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DEVILS TRAP
The Devil's Trap is used to trap or control demons. When a demon is confined into the devil's trap, it becomes powerless. In the devil's trap, a demon is able to do nothing until the confiner lets it out.
The devil’s traps seen in Supernatural all originate from The Lesser Key of Solomon, which is grimoire or magical text written in the 17th century. It contains rituals and spells for invoking and controlling both demons and angels.

Other times a devils trap has been used in Supernatural:
Season 1: Meg is held in a Devil's Trap at Bobby's house.
Sam draws a version on the trunk lid of the Impala to protect the Colt.
Season 2: Dean paints a devil's trap under the Impala in order to trap the Crossroads Demon. When that fails he lures her under a water tower where he has painted another devil's trap.
When Sam was possessed with the demon, he was trapped by Bobby under the same symbol.
Samuel Colt built a huge Devil's Trap in Southern Wyoming.
Season 3: Dean drew a devil's trap under a rug in Casey's basement in order to trap her.
When Sam summoned Ruby to help with Dean's deal, Dean steals her knife and traps her in the devil's trap.


OTHER REFERENCES
Alastair: It's your professionalism I respect.
Alastair is using a quote from Little Shop of Horrors(1986). Arthur Denton (Bill Murray) says this when Orin Scrivello, DDS (Steve Martin) is using dental torture on him. Denton actually enjoys what is being done to him.

Alastair: Heaven... I'm in Heaven, and my heart beats so that I can hardly speak...
Referencing the popular song Cheek to Cheek written by Irving Berlin and originally performed by Fred Astaire in the movie Top Hat (1935).

Alastair: Go directly to Hell. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.
References the popular board game Monopoly in which players buy property in an effort to make the other players lose all of their money. When you make it all the way around the board, you pass the "Go" square and collect $200 unless you get a card that sends you to "Jail."

Alastair: Grasshopper, you're going to have to get creative to impress me.
Referencing the TV series Kung Fu (1972-1975), starring David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine, a Shaolin priest who wandered America in the 19th century. "Grasshopper" was the nickname that his mentor, Master Po, referred to him as.