Ali Larter in 'Landman' season two. Emerson Miller/Paramount+ Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text [This story contains major spoilers from the Landman season two finale, "Tragedy and Flies."] Landman got a happy ending when season two concluded on Sunday. After a devastating penultimate episode, the mega-hit Paramount+ oil drama starring Billy Bob Thornton drilled on with its season finale, as Tommy Norris (Thornton) got son Cooper (Jacob Lofland) out of legal trouble for retaliating against the man who attacked his fiancee Ariana (Paulina Chávez) and moved onto his next threat: Demi Moore's Cami, who had just fired Tommy as president from M-Tex Oil. Related Stories TV 'Landman' Co-Creator Teases Season 3 Reset, Talks Billy Bob Thornton's "Nerve-Racking" Finale Move TV 'The Madison' Drops Teaser Trailer During 'Landman' Finale Finally betting on himself, Tommy makes a deal with the devil, cartel boss Gallino (Andy Garcia), to start his own family-run, independent oil company called CTT Oil Exploration & Cattle, with the initials "CTT" representing son Cooper, father T.L. (Sam Elliott) and Tommy. After appointing his crew with top jobs in the new company, Tommy visits his ex-wife/wife Angela (Ali Larter) for some words of wisdom. After Angela tells Tommy to enjoy the moment, Tommy once again is faced with the coyote from season one, and the metaphor remains open for interpretation as Tommy and viewers await season three. "Most of the time, you see Tommy and Angela in these heightened moments where he's provoking her and she's reacting, and the reality is that when they're actually in deep crisis, things are very quiet," Larter tells The Hollywood Reporter of the final scene between the reconciled pair. "We don't have any guarantees for tomorrow. We have this moment, and Angela tells him that. She sees joy all around. That's who she is, and she wants him to feel that way." Below, Larter unpacks the season two ending and how it sets them up for the already renewed third season, while sharing her own burning questions after the finale and her fears about what's ahead. She also touches on some of the biggest viewer reactions to the season (including Thornton's "full-frontal nudity" scene) and how she's keeping busy until production starts on season three in the spring. *** How has the season two release of Landman compared to last season's rollout for you? You're always hoping the audience receives it, and really feels how much love and work we put into this show, but you just never know. When we saw the numbers from the second season, it was a complete blow-away. We are humbled by it, in a way that feels really true. It's connecting with so many people who live in so many different places and who are in so many different age groups. People have found something they connect with, and that's been the key to its success. We're thrilled, and I think everyone gets it this year. They get the tone. That's a big part of it also. We spoke at the beginning of this season about how co-creators Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace wanted to lean into Angela's over-the-top antics - and I have loved every FaceTime scene with her this season. What has been most fun in finding comedy within the drama? [Me and Michelle Randolph are] the comedic relief. As an actress, what's really exciting is to have those different dynamics to explore. But there's always a throughline of truth. Angela is someone who loves to put on a show, and that's where the humor comes. The world is her stage, and I can lean into that. What I really loved about the end of the season was showing the true pain that she feels with [daughter] Ainsley [Randolph] leaving for college. That was a really hard scene to shoot; we shot it for a long time. And it really broke Angela. I really played that and felt that as a loss in her life. Who is she and what is her identity without her daughter that she's put her whole life towards? I wanted that to feel heartbreaking, and it was heartbreaking to play. And then of course Taylor, as he does, cuts it with humor and has her call Neiman Marcus [after dropping Ainsley at college]. That's why he's a brilliant writer. I want to unpack this final scene between Angela and Tommy. After you first read it in the script, what was your process: Did you sit with it or have conversations with Sheridan, showrunner Wallace or Billy Bob Thornton about how to play it? There were no conversations. We're really very comfortable in our characters at his point. No matter what's on the page, which is always where we start from - we just don't know what direction we're going - we understand where we have to get to. But within the world, there are many different ways to get there. When I read the last scene, I thought it was so beautiful. Most