I always liked the idea of having a good, and also consistent prequel trilogy over having each individual film be the best version on it’s own merit. For that reason, I moved away from having L8wrtr’s Episode II as a favorite of that film. It’s very good, but I don’t agree with several of his choices in his Episode III.

Essentially, I start with Q2’s Fall of the Jedi as a baseline. He got so many things right for me. He removed the “Nooo!” first of all, but the way he did it was to remove the suit entirely, and I found that to be a wonderful way to leave the Anakin character, with the uncertainty of whether or not he lived. Also, I find The Cutter’s idea of having Padme live, fleeing to Alderaan with her daughter, to be a wonderful idea.

Now, here’s the thing. Remember I said I prefer consistency? Well, Both Hal and Q2 have Padme live to escape with Leia (and edit it in well). Because of this, it allows me to treat Hal’s edits as a sort of “Extended Edition” to Q2’s edits, because they don’t conflict with each other regarding the conclusion to the story.