Was my memory wiped or was the Star Wars sequel trilogy just that forgettable?
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They had an aimless film because Johnson ratfucked them and Fisher died. Like I say, they were in an impossible position.
It would have helped if they went into the thing with a unified vision 1-2-3, but they didn't even do that and they still would have been screwed by Fishers death unless they thought ahead and managed to film all her scenes at once.