Ronster said:
But it was a heavily cut down sequence. There were meant to be a lot more shot’s showcasing the weirdo’s in Jedha city. So many creature effects and animatronics were totally cut from this part it’s sad. we were meant to not only see the Local’s and the Kyber Miners but some of the abominations created by Dr. Evanzan called the Decraniated (Cyborg Slaves). We also miss a small part where a Bounty Hunter was tracking Dr Evanzan and Walrusman. All in all the sequence is cut down by about 3 - 5 minutes probably.

For me, what I keep coming back to is whether or not any of this fits into a narrative or could even be part of a film. If you have a story where Jyn is the main character, then why would it ever be necessary to spend 5 minutes following around some random weirdos on a tangent that is irrelevant to the main story?

That’s probably why it got cut and none of these gratuitous cameos should have even been in the film in the first place. Mon Mothma and Bail Organa? Absolutely. Tarkin and Vader? Possibly. But Dr. Evanzan and Walrusman? And R2D2 and C3PO? And another droid babbling about the odds of…something…why are these things in the movie? What possible creative vision could ever find room for nonsense like this in a well-told original narrative?

And the answer I keep getting stuck on is that it’s still about Lucasfilm and now Disney selling toys.