User blog comment:Thailog/Ep. 207 "Depths" discussion/@comment-5182719-20120610025238

I still think LB's acting like an idiot to hide his insecurities. I mean, it's gotta suck when you know that there's someone in the lives of people you care for/respect who might mean more to them than you do, and that you're essentially replacing said someone (Kaldur in Orin's case, and Conner in M'gann's). So he overcompensates by acting all arrogant and whatnot. I don't hate him, because we're no closer to exploring his psyche than we were at the beginning of the season.

I find it funny that nobody complained when Dick, Conner and Wally pulled a Leeroy Jenkins act in season one ("Drop Zone, "Performance", and the one hour pilot respectively, though in Conner's case this was arguably due to Luthor's shields) and ended up jeopardising their missions in one way or another, yet when La'gaan does the same, everybody gets on his case. Mind you, I'm not excusing any their actions.

And who says La'gaan can't be respectful? Look at how he addressed Artemis when she first entered the cave. If "I relish the opportunity to finally fight beside you, Archer" doesn't sound formal and respectful, I don't know what does.

That said, he shouldn't have let Conner's words get to him like that.