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The ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' franchise already has a [[KudzuPlot complicated storyline]] thanks to its constant use of [[TheReveal Reveals]] and {{Sequencing Deception}}s, but WordOfGod and numerous media/extra material explain and clarify numerous plot points that weren't shown or addressed in the movies.

The ''Saw'' franchise already has a [[KudzuPlot complicated storyline]] thanks to its constant use of [[TheReveal Reveals]] and {{Sequencing Deception}}s, but WordOfGod and numerous media/extra material explain and clarify numerous plot points that weren't shown or addressed in the movies.

** Lawrence still planned to return to the Bathroom to rescue Adam after being healed by John, but Amanda got to Adam by the time Lawrence was able to leave.

** Although ''Saw VI'' makes it appear that Jill tampered with the Reverse Bear Trap 2.0 before putting it on Hoffman to try and make it unwinnable (seemingly against John's desire to give Hoffman a chance to survive), Melton said that Hoffman was actually given no instructions on how to survive the Reverse Bear Trap 2.0 because John did intend him to die, since it was Jill's "way out."

** Although ''Saw VI'' makes it appear that Jill tampered with the Reverse Bear Trap 2.0 before putting it on Hoffman to try and make it unwinnable, Melton said that Hoffman was actually given no instructions on how to survive the Reverse Bear Trap 2.0 because John did intend him to die, since it was Jill's "way out."

** Hoffman was given no rules for the Reverse Bear Trap 2.0 because he was supposed to die, since it was Jill's "way out."

** Hoffman was given no rules for the Reverse Bear Trap Jill put on him because he was supposed to die, since it was Jill's "way out."
** John Kramer knew about Amanda's involvement in his unborn child's death, but he forgave her (this still doesn't explain what John had meant to leave for Amanda in the drawer in ''Saw III'', though).

* Two photos of a deleted scene and transcript extract for this movie (as seen in [[https://www.reddit.com/r/saw/comments/15zt64h/is_this_pic_from_behind_the_scences_or_from_the/ this Reddit post]] from the ''Saw'' subreddit) clarify that the reason the police only arrived to the Gideon Meatpacking Plant at the beginning of ''Saw V'' was because Hoffman called them while on his way to lock up Strahm.

* A unused screenshot and transcript extract (as seen in [[https://www.reddit.com/r/saw/comments/15zt64h/is_this_pic_from_behind_the_scences_or_from_the/ this Reddit post]] from the ''Saw'' subreddit) clarify that the reason the police only arrived to the Gideon Meatpacking Plant at the beginning of ''Saw V'' was because Hoffman called them while on his way to lock up Strahm.

*** There is an unused prop photo showing John's note for her, pictured here [[https://skold.tumblr.com/post/167669755117/an-unused-saw-3-prop-a-letter-from-john-to]].

* The original letter John meant to deliver to Amanda in ''Saw III'' before Hoffman swapped it with his own, as shown in the correspondent flashback from ''Saw VI'', is never seen in the films themselves, but it was actually made (with writing from Creator/TobinBell) and photographed, as seen in [[http://jackie-sugarskull.tumblr.com/post/169450700666/skold-an-unused-saw-3-prop-a-letter-from-john this Tumblr post]] and [[https://twitter.com/sawspace/status/1576618202905604098?s=46&t=zAs_rj7CeCr5uvuRtV5TAw this tweet]] from a Website/{{Twitter}} user who compiles unused content from the franchise. Interestingly, the letter mentions a character named "Anthony [=McDonald=]".