I don’t think there ever was an alternative to how they’ve handled it. There are times in the recent Disney SW material where I’ve thought “what the heck Dave F

I don’t think there ever was an alternative to how they’ve handled it. There are times in the recent Disney SW material where I’ve thought “what the heck Dave Filoni!?” And realized that my understanding and version of Star Wars growing up was different than his. This was the same schism that classic trilogy fans encountered when we all sat down in May of 1999 to watch The Phantom Menace. We were suddenly shocked with a different version of Star Wars than the one we’d constructed in our minds. The trouble of course is that we all settle into “the way things are.” The EU was massively complex, and had its own bizarre establishments that I personally didn’t care for. But then, I wish they would’ve obviated a lot of the prequels too. I’ve noticed that there’s an entire generation of now-adults who love the prequels, and don’t care much for the original. Which feels bonkers to me. We’ve reached saturation. There’s a Star Wars for everyone, and that means there’s a Star Wars for everyone to hate.