I am comfortable with a convenient time skip, it already has been a decade since 7, even 9 was pre-covid which is a lifetime ago for some. It’s about time as distance from the ST, no leads partnered up or did anything to necessitate they be old and make it a literal next generation this time, they can just add characters and expand on the new setting like they failed to do last time. I get it, rebuilding itself is underwhelming, but for the central mystery there’s enough roots for what I think is untapped story potential through all that was never satisfied in the first place, is soft rebooting worth it? If it’s good…

For what it’s worth I don’t really have faith in the team cracking this puzzle, but I do think there’s a solve that would do a lot to redeem the legacy or preserve some idea this saga has some through line or cohesion. This is actually the right opportunity in my opinion for a coda, but I might be idealistic. I just think there’s so much that can still be made of the remnants of Rey’s history, the dyad, maybe some still living knight(s) of ren, Poe/Finn/Rose growing more into leadership positions in the fallout, picking up the pieces. A lot can change or develop as much as post ROTJ.