Each trilogy has its pluses and minuses. The OT is the oldest so we have spent the most time digging into it. The PT was very controversial when it came out and now things have evened out. This year marked as long between ANH and TPM as TPM and the present. When the ST is as old these fiery topics will have likewise calmed down.

All movies go through much the same development process that isn’t over until they make the final edit. The ST was just a normal 3 movie development process. It is what Hollywood does. It is what George does. There were things he might have changed up until the last edit. What matters is the final cut.