▁believe ▁these ▁two ▁women ▁will ▁be ▁their ▁saving ▁grace ▁and ▁pull ▁them ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁dark ▁side . ▁An net te ▁O ' To ole ▁said ▁Mar tha ' s ▁interest ▁in ▁Lion el ▁is ▁like ▁watching ▁a ▁dangerous ▁animal ; ▁" It ' s ▁that ▁att raction ▁you ▁have ▁for ▁a ▁very ▁beautiful , ▁dangerous ▁animal . ▁You ▁know ▁you ▁can ' t ▁stop ▁watching ▁it , ▁but ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁you ▁feel , ▁' Oh ▁my ▁God , ▁he ' s ▁going ▁to ▁kill ▁me .' " ▁O ' To ole ▁also ▁said ▁she ▁bel ieves ▁Mar tha ' s ▁motiv ation ▁is ▁to ▁get ▁close ▁enough ▁to ▁Lion el ▁to ▁know ▁what ▁he ▁is ▁planning ▁to ▁do ▁to ▁Clark . ▁When ▁Mar tha ▁left ▁the ▁show , ▁writer ▁Tod d ▁S lav kin ▁said ▁they ▁wanted ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁character ▁" more ▁of ▁a ▁send - off " ▁than ▁they ▁achieved ▁on ▁screen . ▁S lav kin ▁said ▁they ▁could ▁do ▁nothing ▁equivalent ▁to ▁what ▁they ▁gave ▁John ▁Schne ider ▁because ▁there ▁were ▁so ▁many ▁story lines ▁by ▁the ▁season ▁six ▁finale ▁they ▁could ▁fit ▁nothing ▁else ▁in . ▁The ▁writers ▁realized ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁kill ▁off ▁the ▁character ▁so ▁they ▁sent ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate , ▁creating ▁a ▁parallel ▁to ▁Clark ▁where ▁Mar tha ▁f ights ▁in just ice ▁on ▁the ▁political ▁stage . ▁O ' To ole ▁and ▁Al ▁G ough ▁said ▁Mar tha ▁has ▁a ▁small ▁att raction ▁to ▁Lion el ▁and