I’m beginning to think any future saga trilogy (inluding the current one) is an exercise in futility.

TFA was not a bad movie though I did just downgrade it from my original rating. The problem is that in terms of a saga, it can neither approach the same level of involvement or relatability from fans nor can it really stray much from the OT without being a completely different franchise. Basically everything that comes from a saga trilogy can be nothing but a weak attempt to beat or match the OT at its own game or a complete departure into a different galaxy like the PT.

Hope lies with the spinoffs.