We Fixed the Star Wars Prequels…. A Geek Fix Special

Star Wars fans waited years for the Prequels—then reality hit. So what if the problem wasn’t the ideas… but the execution? Three lifelong fans break it all down.

The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy wasn’t doomed—it was mishandled. In this special New Year’s 2026 edition of Geek Fix, Wes from Thinking Critical is joined by comic writer/editor Aaron Sparrow and YouTuber Dylan from TheRealComicBookGamer to do what Lucasfilm never did: fix the Prequels from the ground up.

This isn’t sequel-era outrage bait or nostalgia-blind apologetics. It’s a fan-first, no-BS breakdown of what worked, what didn’t, and how Episodes I–III could have delivered on their massive promise without betraying Star Wars canon—or the audience that camped out for tickets in 1999.

We dig into aging up Anakin, fixing the Padmé relationship, rethinking Jar Jar, tightening the politics, restoring menace to the Sith, and correcting creative decisions that still ripple through Star Wars today. This episode is free on YouTube to ring in the New Year—but Geek Fix continues weekly for backers and members who want more long-form, uncensored discussion like this.

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Covered in This Video
Why the Star Wars Prequels failed in execution, not concept
How aging up Anakin changes the entire trilogy
Fixing the Anakin–Padmé relationship without rewriting canon
George Lucas’s biggest creative blind spots
Why Jar Jar didn’t have to be a franchise killer
Darth Maul, Dooku, and the Sith done right
The Jedi Council’s real problem
How Revenge of the Sith almost got it right
What modern Star Wars still gets wrong

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