The Last Jedi brought a lot of challenging concepts into Star Wars. With that, going in open minded to the Rise of Skywalker is a must to enjoy it.
I think despite the strange happenings, episode 9 wrapped it up with no flaws. With scenes being identical to the old star wars movies that we loved, and whilst still bringing the new elements to fit in. As a strong fan myself, and with a girlfriend new to it, enjoying it also, I think when you consider everything they had to live up to, despite the hiccups it was spot on