Premiere was fine. Struck me as mostly set up. Even before hearing the title of the next episode I was pretty sure we hadn’t seen the last of that holocron (or Ezra’s dark side usage).
Incorporating elements from George’s original conception of the Force was a nice touch. I wonder with this Bendu stuff and Rogue One’s Jedha if we should be expecting some interesting revelations about the history of the Jedi in VIII.