I'm going to guess that "the galaxy will never be the same," means that somehow or another one of the rings gets activated, hence the emphasis on the MCC so people could be reminded how it all started in the first place.

If I'm right, I expect a cookie from someone.

You win for the day. Such is the world we live in. If it looks fun, millions of people will go to the net and spam articles about why "it sucks," just to do it. Continue calling them out. If you get one person to stop, that's a victory.