A fair assessment, though unfortunately I can't bring myself to lower my expectations of Star Wars to that of Transformers.
Better than the narrative now being pushed by some other media, at any rate, that blames RoS's impending doom on JJ "giving the fans what they want". My gosh, how far does Hollywood have its head up its own ass? Making RoS an "apology" was possibly the worst direction for it -- the fandom had already walked away. TLJ ruined the franchise beyond repair. Seems all they accomplished was angering the vocal minority that actually liked TLJ. They may as well have stuck to their guns and pursued that phantom audience to the end.
My take on Disney's Star Wars has been proven out. It's Star Wars for non-fans. They forsook the fandom to attract a casual audience that turned out, surprise, to not really care about the franchise.
They will get what they deserve. That leaked final scene almost feels like a couple of certain force ghosts being thankfully put out of their misery. Well done, Rey, you've buried the franchise's legacy, figuratively and literally. Go live your best strong-woman don't-need-no-one life alone on the world where the story tragically began, having undone everything. :P
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