▁relationship ▁between ▁Mar tha ▁and ▁Lion el . ▁Both ▁An net te ▁O ' To ole ▁and ▁Al ▁G ough ▁said ▁Lion el ▁was ▁slightly ▁attract ed ▁to ▁Mar tha , ▁but ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁never ▁act ▁on ▁that ▁feeling . ▁The ▁produ cers ▁had ▁no ▁intent ions ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁rom antic ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁characters . ▁Most ▁of ▁Lion el ' s ▁motiv ations ▁in ▁season ▁five ▁are ▁shr oud ed ▁in ▁mystery . ▁Glo ver ▁said ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁determine ▁whether ▁his ▁character ▁is ▁good ▁or ▁bad , ▁so ▁when ▁he ▁is ▁port ray ing ▁him ▁in ▁season ▁five ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁present ▁everything ▁as ▁if ▁it ▁was ▁" good ". ▁Glo ver ▁said ▁he ▁bel ieves ▁Lincoln ▁Cole ' s ▁( I an ▁Trace y ) ▁actions ▁in ▁" Mer cy " ▁made ▁Lion el ▁re th ink ▁everything ▁his ▁past ▁behavior ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁character . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁fifth ▁season , ▁Lion el ▁has ▁learned ▁that ▁people ▁have ▁a ▁responsibility ▁to ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁Small ville ▁writer ▁and ▁executive ▁producer ▁Brian ▁Pet erson ▁said ▁the ▁cre ative ▁team ▁wanted ▁to ▁rem ind ▁the ▁audience ▁that ▁Lion el ▁was ▁still ▁the ▁same ▁Lion el ▁L ut hor ▁they ▁had ▁come ▁know , ▁so ▁they ▁delayed ▁reve aling ▁Lion el ' s ▁usual ▁ant ics ▁until ▁season ▁six ' s ▁" Prom ise " ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁black mail s ▁L ana ▁into ▁marry ing ▁Lex . ▁Pet erson ▁wanted ▁to ▁" s lap ▁[