I think Holdo was being set up to be the authority figure the audience dislikes for blocking a protagonist's desired action. It just had that vibe and I didn't appreciate it because I wanted to like her, not be manipulated into thinking she was an Out of Touch Authority Figure.
I appreciate the commentary on Poe. I forgot that his MO had been usually been solo missions or small squadrons.
I'm not saying Johnson snuck in anything new or unwanted, the Skywalker saga is the heart of the franchise and I understand that. What I'm saying is I felt he was bored with the the characters not directly involved with that particular plotline and it impeded my enjoyment of the non-Skywalker focused subplots because the writing quality was so vastly different. I didn't get that vibe from The Force Awakens, the writing felt like it loved every character for however long or short they were onscreen. (Not that TFA didn't have some writing problems, but I never felt there was a lack of love for characters).
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I appreciate the commentary on Poe. I forgot that his MO had been usually been solo missions or small squadrons.
I'm not saying Johnson snuck in anything new or unwanted, the Skywalker saga is the heart of the franchise and I understand that. What I'm saying is I felt he was bored with the the characters not directly involved with that particular plotline and it impeded my enjoyment of the non-Skywalker focused subplots because the writing quality was so vastly different. I didn't get that vibe from The Force Awakens, the writing felt like it loved every character for however long or short they were onscreen. (Not that TFA didn't have some writing problems, but I never felt there was a lack of love for characters).