Thanks for sharing that! Your experience of the theatrical TFA is pretty close to my own, and the simple idea of moving Hosnian Prime’s destruction to after Han’s death seemed to be a linchpin for a lot (though certainly not all) of my issues with the movie. (Well, I guess it’s fair to say that it handles most of the problems that bother me even after I have settled into accepting the movie for what it is going for.)

As I’ve said before, V1 was lackluster, and I’ve been thrilled with the turnout of V2 due to some incredible peers who swept in. I am very glad others are enjoying it. Prequel edits are one thing, and it’s impossible to find one that hits the spot for any given viewer, but TFA:R V2(.1) is the outworking of a single (or maybe like 3) elegant idea(s).