[Returning Player Question: Play all the old story or watch story recap and straight into EoD?]

Thanks to everyone for giving me direction and opinions! 😄
 

My decisions will now be based on a friend that might return to GW2 again.
If he does, we will play all of the old story together before jumping into EoD.
If he doesn't, I will most likely jump straight into Cantha starting this weekend.

[Returning Player Question: Play all the old story or watch story recap and straight into EoD?]

Hey guys, nice to be back!
 

I returned to GW2 after a looong break and need your opinion on approaching the new expansion. My "problem" is that I especially love the MMO experience during new releases or expansions.

Now, as GW2 is quite story-driven, I'm not sure if I should play all the old story content starting with Season 2 all the way until EoD. Or if I could simply watch a story recap on YT, jump straight into EoD, and replay the story later.
 

If I replay all of the story, I might fear missing out on the expansions' launch experience, which could lead to less enjoyment of the previous content. Also, I want to enjoy and explore all the zones thoroughly and don't feel like I am rushing through them just to get to EoD faster.

On the other hand, I don't want to ruin my story experience by playing EoD before experiencing the rest of the story.
 

What would be your recommendation? Cheers!