In this instance there’s no story. Abrams planted his ‘mystery boxes’ for the sheer heck of it and then left Rian to do whatever the hell he wanted (which he clearly did). By his own admission JJ went into episode 9 thinking “well, I’d better come up with a story…”
I’m not saying it won’t work - I’m really hoping it will - but the fact that these people didn’t think to at least write some kind of overall plot absolutely baffles me…
If you’d done your homework you would know that there has been a story/overarching plot that has been planned. However they have given each film the chance to change things for the sake of creative freedom. This is common knowledge idk where you get your facts. Look up interviews with Adam Driver and “Antichrist” Kennedy.
I have seen recent articles that make this claim - particularly in reference to Kylo Ren. This gives me hope - the idea that at least one aspect of this trilogy has had some thought behind it is encouraging. To me it feels more like a ‘Lucas claim’ - George would say he had things ‘planned’ when what he really meant was that certain ideas may have had a vague basis in earlier drafts. TLJ was famously done on a clean slate, and it showed. The fact that Abrams is supposedly returning to some of his earlier notions feels less like a continuation of a solid vision and more like an attempt to do damage control. I honestly hope I’m wrong.