Sub-par animation, inconsistencies in the second film that make zero sense after the first movie… like wouldn’t Thomas, Lon & Ben and the other settlers spread the word about how terrible Ratcliffe was? Also Ratcliffe mentioned how it was his final chance to prove himself at Virginia and how he can’t afford to return empty handed and how his reputation was already on the line - doesn’t make sense how he was able to have so much authority in this film and literally manipulate and control the king. They also completely changed Poca’s and John S character - Poca isn’t as adventurous and sure of herself like how she was in the first film, & they made John S to be a complete narc & an arrogant d-bag! They clearly did this to make John S unlikeable so the audience would prefer John R (lazy writing) - since they knew it wouldn’t make sense for Poca to suddenly prefer John R over John S so they completely trashed John S. Poca and John R’s romance doesn’t make sense & feels FORCED - like the writers wanted to “follow history” (Eventhough the second movie is still largely historically inaccurate) so they just paired it up at the end like???? John R is a racist, pompous & stuck up SNOB and doesn’t show much interest in learning about Poca’s culture - he literally only showed more interest in her AFTER she dressed like an English woman and wore powder (and even then her ballgown was terrible) compared to John S - who loved her for who she was and thought she was beautiful from the start, AND who literally saved Poca in the second film… John R was just sitting in his garden being upset and John S showed up at his home and had John R help him to rescue Poca. Lastly, if the first film is already historically inaccurate, the writers should just stick to it being a historically inaccurate fantasy for this film… so many Disney films aren’t based on (historical) accuracy anyway. But then again, this movie’s writers and production team were not the same as the original film - which makes it look like a COMPLETELY separate film or an alternate timeline or parallel universe from the original film.
TLDR; don’t bother watching if you love the first film. Thank goodness it isn’t Canon and Disney still uses John S & Poca as the official couple in merchandise and has John S as a Disney prince instead of John R. You’re better off reading fanfics on the net.