User blog comment:ImperiexSeed/Supernatural Mysteries/@comment-3481504-20120627140757/@comment-1509826-20120627185238

I know that always bugged me, I mean Samhain was clearly way stronger and older than Crowley, Crowley was at his most able to mildly warp reality through a deal, Samhain could raise the dead, create Zombies, summon monsters and control demons, he could control every supernatual force weaker than him, (if where to take Sam litteraly that includes pagan gods, and witches), he could also fire white light, which is Lilith signiufture demonic power. Crowley is about four hundered or so years old, Samhain is one of the seals so he must be amongst the first demons.

So why did Crowley take over and not him? Maybe Samhain isn't much of a leader, after all he didn't try to lead, the zombies he summoned, he just left them to there own devices, so her perhaphs he wasn't interested in ruling the demons, and only cares about creating pain and destruction.

Or maybe, Samhain was expecting Lucifer to win witht the other demons, while Crowley, expecting him either to lose to Michael or Dean to stop him, was massing his forces, and stormed in a took over in the confusion, I guess all we can do is speculate, untill Samhain returns.

Personally I would love a season, where he kicks Crowley out and takes over as King of Hell himself.