The set up was horrible for the movie. I feel like it maybe did better than the last movie, but George Lucas' original plan of making the last trilogy was just phenomenal.
It was going to be great, but he didn't make it in enough time. The original sequel story line was going to be Luke teaching Leia, but then an antagonist, (A twi'lek / Nightsister) had ended up learning the ways of the dark side of the force.
She would become the main antagonist, and eventually become defeated. The summary of the trilogy would be that Luke rebuilt the order, and became the grand master and teacher, while Leia was, in a plot twist, said to be the true chosen one.
I feel like if Disney had done something this similar, I would have liked the movie much more. The set up was terrible, nothing relates to being true to star wars, and everything is just out of order and chaotic. I dislike this movie, and I wish the director of this movie had been changed. Horrible story.