I think Lanterns is especially insufferable because unlike other shows where you can dissect the possible 'Whys' here it's just bluntly obvious. Tom King and Damon Lindeloff are the two most horrendous pieces of shit to ever grace entertainment. So every 'Why' gets solved when you just go 'Yep its King and Lindeloff, thats what they do.'
"Lanterns" writer Tom King on Hal Jordan's murder: "We had a big debate. It was like, 'Does Kerry Kane get punished?' Nothing could punish her more than the fact that she did that thing and she has to live with it. There's no, like, jail isn't worse than that."