For the first turn of the game, the starting player doesnt take their Beginning Phase because they have no cards in play, and they skip drawing a card to make it fair for the other players
Its hyperbole to compare it to Golos, Tireless Pilgrim, but it does refund a mana spent to cast it, which makes it easier to play from the command zone the next time around
When Negate and Essence Scatter both exist in the format, control can follow the metagame to determine the optimal amount to use of each spell
BEWD-3 Connection does retain the flavor of the original, but to be honest, there aren't going to be many situations where you'll have 3 Blue-Eyes out on the field
For example, Fury takes the form of Ifrit, Solitude becomes Yojimbo, and Endurance is reimagined as the Magus Sisters