<P> Crowley is introduced in mid-way through Season 5 in the episode `` Abandon All Hope ... '' , having first been mentioned near the end of the previous episode , `` The Real Ghostbusters '' , when series protagonists Sam and Dean Winchester learn that Crowley -- not Lilith , as was previously believed -- had been the one who took The Colt from Bela Talbot in the Season 3 . The following episode , they track down and confront him . Although his guards capture the brothers , Crowley uses The Colt to kill his own men before explaining that he shares the Winchesters ' goal of them killing Lucifer , as he suspects that Lucifer would kill all demons once he has killed all humans . Crowley gives The Colt to the brothers to use to kill Lucifer and then informs them of Lucifer 's location so that they can find him . When The Colt fails to kill Lucifer , Crowley is forced to go on the run to evade retribution from the forces of Hell for his betrayal . Learning of the Winchesters ' new plan to stop Lucifer by trapping him in his cage in Hell once again using the Horsemen 's rings , Crowley again aids the brothers in `` The Devil You Know '' to help them find Pestilence and retrieve his ring by orchestrating the capture of a high - ranking demonic minion of Pestilence 's and ultimately manipulating the demon into revealing Pestilence 's location . He then manipulates the Winchesters ' long - time ally Bobby Singer to `` lend '' him his soul in order for them to find Death , with Crowley assuring Bobby that he will rescind his claim on Bobby 's soul once Lucifer is imprisoned . It is soon revealed that he actually wants Bobby 's soul to prevent the brothers from killing him after they stop Lucifer . Despite ever - increasing animosity between himself and the rest of the group , Crowley helps Dean recover the final ring from Death . </P>
<P> Crowley is introduced in mid-way through Season 5 in the episode `` Abandon All Hope ... '' , having first been mentioned near the end of the previous episode , `` The Real Ghostbusters '' , when series protagonists Sam and Dean Winchester learn that Crowley -- not Lilith , as was previously believed -- had been the one who took The Colt from Bela Talbot in the Season 3 . The following episode , they track down and confront him . Although his guards capture the brothers , Crowley uses The Colt to kill his own men before explaining that he shares the Winchesters ' goal of them killing Lucifer , as he suspects that Lucifer would kill all demons once he has killed all humans . Crowley gives The Colt to the brothers to use to kill Lucifer and then informs them of Lucifer 's location so that they can find him . When The Colt fails to kill Lucifer , Crowley is forced to go on the run to evade retribution from the forces of Hell for his betrayal . Learning of the Winchesters ' new plan to stop Lucifer by trapping him in his cage in Hell once again using the Horsemen 's rings , Crowley again aids the brothers in `` The Devil You Know '' to help them find Pestilence and retrieve his ring by orchestrating the capture of a high - ranking demonic minion of Pestilence 's and ultimately manipulating the demon into revealing Pestilence 's location . He then manipulates the Winchesters ' long - time ally Bobby Singer to `` lend '' him his soul in order for them to find Death , with Crowley assuring Bobby that he will rescind his claim on Bobby 's soul once Lucifer is imprisoned . It is soon revealed that he actually wants Bobby 's soul to prevent the brothers from killing him after they stop Lucifer . Despite ever - increasing animosity between himself and the rest of the group , Crowley helps Dean recover the final ring from Death . </P>
what episode of supernatural does crowley first appear in
what episode of supernatural does crowley first appear in
Abandon All Hope ...
Abandon All Hope ...