Final Destination: Bloodlines pays homage to the franchise’s most iconic death, setting the stage for an epic legacy sequel that builds on the first installments’ lasting impact. While Final Destination: Bloodlines‘ teaser trailer honored the creators’ original pitch, the second preview is packed with nods to past sequels, hinting at a full-circle story that balances fan service with fresh evolution. Notably, Final Destination 6 reshapes the rules of death, introducing a chain of interrupted fatalities that retroactively influence the entire series.

Led by Kaitlyn Santa Juana, the film follows a college student determined to save her family after learning her grandmother thwarted death’s plans in the past, making the Lewis family the number one target. Uncovering a decades-old conspiracy, she may be closer to stopping death’s relentless cycle for good. Final Destination: Bloodlines not only breaks a franchise record but also has the potential to either deliver a definitive conclusion or kickstart a new era that will terrify both longtime fans and a new generation alike.

Final Destination: Bloodlines’ Trailer Includes Another Log Truck After Final Destination 2

Final Destination 2’s Log Truck Disaster Remains The Franchise’s Scariest Sequence

Though the Final Destination franchise has terrified audiences with its gruesome and inventive death scenes, one stands above the rest as the most horrifying. Changing the franchise’s approach, Final Destination 6‘s story centers on a family’s doomed fate, aiming to captivate both die-hard fans and a new audience. However, no death sequence has left a lasting impact quite like the highway pileup in Final Destination 2. More terrifying than Flight 180 or the rollercoaster disaster in the third film, this scene traumatized an entire generation — forever making drivers think twice before following a log truck.

The Final Destination: Bloodlines trailer gives a callback to the franchise’s most infamous scene, showing characters hitting the brakes to avoid a log truck. While this could simply be a nod to Final Destination 2′s iconic highway deaths, it may also be foreshadowing another terrifying log truck accident — one that could traumatize a whole new generation. While plane crashes and rollercoaster malfunctions are rare, the log truck sequence remains uniquely unsettling because of the everyday relatability of a chill while driving behind a truck carrying mᴀssive, unsecured cargo.

Final Destination: Bloodlines Can Scare An Entirely New Generation With The Log Truck

The Log Truck Callback Confirms Final Destination: Bloodlines Goes Back To Its Roots

Although the characters avoid crashing into the log truck, they could turn and end up driving behind it — paving the way for Final Destination 6 to recreate the franchise’s scariest death sequence. With each installment featuring multiple elaborate deaths, it wouldn’t be surprising if the log truck plays a ᴅᴇᴀᴅly role once again. As one of the series’ most iconic moments, bringing it back would not only honor Final Destination 2‘s lasting impact but also demonstrate a connection to longtime fans.

With Final Destination: Bloodlines nearing release, excitement is building as the sequel promises to go back to the franchise’s roots. Tony Todd’s eerie character will return, and clues hint that Iris’ premonition may be tied to Flight 180 and other pivotal death events from past films. Among many callbacks in Final Destination: Bloodlines — such as Terry’s shocking bus accident — the nod to Final Destination 2‘s log truck sequence stands out as the most iconic. The trailer already foreshadows a full-circle sequel that has the potential to terrify a whole new generation while reviving the best aspects of the franchise.