I want to read every draft of every one of the films. Not possible with what is currently out there.
I think the key to why some of us think TROS is a good final film is how epic the battle is. The series is titled Star Wars. The hallmark of the series has been the space battles. In TROS we get one actually in the atmosphere of Exogol. I really haven’t head anything about this that has any descent space battle. I think the Stromtrooper rebellion is a cool idea, but one that needs more time to play out. That would have been a cool thing to have Finn and Rose address in TLJ instead of Fathiers and gamblers. But to bring it out just in the final film seems a little rushed to me. For me, the epic nature of Palaptine, a fleet of planet killers, and so many other things about TROS just were so much better than what I see here. I just don’t see the epic nature and how that adds to the saga lore.
I like TROS quite a bit, but the final battle is easily the weakest part. First of all, the rallying of all their allies is not properly established. Just because the battle is large and “epic” doesn’t make it interesting. The only interesting space battles in Star Wars are the ones with personal stakes, which is why the Death Star battle in Star Wars works, while the Death Star battle in ROTJ doesn’t. No amount of good ships fighting any amount of bad ships is as engaging as Luke letting go and trusting in the force as he takes that last shot. Star Wars works best when the big stakes are inseparably intertwined with the smaller stakes.
This is where the more carefully established uprising in DOTF seems to carry more weight than the battle in TROS. Finn has a personal stake in the final battle.