Landman Episode 2 Ending Explained: What Caused the Explosion?

Landman is Taylor Sheridan’s latest TV series, and the premiere episodes dive straight into the deep end of the Texas oil industry. Billy Bob Thornton leads the Landman cast as Tommy Norris, a Crisis executive at an oil company who is forced to balance the complicated worlds of his home and family life after they begin to intertwine. The series begins with Tommy’s son, Cooper (Jacob Lofland), starting his first day of work in the oil fields, where he is trained by an experienced team. Meanwhile, Tommy’s daughter moves in with him while his ex-wife is on vacation.

At the end of episode 1, Cooper is present when an oil rig explodes, causing the death of his entire crew. This adds to Tommy’s problems, as in the previous part of the episode we also saw three vehicles, including a plane, crash, causing an explosion that engulfs his company. Both situations attracted the attention of authorities which, as Sheriff Walt explains, cannot be ignored. This sets the usually mellow Tommy on an emotional path, where he calls Monty Williams (Jon Hamm) to yell at him, causing a tense verbal encounter between the two.

Did Cooper cause the oil rig explosion?

The explosion was caused by faulty equipment

There is a point at Landman episode 2, when Tommy arrives at the scene and starts asking Cooper questions about the incident. He asks Cooper if he turned a doorknob that looks like a Christmas tree, to which Cooper claims he doesn’t remember. For a moment, it looks like Cooper made some kind of mistake that led to the accident that would put Tommy in an even bigger situation trying to protect his son. He also calls his son selfish in the hospital scene.

However, it does not appear that this is actually the case, with the problem was that the machinery was simply not up to code. Tommy accuses Cooper of being selfish for wanting to be on the patch and continues to berate him for his decisions. Cooper suggests that if he has problems, it’s because of the way Tommy raised him, implying that he hasn’t been an actively engaged father. Cooper wants to be an oil industry CEO like Monty Williams, but he doesn’t know exactly how to do it.

What Tommy Meant in His “Dreamers & Losers” Speech

Tommy compares Odessa to the American frontier

Tommy’s daughter, Ainsley (Michelle Randolph), has quite a big personality, and when Tommy explains to her that her brother is thinking about working in the oil field, she calls him a loser. Tommy calls her out on this and imparts some knowledge about how everyone in Texas is either a dreamer or a loser. He compares contemporary Odessa to pioneer-era Californiawhich vaguely harks back to another Taylor Sheridan show that Billy Bob Thornton appeared on, the pioneering Western drama 1823.

The point of Tommy’s speech is to suggest that working in oil is a huge risk. The men who died at the beginning of the episode receive US$180,000, but they run the risk that someday a tragedy will occur. They are dreamers trying to change their lives and he admires their ambition. When asked if she is a dreamer or a loser, Ainsley says she wants to be a dreamer. Tommy, knowing how spoiled his daughter has been her entire life, suggests that to be one, she will first have to learn to fail.

Jon Hamm’s Monty Williams character (and his relationship with Tommy) explained

Monty Williams is an oil tycoon in a big city and Tommy’s boss

Tommy spends the entire first two episodes saying whatever he wants to whoever he wants, including a cop he pisses off right in front of the sheriff. But there’s only one person who puts him in his place: Monty Williams. One of the final scenes of Landman Episode 2 sees Tommy angrily calling Monty about the situation after Rebecca arrived in Odessa in place of the lawyer Tommy had been hoping and waiting for, putting him in a difficult situation.

Tommy and Monty seem to get along relatively well, but This scene reveals that there is a clear hierarchy in their relationship. Later, when Tommy and Cooper discuss Cooper’s future career, Cooper states that Tommy could have been like Monty if he didn’t. “to give up.” Tommy disputes this by saying that Monty is in his position because he has a trust fund, implying that Jon Hamm’s character was born into wealthier circumstances than he was. On the contrary, Tommy is $500,000 in debt.

Tommy’s Ex-Wife and Family Situation Explained

Tommy and Angela are divorced

Tommy’s ex-wife Angela appeared as a character in both episodes of Landmanalthough she only appeared on his cell phone in FaceTime calls. They divorced years before, and Tommy suggests that they were never meant for each other. Apparently, Angela is now married to an unattractive and rather wealthy man, so it’s possible that her divorce from Tommy was due to his debt. Alternatively, Tommy could have been the one who filed for divorce, which would explain her constantly getting close to him.

Ainsley and Cooper are Tommy’s children, although It is unclear whether they are full siblings or whether Cooper was the son of another woman.. Cooper doesn’t really look much like Ainsley, and they don’t seem to have a close relationship or desire to see each other, despite being close in age. While this could just be typical teenage/young adult behavior, it could also imply that they weren’t raised together. Cooper is a little older, so he may have been born from a previous marriage.

What the Platform Explosion Means for Landman Season 1

Things will only get worse for Tommy

Given that it’s a Taylor Sheridan show that follows many of the same beats as yellow stone, King of Tulsaand much more, much can be assumed about where Landman is going. Rebecca’s arrival implies that things are about to get really difficult for Tommy, aThe multiple legal forces are about to attack you for the two situations in which you are involved. As previously mentioned, the oil rig equipment was not up to date, and this may be standard practice, it won’t fly.

Monty Williams seems like a character powerful enough to withstand legal threats and public controversy, but he is not the main character of Landman. Rebecca seems to think the incident is Tommy’s fault, and whether or not that’s true is largely the moral debate at hand in the series. Monty won’t be the only one to take responsibility for this situation, but Tommy could beso he’ll be cornered for the next eight episodes.