsley, Paigyn, Cooper