I think you want to envision a story that we didn't get, one that is better, but the reality is we have the story we have. You can write your own fanfiction all you want, but that doesn't change anything, other than maybe give you some comfort that you think you could have done better.
I am quite aware of the story we ended up getting and there's no changing that. I'm just saying hat it's not the story that was teased in the EA. All it takes to see that is to watch the original dream sequences. It's not that complicated.