User blog comment:CircularBoat742/What's With All Of The Overreactions?/@comment-33419087-20171108062703

Maybe if Lynn weren’t such an idiot, if the family wasn’t so gullible, especially Lisa and if the ending were a little happier, there wouldn’t be so much hate. Also, Clyde, Ronnie Anne, or any of Linc’s friends should have been there for him. Why Clyde wasn’t in NSL, I have no idea.

It’s not really Lincoln’s torture that causes all the hate, because he did deserve some punishment for his foolish, selfish decision to enforce that fib, rather how stupid and selfish the family were acting, without even considering Lincoln’s feelings. Poor writing, I know, but the way they all act, you’d wonder if they really ever cared for him, plus they don’t even consider what any of Linc’s friends would say if they ever found out. Maybe Lynn and the family’s idiocy, Lincoln included, is what caused the fan base to go nuts.