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A modern-day tale of fortune-telling in the world of West Texas oil rigs. Check out writer/director Taylor Sheridan’s most popular movies and TV shows on IMDb, ranked by user ratings. works in the oil industry, will serve as a go-between for exploration companies and landowners. Typically, a landowner’s job is to negotiate and finalize contracts with landowners with mineral rights to lease those rights to the company they represent. Essentially, they manage the land and secure the leases so that they can drill for oil and gas. Like a foreman on a construction site, they build roads, build housing for workers (man camp), supervise the assembly of excavating machinery, and oversee the drilling of the well site itself, especially in remote locations. They are also, in part, Fixers, Troubleshooters, and Facilitators. Referenced in CBS News Sunday Morning: Episode #44.24 (2022). For someone so focused on her goals, the inclusion of an emotionally unstable one-woman circus completely undermines the show’s purpose. Her character feels like it’s derailing the central narrative, adding unnecessary chaos instead of supporting her journey. The portrayal doesn’t enhance the plot, but it does make it harder to take her determination and focus seriously. Likewise, the roles of her wife and daughter feel out of place in the series. The wife seems emotionally erratic, while the daughter seems to lack intellectual depth, making her contributions to the plot insignificant. The daughter’s portrayal feels particularly shallow, with her character offering little beyond superficial engagement that doesn’t add value to the story. Furthermore, having these characters constantly jump around in provocative outfits, seemingly with no purpose other than to garner viewership, feels out of sync with the tone of the series. Rather than enhancing the plot or character dynamics, this approach feels like a superficial attention-grabbing tactic. It’s an awkward and unnecessary addition that detracts from the overall quality of the storytelling.