I consider myself the average Star Wars fan, I grew up in the 80's and loved watching the originals. Then enjoyed the prequels, now I find the continuation of the storyline wonderful.
I do not obsess about it not following the path I thought it should go because I like being surprised and love new characters. I know some of the more die hard fans will be frustrated and say they do not understand how I can be a fan and like this but I do...actually I love it.
Darth Vader is my absolute favorite and his character is spot on...and no I do not pรจe my pants and cry if the imperial march doesn't play when he walks in the room because I just enjoy his character, he does not require music to be awesome.
I will not spoil any of the episodes for those who haven't seen it but I think this is done well and does a great job connecting the movies. For those who disagree I hear the new Star Trek series is pretty good...๐