Yup. Agree with you there.
I think as a consequence of this new direction ending Krakoa some writers have taken it upon themselves to deal with it and also try to deal with the frustration some fans are feeling that it's gone. It's just that neither Anna or Remy seems to be ideal candidates for this. Remy in particular probably doesn't lose much sleep with Krakoa being over. For him it is an era associated with playing guerilla wars in Otherworld and dying. Which, inexplicably, lead to the mini which I think most people are happy to ignore. So for Remy this is probably a return to a more happy place. Which says a lot seeing how much trauma New Orleans also has given him along with the more joyous moments.
That's why it made sense that he should have been the lead in this post-Krakoa series, specially with NO as their setting (he should have been, nevertheless, but whatever).
When I mentioned the idea of Gambit being the lead in other circles, the response I got from a couple of people was that it was a perfect setting for him as he is one of the most "human" mutants that remains, that he hasn't completely lost that human identity that other X-Men seem to have lost, and the reason many readers feel so alienated to them (and why they aren't buying comics). That's why NO is also important for him as a character, is the connection with his human "roots", something the X-Men shouldn't have lost. He hasn't yet lost that.
Post-Krakoa should have been about that, about recovering the mutants' humanity, but Marvel still won't go there for whatever reasons. UXM is moving a bit towards there by trying to integrate the kids to the local school instead of trying to have their own mutant school (for now at least), so I am not complaining in that aspect. I think we still can have that, but I fear it'd be Rogue the one making that realization despite this could have fit Gambit's background the most. If it was a combination of Rogue exploring that through Gambit's connection with his city, it can also work, but I don't think that's where they are going.
