So… next question. Does this get any better after S1? Not really feeling this one and the visual downgrade after the last few CW episodes isn’t helping.
Yes, the show does get much better. Season two is a bit of an oddly mixed bag of ideas IMO, but it has a really good finale, and the next two seasons are pretty great. The last story arc I would argue is every bit as good as TCW ever was.
Also, I personally think its unfair to criticize the series too much based on the visual downgrade. The Disney XD budget was much lower than what Filoni got from Cartoon Network, and I think they did really well with what they had. If anything I think it adds to the old school OT feel in that they were forced to come up with creative solutions to deal with the lower budget. It’s also worth pointing out that they’re trying to make it all look like the McQuarrie paintings, hence the thin, pointy lightsabers, etc.