"In many serialized dramas, the climax of a given season lands in the penultimate episode; think of the dramatic battles and major character deaths of Game of Thrones or, further back, The Sopranos and The Wire. But Landman isn't like most dramas. Tonight's penultimate episode of season two feels like an anti-climax - not just a letdown generally, but the diametric opposite of a climax."
"she shows up at Charlie's door early in the morning to apologize for pushing him away and openly admits she likes him, which is big for her. I'm not necessarily so charmed by Charlie that I really needed to see him make Rebecca work for it - nor do I really need Rebecca to have a man in her life in general - but it's a cute enough scene,"
The penultimate episode subverts typical serialized-drama expectations by delivering an anticlimax rather than a climactic payoff. Rebecca apologizes to Charlie early in the morning and admits she likes him; they agree to a long-distance relationship while he works on the rig for six months. The offshore rig finally launches, energizing the M-Tex crew at a garish viewing party in Louisiana. Tommy appears anxious and drained, fixated on the low likelihood of hitting gas, while Cami exhibits delusional confidence that the venture will succeed. The episode's most eventful moment comes when Tommy and Cami watch the rig pass, exposing divergent views on risk and its consequences.
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