Saw 10: Is He Dead Again? How could the killer return in this sequel?

Warning – The following article contains spoilers for some episodes of the “Saw” saga. If we imagine that your presence here indicates that you have seen a large number of films, please continue, if not.

It’s not called Saw X (except at the box office) but… Saw 1.5. Expected to hit our theaters this Wednesday, October 25th, Prohibited for Under 16s, Kevin Greutert’s feature film is actually the tenth feature film produced within the saga, also thickening/rebooting Jigsaw and Spiral.

But if we look at the chronology of events, he saw it

Which gives us this order in the franchise, excluding the posthumous exception of John ‘Jigsaw’ Kramer (Tobin Bell), otherwise we’re out of luck:

1. saw
2. saw X
3. saw II
4. Mode III and Mode IV (which run simultaneously)
5. saw V
6. saw VI
7. Saw 3D
8. Jigsaw (even if part takes place before the first movie)
9. Spiral

Since elements of the first film are never mentioned (there is no reference to Dr. Gordon, for example), one might think that Saw X is a pure prequel. Until the return of Amanda (Shaunie Smith), a potential victim in 1, with an inverted wolf trap that turns out to be her accomplice in 2. And who is already on his side in this new opus.

If the reason for this approach is not disclosed, we can imagine that the public and critical failure of Spiral prompted the producers to return to the sources of the saga, even with the visceral aspect (in the full sense of the word) of certain traps. . And this is so that Jigsaw can artificially return without the plastic back, since he died at the end of the third opus.

Sequel, prequel or both?

seen and you don’t have to have seen everything to understand what it’s about or a few easter eggs. Only episodes I to IV can be substantial, knowing who is who. Or hear the post-credits scene, which we’ll get back to after the release.

In the meantime, note that after the sequel, the prequel, the sidekick (another name given to the spin-offs, such as Jason Bourne – Legacy with Jeremy Renner, located in the same universe), and another legacy (sequel in the form of a passage relay). between two generations of characters), Saw X belongs to the interquel.

Let this sequel be sandwiched between two existing episodes. Like David Gordon Green’s Halloween and his The Last Exorcist. Or Alien, which was supposed to be directed by Neill Blomkamp and which would have been between 2 and 3. Except Saw X isn’t going to deny what happened next. Just enriches the Jigsaw mythology.