▁that ▁nothing ▁serious ▁would ▁come ▁from ▁it . ▁ ▁Glo ver ▁bel ieves ▁Mar tha ▁influenced ▁Lion el ▁to ▁start ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁sacrifice ▁is ▁necessary ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁world ▁a ▁better ▁place . ▁When ▁she ▁leaves ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁season ▁six , ▁Lion el ▁no ▁longer ▁has ▁that ▁influence . ▁He ▁is ▁constantly ▁batt ling ▁the ▁dark ▁and ▁light ▁sides ▁of ▁his ▁person ality . ▁According ▁to ▁series ▁writer ▁Caroline ▁D ries , ▁the ▁audience ▁never ▁really ▁know ▁his ▁motiv ations ▁because ▁of ▁this ▁bal ancing ▁act . ▁D ries ▁said ▁this ▁is ▁emb od ied ▁when ▁he ▁threat ens ▁L ana ▁into ▁marry ing ▁Lex , ▁later ▁reve aling ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁protect ▁Clark . ▁Glo ver ▁describes ▁his ▁off - screen ▁relationship ▁with ▁An net te ▁O ' To ole ▁the ▁reason ▁Mar tha ▁and ▁Lion el ▁have ▁such ▁good ▁chem istry . ▁Glo ver ▁said ▁that ▁when ▁Mar tha ▁and ▁Lion el ▁are ▁talking ▁to ▁each ▁other ▁it ▁feels ▁as ▁though ▁he ▁and ▁O ' To ole ▁are ▁sharing ▁a ▁conversation , ▁and ▁that ▁trust ▁is ▁visual ized ▁on ▁the ▁camera . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁For ▁his ▁port ray al ▁of ▁Lion el ▁L ut hor ▁on ▁Small ville , ▁John ▁Glo ver ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁two ▁Sat urn ▁Awards ▁in ▁the ▁category ▁of ▁Best ▁Support ing ▁A ctor ▁in ▁a ▁Television ▁Series . ▁The ▁first ▁came ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁following ▁his ▁upgrade ▁to ▁series ▁regular ▁status , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁in ▁ 2