The last few posts touch upon something that has been bothering me about Disney’s SW in general, which is the good guys are so good at winning it makes me wonder how are the bad guys in charge.
It’s not like the original trilogy is hugely different, with the obvious exception of Empire, with the Battle of Hoth and the capture of Leia and Han. I know you think Rebels is the prime culprit for this issue, but I think the biggest Disney SW equivalents to these moments come from that series. The Battle of Atollon is similar to Hoth - Rebels overwhelmingly defeated, although the rest of their fleet scatters and the main characters manage to escape - or the Rebels’ assault on Lothal, where every x-wing is shot down before the attack can even begin.
The Battle of Scarif in Rogue One might be a Rebel victory but it still has huge casualties for the Rebellion as Death Troopers and Vader get involved.
I can’t defend the sequels or The Mandalorian in this respect though.