Not really.
The premise of the prequels was that they were stories that took place before the original films. There's a certain perception and expectation that what you're about to see, ya know, actually predates those original stories. That's what Lucas set out to do. Yet, the "connective tissue" doesn't add up. It's like they were made by someone else. There's no real consistent continuity to the thing.
So you're basically like, "people should just shut up, pay for their toll, and sit like drones in front of the screen". Well, that ain't me. If Lucas wanted to do whatever he wanted, then sure have at it. Why try and make the claim that this stuff happened before the stories we were invested in when you're not even going to bother respecting the original story/plot. Don't make the claim that they connect if you can't actually do that. It's a contradiction.
