the ▁audience ] ▁in ▁the ▁face " ▁with ▁a ▁rem inder ▁of ▁Lion el ' s ▁former ▁character . ▁Although ▁Lion el ▁black mail s ▁L ana ▁into ▁marry ing ▁Lex , ▁John ▁Glo ver ▁said ▁Lion el ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁protect ▁Clark , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁needed ▁L ana ' s ▁help . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁season ▁six ▁began ▁air ing , ▁John ▁Glo ver ▁realized ▁Lex ▁was ▁starting ▁to ▁become ▁more ▁villa in ous ▁and ▁that ▁his ▁time ▁on ▁the ▁show ▁would ▁be ▁limited . ▁Glo ver ▁hoped ▁Lion el ▁would ▁still ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁influence ▁his ▁son ▁as ▁the ▁show ▁progress ed ; ▁he ▁believed ▁his ▁character ▁would ▁be ▁useless ▁on ▁the ▁show ▁without ▁such ▁influen cing ▁ab ilities . ▁Glo ver ▁said ▁the ▁conflict ▁between ▁Lex ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁is ▁very ▁positive ▁for ▁the ▁show ▁because ▁Lion el ' s ▁attempt ▁to ▁bond ▁with ▁Lex ▁and ▁the ▁dist rust ▁between ▁them ▁" m akes ▁drama ". ▁ ▁Character ization ▁John ▁Glo ver ▁character izes ▁Lion el ▁as ▁a ▁business man ▁who ▁is ▁disappoint ed ▁with ▁his ▁son . ▁To ▁Glo ver , ▁Lion el ▁is ▁this ▁" rich ▁and ▁powerful ▁business man " ▁who ▁sees ▁his ▁son ▁as ▁a ▁" w uss " ▁and ▁" f raid y - cat ". ▁It ▁was ▁important ▁to ▁Glo ver ▁that ▁Lion el ▁appear ▁as ▁human ▁as ▁possible ; ▁Glo ver ▁said ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁simply ▁" tw irl ▁[ his ] ▁must ache ". ▁Glo ver ▁described ▁Lion el