Lana be really putting SaveMe and Cap10 on a heavy first day period tea.
Y'all do too much on ha.
Anyway, only an idiot has to ask this question + an idiot would try to downplay either side. Both Lorde and Lana came out of the gate with praise ("Video Games", "Royals"). Where it went wrong for Lana was SNL, considering "Born to Die", "Off to the Races" and other songs/videos prior to the release of her album received acclaim. But the second she ****ed up SNL the media turned against her. Lorde hasn't had a ****-up moment, and so therefore media/blogs, etc. continuing to ride the hype - which they would've continued to do with Lana.
So in my opinion, it's really a misconception. A lot of the critics that dragged Lana post-SNL have gone hush-mouth and/or went back to praising her with "Ride", "Young and Beautiful", etc. Ya know, after the SNL dust settled. Bar a few publications that pin them against each other and give Lorde the higher-up, I'd say Lana isn't severely less respected like some are trying to imply.