So recently I watched the films in the so called “machete-order” (4,5,1,2,3,6), and honestly, I think this is THE best way to watch the films. Return of the Jedi is, as many have already pointed out, not a great follow-up to “Empire”. Yet watching “Return” after “Sith” is honestly super engaging. The opening of “Return” (Obi, Yoda and Luke stuff) gives you a nice recap of what you’ve just seen in the prequels, and it makes a lot of the themes in the series seem super clear. For example, the Ewoks taking down the Empire seems like a wonderful middle finger to the Emperor after seeing how evil he was in the Prequels, but more importantly, the idea of Palpatine manipulating Anakin to turn to the dark side for the sake of saving the people that he loved, is the exact same thing that he tempts Luke with. It also makes Luke seem really smart, but flawed, because he takes the opportunity to grab his saber and strike down the Emperor, to instead, fight Vader and try to convince him to turn to the light. Of course, Vader tempts Luke with the very thing that the Emperor tempted both of them with by threatening to turn Leia to the dark-side. Of course, Luke almost kills Vader, but at the last moment decides to show him mercy and not give into that same fear which got them all into this mess in the first place. In conclusion, the story of redemption becomes abundantly clear when watching the series in this order. I highly recommend!