My biggest problem is they were essentially taking characters/concepts from an established story line with its own folklore and trying to spin their own narrative.
The first two episodes were above average. If this was not in the Star Wars realm and its own story/narrative I think the response/reation would be better.
In my opinion, it's a project that will agitate your current Star Wars base and not good enough to attract new.
I doubt that was their goal, but who knows...