In no universe is The Holiday Special better than the prequels. The prequels aren’t very good, but The Holiday Special is just the worst. At least the prequels had a story, as botched as it is.
Yeah, but it so bad that some people get more enjoyment out of them then the PT because they can enjoy it more ironically despite it perhaps being technically worse.
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