One my favourite aspects of this script is precisely Kylo Rens character, they didn’t shy away from going all out evil, surpassing even Vader. Seeing him struggle to succeed where his grandfather “failed”- killing his sentiment - his grandfathers greatest weakness, Kylo subsequently becoming emptier and emptier until at by the end he becomes an empty shell of himself.
Already happened in TFA.
I really liked how Kylo destroying Vaders helmet symbolically portrayed his finally becoming his own entity which I think would have been great character development.
The same idea was already accomplished in TLJ.
But nah KK and co decided to go with a half arsed attempt at a safe and cliche ‘redemption’.
Sometimes the “safe” and “cliche” choice is actually just the right choice for the story that’s being told.