Character

Texas

flirtatious confident convivial boisterous complicit

A boisterous, middle-aged casino gambler who identifies himself simply as Texas. He arrives in a huge tan Stetson speaking with a Texas twang, hobbling but loudly convivial. At the Royale blackjack table he coaches and flirts—beckoning Data to join, urging Vanessa to hit, staking chips behind Data, and celebrating scripted wins. He offers small-town details (Lubbock; a '96 Cadillac), comforts Vanessa after she busts, and delivers a knowing wink to Data that marks him as an ingrained, complicit player within the casino’s staged social order.

8 appearances

Casino gambling

Texas's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

8 moments

S2E12 · The Royale

Corporeal Phantoms and Data's Curiosity

Lighthearted and unconcerned on the surface — a programmed sociability that reinforces the hotel's staged reality.

Texas bursts out of the elevator boisterously, exchanges a quip with Riker, and hobbles toward the casino, performing the role of a gregarious gambler while inadvertently serving as a live …

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S2E12 · The Royale

Rigged Twenty-One — Data’s Evidence

Confident and amused; plays a role in the table's scripted comfort/reward cycle and seems knowingly complicit in guiding outcomes.

Animated, convivial gambler who motions Data to join, coaches Vanessa, and nonchalantly reveals his winning twenty-one when the dealer flips his card.

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S2E12 · The Royale

The Casino's Tempo: Rules Over Agency

Confidently convivial; invested in social dynamics and protective toward Vanessa while welcoming the newcomer.

Texas spots Data, beckons him forward, encourages him to ante and coaches Vanessa through her choices — playing the role of gregarious local who sustains the table's narrative and draws …

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S2E12 · The Royale

Mingle to Probe: Data Tests the Casino's Script

Confident and amused; mildly curious about Data's questions but largely comfortable within the table's ritual.

Texas behaves as a confident, convivial gambler: he flirts with Vanessa, answers Data's questions about Lubbock and a Cadillac, downplays the idea of leaving, comforts Vanessa after she busts, and …

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S2E12 · The Royale

Orchestrated Loss at the Blackjack Table

Lighthearted and practiced — outwardly consoling Vanessa while privately marking the event as part of a routine performance.

Texas plays the role of the gregarious protector: he flirts, coaches Vanessa, answers Data's questions with small-town detail, downplays Data's provocation, and winks knowingly when Vanessa busts, signaling performative complicity …

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S2E12 · The Royale

Loaded Dice, Legal Fiction

Exuberant and approving, pleasantly surprised by the turn of events and fondly protective toward Vanessa and the winners.

Texas stakes chips behind Data, encourages and praises the hot streak, reacts with boisterous approval when the buyout is announced, and offers goodwill (a drink) as the away team departs.

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S2E12 · The Royale

Loaded Dice, Legal Title

Pleased and impressed; relieved for Vanessa and delighted by the spectacle.

Texas enthusiastically backs Data by pushing chips behind him, cheers the hot streak, responds with admiration when Riker claims ownership, and offers to buy drinks as he watches the scene …

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S2E12 · The Royale

The Buyout and the Revolving Door

Surprised but approving; amiably opportunistic—delighted by the money and impressed by Riker's audacity.

Texas encourages Vanessa, contributes chips behind Data, celebrates the streak, offers convivial support, and is momentarily disarmed when Riker takes a cigar from his coat pocket—he reacts with boisterous approval …

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