Though you terrify me with the prospect of Nell possibly marrying Lionel!
Oh, gurl ... In the original 'notes' for the show, the connection between Nell and Lionel, the idea that they were long-standing friends and possibly even had a romantic past together, was much more explicitly acknowledged (likewise, Lana's fascination with Lex; you heard that right -- Lana was originally supposed to be fascinated by Lex because he represented the world outside of Smallville that she was curious about/craving to experience). You can still see glimmers of the Nell/Lionel connection in some of the earlier episodes (Lana and Nell were visiting the Luthor penthouse when Lana caught Lex skinny-dipping and, in one of the very early episodes, either Lana or Whitney mentions that Nell sold Lionel a ton of land), but the original concept was that they had a long and varied history with each other.
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Oh, gurl ... In the original 'notes' for the show, the connection between Nell and Lionel, the idea that they were long-standing friends and possibly even had a romantic past together, was much more explicitly acknowledged (likewise, Lana's fascination with Lex; you heard that right -- Lana was originally supposed to be fascinated by Lex because he represented the world outside of Smallville that she was curious about/craving to experience). You can still see glimmers of the Nell/Lionel connection in some of the earlier episodes (Lana and Nell were visiting the Luthor penthouse when Lana caught Lex skinny-dipping and, in one of the very early episodes, either Lana or Whitney mentions that Nell sold Lionel a ton of land), but the original concept was that they had a long and varied history with each other.