I’m not really here to contribute anything, just applaud the last 3 posts for making such good points.
But TLJ is fascinating to me personally, because whereas the failings of TFA and TROS are fairly transparent, this middle chapter seems to have issues which are unusual, and no single explanation seems to fit. I think this is why there are so many essays and videos and complaints about it - a lot of people feel like something’s off, but nobody can quite articulate why in a way that’s satisfying.
This was exactly my thought after seeing The Last Jedi for the first time. It almost seemed like too much packed into one film, but that’s a more fitting description for TROS. I knew there was SOMETHING I didn’t like, but no idea what it was. I have a few ideas now what the flaws are.