Anakin Starkiller said:
Clearly, the fandom can’t be that big since pretty much every corner of it hated TRoS…
I do not believe this is true. I think those who didn’t like it are disproportionately more vocal than those who did. I see many different people proclaiming they enjoyed it, but often see the same few people more frequently repeating they didn’t. Of course, all I have is my own anecdotal experience like everyone else.
We all have this tendency of confirmation bias. Information that supports our conclusion sticks out to us. Also, we often manufacture a false dichotomy where we reduce the results to “the worst ever and everyone hated it” versus “absolutely amazing and fans loved it.” We forget the most likely larger segment of some good aspects along with some bad and people having opinions somewhere in the middle.
That said, I loved it. I spotted flaws and things I would have done differently, but the more I watch it, the more I enjoy it. The flaws matter less and the parts I enjoy matter much more. I feel the same about every Star Wars movie.