Not having these movies be tied down to some “master plan” is one of the smartest decisions they made. Worked for the OT, is working for the ST. PT tried the “master plan” and failed spectacularly.
Not that any of this has to do with Hal’s edit.
The OT had one consistent plot that was made from day one.
That’s not even a little bit true.
Yeah, but it sure as hell felt a lot more cohesive than the ST. And if your naming things that went wrong with the PT, it’s overarching story plan is not one of them. It had a great overall story but was poorly executed.