So, after watching the finale, this is definitely a one movie series. There just isn’t enough meat for 2 films. The finale itself was a very action heavy 40mins, a lot of which can be heavily trimmed or cut like the TIE fighter attack.

The whole Peridea sequence could probably be shortened to an hour, which would fit nicely into a third act. That leaves an hour or so for the middle act on Seatos.

So for the through-line story I feel the focus of the movie, in order, should be.

Thrawn’s return.
Ahsoka and Sabine’s relationship.
Ahsoka’s rebirth.
Baylan’s quest.

And as has become a theme with these edits, the New Republic scenes (and thus Hera), add little to the overall plot and will be largely cut.

I’ll hopefully have a first cut completed by the end of the week.