I don’t mind the ending of Rogue One, but maybe it’s just because you hardly ever see a movie that’s willing to do it. Looking at you, Serenity. Would have been a perfect ending to a great movie but you didn’t quite have the guts.
I also don’t care about Ponda…yeah I’d agree it’s pointless, but it’s also one shot in a movie over two hours long. Shrug.
I don’t care about Ponda either. It’s dumb and it lasts too long. But whatever, it’s only a few seconds. My point is that just because a movie references something fans know doesn’t mean it’s automatically bad. It’s how they do it that matters.