As such, this trilogy is like that game where you fold a piece of paper and each person takes it in turns to draw a head/torso/legs then unfold the paper and see what weird monster drawing you end up with.
That’s exactly what it is, for better or for worse!
For the record, I’m not against giving writers and directors free reign at all. Creativity by committee rarely works and I think a director or writer should absolutely be allowed to have their own vision. But I also think that free reign should be given in the spin off and standalone films (eg Rogue One), while the main Star Wars ‘Saga’ should maybe be treated with a certain reverence and a degree of planning to make sure the characters and world get the coherent story they deserve (as opposed to a ‘let’s take this 40 years old and much loved property and just see what happens’).
(By the way, I haven’t seen episode 9 yet -obviously- so I’m not actually saying this new trilogy doesn’t work because how could I know that? I’m just expressing some opinions on the approach the creators of the trilogy have taken based on what I’ve seen so far).