People saying they see Hayden when they watch the OT is surprising (well, ROTJSE aside). I find it impossible to reconcile his portrayal with the Vader character. Which is actually a failure on Lucas’s part, as his goal was to make you think of Anakin when watching the OT. But the portrayals are so disparate so as to practically be two completely different characters with very little in common. I find it as hard to see Hayden when I look at Vader as the other way around, even though it’s not supposed to be that way.
So no, thankfully Hayden does not ruin the OT for me. I don’t even know how that’d be possible.
When I’m eating real crab, I’m not thinking of imitation crab meat because I ate it two months prior.
Right. When I’m eating a great burger, thoughts of yesterdays lunch from McDonnalds won’t spoil the meal.
Hell, if anything, it’ll make me enjoy the quality burger even more.