I actually think of the current main trilogy vs the side stories in the opposite way. while TLJ has veered off in weird directions for better or worse, the prequel stories like Rogue One and Solo are going to be the comfort food for nostalgia cravers.
just like Rogue One was full of "hey remember this??" moments like cantina buttface guy, R2D2/3PO, comic book Vader, and dead-eyed recreations of deceased actors, guaranteed that Solo is going to have plenty of Greedo, kessel run, hutt gangsters and gambling to pander to original trilogy fans. not necessarily a bad thing, but this is most definitely not where the innovation in the Star Wars universe is happening.
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