For the most part this is a great write-up, but there are multiple moments where it goes out of its way to badmouth the Sequels (and broader Disney canon); while the author's entitled to one's own opinion, this disdain ends up doing a disservice to the presented argument. For example, the author mentions that in Legends the New Republic retained the Imperial fleet (or at least what survived of it), and claims that th…
To each his own but part of why the article is great is that it dunks on the Disney canon for the good of the force. Where once these and other similar franchises inspired thoughtful and detailed discussions within fandom, what we have now seems like thoughtless corporatized fare and we should not waste time attaching more meaning to it than it deserves