Heheh, good.
It's not part of the bunch.
It's a stand-alone film (and in a class by itself, imho). I'm actually gratified it might seem out of place among the saga of six episodes. And it certainly might seem puzzling as having nothing whatever to do with the Anakin story.
But Darth Vader was a lot better before his back-story was dragged into it. And Star Wars does deserve to be considered separate and apart from that hokey story.
Because it is.
If it stands out like a sore thumb, I say ... (in my best Mr. Burns voice) Exxxxcellllent.
As for it not being as likeable as the others when considered in the context of a six-pak saga, I love the irony in that. Neither Empire nor Jedi nor Clones nor Sith nor Phantom Menace would have triggered a world-wide phenomena of adoration had any of them been the first Star Wars movie unleashed on the world.
Not as likeable!!. Feh!
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