"In every demon deal we’ve seen, the human’s soul formed an essential part of the deal. In exchange for a soul – and occasionally other considerations, as we saw with Azazel extracting the Colt from John at the end of In My Time Of Dying – the demon provided whatever the human asked, from fame, fortune, talent, or health in Crossroad Blues to full-blown resurrection in All Hell Breaks Loose Part 2 to the location of Death and the restoration of Bobby’s legs in Two Minutes To Midnight. We learned in The Devil You Know that a soul was the one absolutely essential ingredient to power the magic of wish fulfillment; without a soul for juice, the engine couldn’t run."
I think there may be an exception here. In In the Beginning, Azazel was making deals. Mary had John brought back to life in exchange for allowing Azazel in to her house. Something along the lines of if he wasn't disturbed, no one would get hurt. She didn't know at the time he wanted access to Sam, but as far as I can tell, no souls were involved.
(And, wow, this went up quick! I love your reviews/discussions of the episodes.)
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Date: 2010-11-09 06:29 pm (UTC)I think there may be an exception here. In In the Beginning, Azazel was making deals. Mary had John brought back to life in exchange for allowing Azazel in to her house. Something along the lines of if he wasn't disturbed, no one would get hurt. She didn't know at the time he wanted access to Sam, but as far as I can tell, no souls were involved.
(And, wow, this went up quick! I love your reviews/discussions of the episodes.)