Has there been a final consensus on the idea of implying C-3P0’s prequel memories were restored? As we know, the novelisation strongly implies that this is canon (with 3P0 suddenly remembering his first interaction with R2 in TPM the moment his memory is restored).

If this could be conveyed convincingly I reckon it would serve as a really nice (& canon) on-screen goodbye/resolution for the droids. Plus, it would at least add some sort of actual end result and “weight” to the otherwise completely inconsequential memory wipe storyline…

Of course, if Hal ultimately decided against it for this edit then that’s totally cool too! Haven’t seen any word on it here for a little while though, so I thought I would chime in again.