"[...]but also because it would mean Obi-Wan aging rapidly between Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope."

It's 19 years between the two films. He's already 38 in ROTS.

When you get to a certain age, it's surprising how quickly things change.

In your 40s, you can go from dark haired to near-completely grey or white within five years. It's kind of astonishing. The number of things that can start happening health-wise during that time is plenty surprising, as well.

And legitimately, living in a desert full time would have a big effect on someone's look. It's really not outside of the bounds of reality to have McGregor age and weather into Guinness in 9-10 years. With Obi-Wan going from his late 40s to his late 50s during that time, it's far from a stretch.

As quickly as time can go (or feel it goes) within 10 years, it's a significant chunk of one's life, let alone the 19 years between films. Are you the exact same person you were 10 years ago? 19 years ago?

We can debate the effectiveness of chosen one tropes in stories, but introducing a messianic Anakin didn't really break the Force. ittedly, it confused the situation for the audience, but looking at it further, SW is genuinely consistent with the Force.

Lucas established a role of heredity in Force sensitivity in Empire with Vader's reveal. He underlined that further when Luke explains his family's connection to the Force while telling Leia she's his sister in Jedi. This isn't a foreign concept by the time the prequels lean into this with the prophecy.

What seemed to be more devastating to the public's understanding was introducing a scientific look at Force connection in TPM. The mystical energy concept in the OT set the idea that anyone could tap into it with belief, training, and discipline. Giving a hard biological reason seemed to strip that away and hand it only to a select few. I was one of those who, frankly, hated it.

But it's become quite clear over the years that Lucas neither changed the Force nor "broke" it. Both ideas wash very well: everyone in the GFFA has a connection to the Force as a living being and there are those who are "Force sensitive," those with a higher midichlorian count, that gives them an advantage to tapping into the use of the Force. It still requires training. Even in situations where those who are extremely Force sensitive -- Anakin, Luke, Leia, Ben Solo, Rey -- show a natural ability without much thought early on.

This doesn't rob Luke's story in any way. Lucas left behind the idea of Luke as an "everyman" with his second movie, but he didn't abandon the idea that anyone could connect to the Force. The prequels confused it but didn't change that concept. Rian Johnson reiterated the concept in The Last Jedi to make sure it wasn't lost on people. Filoni clarifies it even further in Ahsoka. And Andor brings back the mystical veneer and how it touches everyone.

May seem surprising, but it's all consistent.

Miyagi went to Boston for a ceremony honoring Japanese-Americans fighting in WWII. He stayed to help out Julie, who is the granddaughter of the man who was his commanding officer. He sent Julie's mom to his house for a break and to tend his garden, presumably because Daniel was no longer living there. It's likely Daniel moved out on his own for privacy. He didn't come with Miyagi because he was probably busy with other things. It's guess no more complicated than that.

Your regular reminder that the EU/Legends was not erased from canon. It still exists in the overall Star Wars canon, which is a collection of works by Lucasfilm or officially licensed by Lucasfilm.

The EU was never in the same narrative continuity (what fans call "canon") as George Lucas' Star Wars story. It was a parallel and separate continuity. There were some EU things that were initially marketed as part of George's story that were then quietly removed soon after they were released: 'Shadows of the Empire' and 'The Force Unleashed', in particular.

Disney didn't erase or "decanonize" the EU. They decided it didn't make sense to keep working with 2 continuties, so they took George's story -- his 6 films and the 2008 Clone Wars series and film -- and built their continuity from that.

For the most part, Disney's been consistent with their continuity far more than the EU was with theirs. The EU had a lot more projects, so it's not surprising that there were continuity issues.

It's unfortunate for Johnston's story. I understand Filoni wanted his creative freedom for 'Tales of the Jedi', but this is something they can avoid. Commit to the choices across the board unless there's a glaring reason why not to.