this has been bugging me (saw v) spoilers!!!

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Originally Posted by steve_dave

This movie destroyed the continuity in the series. It basically renders Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 completely meaningless.

The past films established that...

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Amanda was taking over the mantle and even drove John from the crime scene at the end of Part 2. We also see that Amanda made most of the traps.

Now we are led to think that...

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Hoffman was the one from Part 2 to Part 5? Yeah right, talk about scewing up storytelling by changing the storylines from Parts 2-4 in Part 5.

I'm done with this series.

Completely and utterly wrong.

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They didn't change the writing at all. Amanda was set to take over Jigsaw's work, but Hoffman was also an accomplice. However, Amanda was simply another pawn in Jigsaw's game before his death. As, the Saw films have taught us, nothing happens by chance in Jigsaw's games.