Landman
Beware the Second Beating
TV Flash files “Beware the Second Beating” as a desk essential hour — Landman (2024–) on Paramount+, season 1, episode 6, aired 2024-12-15, 43 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E06: listed hour 6 of 20 in the Landman guide, hour 6 of 10 in season 1. It aired 2024-12-15 (43 min). The listed hour before it is “Where is Home” (S01E05). Next is “All Roads Lead to a Hole” (S01E07).
Essential hour: “Beware the Second Beating”. Beware the Second Beating as mid-season-one warning: the titled caution, still diesel money, still family mess as the other extraction.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Angela is caught off-guard when visiting Victor. The Norris family rallies around Cooper during his greatest time of need.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Beware the Second Beating sit in the Landman guide?
S01E06 is listed hour 6 of 20 — hour 6 of 10 in season 1, season 1 episode 6.
When did Landman S01E06 air?
Beware the Second Beating aired 2024-12-15 and is listed at 43 minutes.
Do I need Yellowstone first?
No. Sheridan soap in the oil patch, not a Dutton sequel. Thornton managing boomtown crises is the entry.
In the series
Why this series still plays
West Texas oil as Sheridan soap: Billy Bob Thornton managing boomtown crises, family mess, and money that smells like diesel. Watch for Paramount+'s next ratings play after Yellowstone, and for industry-accuracy arguments that only erupt when a show looks too much like actual work. Grit here is entertainment, not a documentary excuse.
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