Has ‘Landman’ Gone Too Far in Bashing the Left?

Conservatives haven’t had a show like “Landman” in ages. Maybe never?

The Paramount+ drama, starring Billy Bob Thornton as an oil and gas “fixer,” speaks directly to the Heartland in more ways than one.

The series understands the role oil plays in the American way of life. It may be messy, but we can’t live without what a classic sitcom called “Texas Tea.” The men and women who pump crude oil out of the earth are flawed but relatable.

The stories acknowledge their sacrifices without deifying them or their actions. The very first episode saw several workers die following an industry accident. 

Chilling.

It’s almost surreal to see something like “Landman” in 2026, given Hollywood’s progressive nature. And, more dramatically, the show takes occasional pot shots at the Left.

Last season, Thornton’s Tommy character gave an impassioned speech against green energy. Or, to be exact, why it isn’t what its supporters insist it is.

That sequence went viral, naturally, and show creator/writer Taylor Sheridan must have sensed how it caught fire with the public.

So he doubled down.

For season 2, Sheridan and co. have taken direct swipes at “The View” (twice).

Billy Bob’s description of “The View” on today’s episode of Landman is spot on

“Just a bunch of millionaires bitching about how much they hate Trump and men” pic.twitter.com/BW7XJq8cFk

— OKIE PATRIOT 76 (@okiepatriot_76) December 14, 2025

The show also refuses to bow to those who decry “the male gaze.”

Translation? The show’s buxom beauties – played by Ali Larter and Michelle Randolph – keep showing more skin than most dramas would allow. (And, to be fair, this season introduced a hunky new character played by Guy Burnet)

Last week’s ninth episode made those “View” wisecracks look tame by comparison.

Randolph’s Ainsley has a rough first meeting with her new college roommate, Paigyn. The two are studying similar topics, but they couldn’t be more different.

Ainsley is vapid, obsessed with fashion and generally upbeat. Paigyn has short, cropped hair and insists her new roommate use They/Them pronouns to address her.

You can imagine what happens next.

“Landman” has every right to introduce material like this. The sequence reflects the harsh reality of college life, and it shows how the woke among us can be cold and dictatorial.

Paigyn insists Ainsley avoid eating meat in their dorm room, not play music and other restrictions to preserve her safe space.

Paramount’s Landman OBLITERATES the pronouns argument after the show introduced a non-binary character as Ainsley Norris’s TCU roommate.

Non-binary roommate: “So what are your pronouns?”

Ainsley Norris: “My pronouns? I’d hope that was pretty clear?”

Non-binary roommate:… pic.twitter.com/faGDMrmTa9

— RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) January 13, 2026

Wonderful. Funny. Necessary.

And yet the episode in question doesn’t give Paigyn much humanity. The show’s ability to deliver rich, textured characters is one of its strengths. Yet Paigyn is depicted as cold, cruel and joyless.

The “pronoun” confrontation went viral on social media, again, but “Landman” would be better served by allowing Paigyn a little dignity.

Right-leaning storytellers shouldn’t ape what progressive scribes too often do to conservative foils.