Review of Blood & Oil

My wife introduced me to Blood and Oil after the first episode. I wasn't that excited about the show, but was hoping I would like it so we had a show we could watch together. I was pleasantly surprised as the show has a decent story line and moves at a good clip in developing the characters so you can build your camp of friends and foes quickly. Easy to hate Hap because he's a jerk and his nickname is Hap when he is an evil twisted man. Coming up on the season finale and I'm reading horrible press and seeing ratings that are poor in the only meaningful category (how sad it is when I compare ratings to the IMDb list of top 250 rated shows and see what PEOPLE actually like and have liked over time). I think the pace of the show in establishing the good, bad and the many secrets hiding out to be discovered. I'm reading it will likely be cancelled which while I can find fault with the ridiculous tactics in certain parts of the story, example: the lack of communication between Billy and Cody causing them to so easily fall into temptation with others when a simple conversation would normally clear up such things between a husband and wife is the tried and true writing of technique of soap/sitcom writers for decades. Problem, makes for a predictable story. But then it is overly done and it isn't done with the most important parts of the story. I think the show should continue and at least get a solid footing in a battle between Hap and the ex that could take him down, if not ding him good for being such a tool. But the show has interesting characters and plenty of emotional fuel to drive it to at least give it one more season to develop a following. I'm not going to lose any sleep if they cancel it, but it is good enough to keep going for another season and given so much junk driving me to Netflix for the majority of my entertainment they really should let this ride a bit. My 8 is based on where I think it could go if they stay away with the formula tactics and develop a full blown battle between Hap and his enemies as he is easy to hate, but needs to lose some battles to establish something current for his arrogance and attitude. But things are rarely given a chance in this age of demand for immediate returns so I won't hold my breath, but I will hope for the best and that it will earn that 8 (where it's struggling to get up to from a 6.5)!