Jay said:
I don’t agree with people who think TLJ is a good Star Wars story/movie, but that doesn’t mean they’re making excuses for something they know deep down isn’t good, which I think is what many would call an “apologist” today.There are contexts in which “apologist”/“apologetics” doesn’t carry that sense.
Think about your argument in the context of talking about the Original Trilogy. If I were to defend one of the original three, would you still use the term “apologist”?
I don’t think so.