Honest opinion? I do not care about the Sequel Trilogy anymore. This trilogy has been devoid of passion and soul. Everyone that I cared about and loved in Star Wars is dead. The only character of substance that made me care was Finn, and they have done everything in their power to break him down and reduce him to the sides. Everything Han, Luke and Leia fought and sacrificed for has been undone. Palpatine’s return means everything Padme died for is worthless. The New Republic was destroyed because “lol we’re unoriginal hacks who want Rebels Resistance vs Empire First Order cause we have no idea what we’re doing.”
Anakin Skywalker’s redemption and sacrifice has been undermined and made worthless. All because they want Rey to ultimately defeat Palpatine.....for reasons. What is the point? I don’t care anymore. The only character in this trilogy I cared about and who remotely felt like he had a journey and any type of arc was Finn and he has been broken down to the point of no return. There is nothing I care about in this trilogy. My heroes are dead and what they sacrificed and died for ultimately became pointless. Everything in this trilogy was done to break down and humiliate the characters we cared about and imitate something that was done in the past and has no substance.
The Thrawn Trilogy had been, and now forever shall be, my Episodes 7-9. To Mr. Timothy Zahn wherever you may be, I salute you and raise my glass to you. You are one of the few who managed to capture the essence of Star Wars; its soul, its characters, and its impact. And you did it without mutilating and mauling the original characters.