but there is a certain wholeness of what is now the original 6 that is absent in the sequels, apart from Last Jedi.
I think you only think there’s a wholeness between the original Star Wars trilogy and the prequels because you grew up with the prequels just being part of Star Wars, they always were. Am I right in assuming that?
I did too, in fact I actually didn’t even know about episodes four through six until I was older, fun fact, but rewatching them as an adult I don’t feel like they fit together at all, there’s no wholeness and now as an adult, I have a really hard time convincing myself they’re in the same universe. I often think of there being two entirely different Star Wars franchises: The universe of the prequels and the universe of the OT (which also makes it super weird to me when they overlap but that’s not important). At least with the sequels, I can easily see them as part of the same universe, with the same characters.
I don’t feel like that contributed a whole lot to the thread and it’s just me being a dick but IMO that’s not something I agree needs to be done.