Clueless Kathy should be shown the door. She has proven she doesn't get Star Wars - hired directors just to fire them for rewrites (sometimes wholesale) and cut out things she didn't think would work. I was on board with TFA and even defended it, but the cluster f story and lack of any real character development made the two movies after it hard to reconcile and indefensible. JJ/RJ did a heck of a job constructing a story that was just one bad twist into a plot hole after another. There were cool moments in a sea of forgettable. Starts with decisions from the top. Kennedy doubled down on "no real source material to draw from" in her most recent interview... I guess all those comics and books I consumed over the years didn't happen.
Favreau and Filoni get it and understand the story has to make sense first and foremost. Fans are impulsive and impatient, but as Mando shows, they're willing to invest if the story makes some sort of coherent sense. George knew the story has to be great or the look and feel won't matter. They've shown ability to cherry pick the best parts from the old EU books/comics and work them in if they fit the story. There are a ton of characters and plot elements to draw on, but Kennedy wants to bury her head in the sand and push 'new' stories with High Republic (spoiler, they're trash). Disney/Lucasfilm could mend a lot of fences with fans if they replace Kennedy with either of these two, which I hope happens sooner than later.
As it should be, the Obi-Wan series will be judged at the end. They have to thread the needle to make sure ANH doesn't lose anything. They have a long way to go to get Kenobi back to where he is in Rebels let alone ANH. Don't over-use Vader either - it may turn out to be a mistake if the Inquisitors are just background ******* they pulled in from Rebels and they don't do anything meaningfully evil. I think Reva could get there, but think she's in for a turn back to the light side via sacrifice later on. I predict Leia will begin to turn her with her wit and sharp tonged criticism that will cause Reva to reconsider.
