Hello friends.  With it being close to Halloween, I thought I’d make a slight departure from my “typical” posts and delve into something spooky, something of which I am a huge fan, the series of Saw movies.

I know many people who have not seen the Saw movies consider them to be a gruesome series and that’s about it.  And while it is true that several of the traps that are in the various Saw movies are quite gruesome (I have to turn away sometimes myself), it is the roller coaster of a subplot to which I am most attracted, as is the case with many fans of the series.  If you have not seen every movie in the series, or perhaps have just watched the first Saw movie and have seen no others, you are missing out on one of the most intricate and fascinating subplots that I have ever experienced. I sooooo want to write that well!

There have been 7 Saw movies, and the last one, The Final Chapter, was indeed supposed to be just that, the final chapter in this great series of movies.  However there was yet another twist in the plot at the end of the movie, and it left quite the cliffhanger, so apparently there is a Saw 8 in the works, and it is supposed to be truly the end of the saga, with the answers to many questions wrapped up in it.

In The Final Chapter, there were two masked accomplices who did not remove their headgear when they caught Detective Hoffman. The identities of these two accomplices has been driving me batty, and I have studied in detail the 7 Saw movies to try to figure out who these two people could be. Without giving away too terribly much information, I’m going to present my theories on who these two people could be.

Here we go:

My first major theory:  Adam is alive, and he is one of these two people.

Reasons: Saw and Saw 3 would lead you to believe that Adam is dead. However, throughout the series, there are photographs of all the people who are targeted for games/traps.  These photos are always just like the ones Adam took of Dr. Gordon prior to their mutual trap experience in the original Saw. So I believe Adam is still alive and is stalking these people and taking their pictures.  Also, in The Final Chapter, we are back in the original bathroom where Dr. Gordon and Adam were held.  The dead body in Adam’s location has a gunshot wound to the chest, not the shoulder where Adam was shot in the first Saw.  Detective Tapp was shot in the chest in the original Saw, and I believe his body has been moved to Adam’s location.  Also, in Saw 3, John states that he had to go and fix Amanda’s screw-ups, and one of them could be Amanda’s attempt to kill Adam to take him out of his misery. So I believe very strongly that Adam is alive and is one of the two accomplices.

Second theory: The lady in Saw 4 who was attached to her abusive husband by steel rods has joined in the activities.

Reasons: She is one who survived and would have appreciated the lesson taught by the trap. So she could have gotten involved.

Third theory: Dr. Gordon’s wife or girlfriend

Reasons: I’m not sure if after everything that happened if Dr. Gordon’s wife would have stayed with him or not. I have my doubts. But it’s possible.  Otherwise, if they split up, then he might have recruited his girlfriend to join in. It’s a bit of a longshot, but worth mentioning.

Fourth theory: Eric Matthews’ son, Daniel

Reasons: It’s an outside chance, but I’m thinking that despite his relatively young age, Daniel might have decided to get involved. I’m not certain of this, as he would have most likely been angry over what happened to his dad, so he might not be willing to get in the middle of it.  But considering how the series has gone, anything is possible! Especially since Detective Hoffman was the target in The Final Chapter.

Fifth theory: One of two officers, Fisk or Lamanna)

Reasons: These two officers showed up quite a bit in the investigations. The frequency with which they show up makes me wonder if they are involved.

Sixth theory: Almost any survivors from Saw 6

Reasons: There were several people who survived traps in Saw 6 that could have been recruited to get involved.  Especially the two girls who survived the carousel trap, or the son of the guy who was denied insurance (he and his mother were in the cage throughout the movie).

So those are my main theories.  I have noticed a few other people in the series that might be good candidates as well, but I do not consider them to be as strong a possibility as these other people mentioned.

From what information I have been able to find on the Internet, Saw 8 may be released some time in 2014. I certainly can’t wait to see it. In the past, when each of the Saw movies was originally released, I did not get to see them in the theater on the big screen, but rather had to rent the DVD to get to see them.  So my intention is to see Saw 8 at the theater, on the big screen, for a movie experience I’ll never forget.

So in closing, if you want to figure out what the heck I am talking about and you have never seen the Saw movies, go rent them, and watch them in order, so that you can discover the subplot I mentioned, and see if you don’t get hooked by all the twists and turns.

GAME OVER….