Up front, I want to say I also wish the show would address Kara’s disappearances where Lena is concerned. Also I’m personally someone who shows up early out of anxiety. With that said, in my experience, timeliness is more about personality than it is about consideration. I disagree with people who think it’s a personality flaw. 3/4 of my family members show up late to everything.
I never considered her punctuality a flaw or a personal failure on her part. It was just a trait that directly conflicted with my own. And it wasn’t the only thing that led to us losing touch– there were other conflicts as well that weren’t relevant to the Kara & Lena convo, lol.
But ultimately, in order for it to work, it would have needed to be her changing or me accepting a dynamic that made me feel awful.
So if I’m identifying with Lena on this one, that’s not a great thought for Lena & Kara’s friendship either.