User blog comment:Rafe Adler/"Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell" Discussion/@comment-24834479-20170310223628

A lot of people don't like the fact that Crowley could duplicate the effects of the cage because of how mysterious and powerful it once was. I had the same problem with it until I looked at the whole picture. Previously, nobody except for God (and Death) knew where the cage was. It was obviously in Hell but no one knew the exact location, given as Azazel needed to search for years to find the entrance on Earth. However, when the Dakrnss was released Hell was damaged and so was the cage. Because of the damage done Lucifer was able to communicate outside the cage. In the beginning of season 11 the demons said they could hear Lucifer screaming, which was due to the damage. Because of this I'm guessing they were able to locate the cage, and therefore able to study it at the molecular level when Crowley ordered them too. Just assumptions obviously, what are your thoughts?