Okay, but there were some really special moments in this show BECAUSE the audience was familiar with the plot and characters. Obviously there's stuff like this with foreshadowing, but also:
The cast was able to work back into the show themes from the rest of the trilogy. In La Dee Da Dee Day, when the additional cast comes in to join the number we see Lauren dressed as Ruth and Will dressed as Max. Also notable, the interstitial use of the Lords of Black motif (ESPECIALLY the "we will not be resisted")
Any "major" changes were an exciting surprise, like the additional "did you hear the word?" section in the intro [love the Lauren train choreo, btw]
The choreography for many of the numbers was changed, but whenever it was the same, it was even more iconic (like in Show Stopping Number). Also the added chairography with the rolly chairs is iconic
We can hear how much the casts' vocal skills have improved, especially Jeff and Jon!! Jeff's riffing in the intro number is a perfect example.
The moment in the finale number where the spotlight hits Emma and she sees the theater and audience hits so much harder in a big venue like that!!
On a related note, the viewer's preestablished expectations of the characters meant Will had a TALL task as the primary replaced cast member from the original. And boy did he deliver. He fully made the role his own instead of trying to copy/be similar to Robert's performance and did an AMAZING job.
I'm sure I'll think of more (or notice more when I rewatch it for a 3rd time lol)
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