At least the prequels gave us some pretty memeable moments that stood the test of time and the actors were decent. This new star woke wars actors aren't really endearing to the audience in any way, I don't care about a single one of them. The force awakens was a decent start and I thought it had promise but the Last Jedi like you said killed it dead its tracks but hey it's Disney and we're committed to a 3 picture deal so we solider on.

Fans and the like will still fill the cinema even if it's a shit show, we see that with the EA games too, they're trash but fanboys will eat it up. It's not about quality it's about what's the least amount of effort I can put in and still be profitable.

I haven't seen the latest one yet, Cinemas in my area are booked full for a couple of days but I can wait lol I did check out some spoiler-free reviews and from what I've read its less than mediocre. Sad to see a franchise like this being ruined with bad story telling and PC culture also being forced on us in the process