Yep. I forget, is Dooku a bad guy? At first, I thought he was the only one to sense Palpatine's plan and act to raise an army to counter it, but evidently I missed some nuance that aligned him with the Sith. As you said, not clearly defined. For that matter, the picture of the Old Republic that Lucas presents in Episodes I & II looks more like a bunch of feuding Somali warlords than anything else. It's almost enough to make you cheer for the Empire.
There's something else missing from the prequels, too: *humor*. The Original Trilogy had Han Solo - a non-boring, non-tedious, non-Jedi character. His charm and humor helped balance out the heavy, serious Jedi component.
"There's something else missing from the prequels, too: *humor*. The Original Trilogy had Han Solo - a non-boring, non-tedious, non-Jedi character. His charm and humor helped balance out the heavy, serious Jedi component"
Do you meant ADULT-oriented humor? The prequels have lots of humor - fart humor, jar jar antic humor, slapstick visuals humor, etc. If you have the mind of a 10 year old it is great.