Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-78.0.215.197-20150202084809/@comment-10280603-20150216064429

Paul.rea wrote: I'm not disagreeing that since Season 3 there's been straight up magic on the show. But it is not the explanation for everything.

Jennifer did magic - she was a non-magical person with mystical upgrades via the sacrifices.

Same with the Oni They were magical in nature but that doesn't make the person who calls them magical.

The Mexican temple was magic - that's clear as well.

On the other hand - Peter's resurrection was a function of his healing ability mixed with the pull of the full moon and some Alpha Spark. We've seen each of those things, individually, work through werewolf biology. No magic necessary. 1 peter had been dead for like a month. So except for for magic theres no other way to really explain coming back from the dead. Also this is why i dont understand the point in not just considering the creatures magical in nature.

If we accept that there is a magical force within the realm of the TW universe then what is gained or lossed by simply accepting that the creatures who arent human in it are by nature magical or supernatural. Especially given the universal affect of moutain ash on creatures that would otherwise have no connection. If mountain ash was simply something that say werewolfs or even shifters couldnt actually touch because it caused an effect close to that of say Vervain in TVD then that would be 1 thing but it doesnt. Its produces something closer to a forcefield against supernatural creatures. Since theres really no biological connection between the Oni, nogitsune and werewolves the only explanation would be that they did infact have to share some connection on some level. Meaning the mountain ash doesnt block anything on a biological level it would block it on a supernatural one.