There is an inherent issue that many prequels face when the audience is well aware of what the end results are.
If we already know a character’s fate, are they worth investing in anymore? The Star Wars franchise has struggled with this for a long time; many viewers felt that the prequel trilogy wasn’t as exciting as it could have been because the fate of Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi was predetermined.
However, the strongest Star Wars prequels, like Andor, weaponize their eventual destinies by forcing us to think about the franchise in a different way.
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