All the Plot Holes, Narrative Gaps, McGuffins, and Moments in ROS!

Rating: 3/10 (29 December 2019)

The Knights of Ren didn't matter. They were on vacation in TLJ.
Rey's vision when she touched the lightsaber in TFA didn't matter.
Palpatine being thrown down a shaft inside the Death Star didn't matter.
Rose's character didn't matter at all. Jar Jar was more important than Rose.
Snoke didn't matter. No, Palpatine was not part of the plan for this trilogy.
Why would Palpatine reveal himself across the whole universe in the opening crawl? This is supposed to be one of the most intelligent Sith lords of all time.
There being a map to Luke Skywalker didn't matter because he wanted to be left alone. He told Rey in TLJ that he came to the island to die.
If Luke trained Leia long ago, what was the point of finding Luke in TFA? It doesn't work. Episode VII should have started off at Luke Skywalker's Jedi academy, training Ben Solo. We all could have gotten to see Luke's character regression in present time by the time the film ended. Then, dark side insurrections could appear in Episode VIII.
Why would R2-D2 wake up for Rey in TFA if she's a Palpatine? It makes no sense.
Lucasfilm confirmed a few days ago that Anakin was not created by Palpatine.
The Empire being defeated in the original trilogy didn't matter.
Rey finding out that her parents were nobodies in TLJ didn't matter.
Every single flirtatious line Finn used towards Rey in TFA didn't matter.
What Finn needed to tell Rey in ROS didn't matter. Why edit it out?
Finn's character arc in this entire trilogy was apparently completed in TFA...
Why can't the super star destroyers activate their shields in-atmosphere?
And, why can't they manage to raise themselves into the air? Riding horses was dumb.
Captain Phasma didn't matter. Both Jango Fett and Boba Fett were far more important to the Clone Wars era, subplots of Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, and the Star Wars saga in general.
The Lando-Jannah scene at the end of the film didn't matter. It looked like a deleted scene.
Using hyperspace as a weapon didn't matter anymore. Low chance of it working again? BS!
One thousand Death Stars via super star destroyers sounds like awful fan fiction.
Viewers should have known in past movies that Rey is the granddaughter of Palpatine.
Is Rey really the biological granddaughter of Palpatine? Were those her foster parents?
Luke and Leia knowing about Rey's lineage the whole time was stupid. Luke didn't know anything about Rey when he first met her.
In The Last Jedi's artwork, it is explained that Luke destroyed his X-Wing after landing. Luke had no plans of ever leaving Ahch-To, so that's why. How was it operational? Disney's Lucasfilm's own lore contradicts itself.
Where did the huge Rebel fleet come from? It looks dumb after watching TLJ. The Resistance sent out distress calls to everyone. Why couldn't Lando help them? Did he just abandon his friends in the first two films? This is not good.
Anakin's redemption in Return of the Jedi is now undermined and anti-climactic.
The Jedi dying in the prequels is undermined because of the concept of force healing. Yoda and Mace Windu could have healed Jedi during the arena battle in Attack of the Clones. Obi-Wan could have healed Qui-Gon after Darth Maul beat him in The Phantom Menace.
Force healing was decanonized because it was part of Legends, which is not canon. It's quite desperate to take something from non-canon in order to explain away the events from TLJ.
Luke died a soulless, angry coward. They can clone Palpatine and Snoke, but not Luke or Darth Plagueis? Snoke being a reincarnation of Darth Plagueis would have been a more creative film.
Leia flying through space looks even worse. Why didn't we see her powers in TFA or TLJ? Except for Master Plo Koon, who wears a mask, Jedi can't survive the vacuum of space. General Grievous is also clearly not a human.
Why couldn't Leia fight in the battle at Starkiller Base if she was already force trained?
TIE fighters can't use light-speed because they have no hyperdrives. This is lore breaking.
How did Ben Solo get off the planet after Rey stole his TIE Whisper?
The ex-stormtroopers had vehicles of their own already occupied on that planet.
Force ghosts can't physically touch animate or inanimate objects, such as lightsabers.
Force ghosts can't magically cast down lightning from the sky. Trust me, if it was that simple, why didn't Yoda cast down lightning on the Emperor's shuttle in the original trilogy? Why didn't all the Jedi force ghosts get together and bring down Palpatine during the Clone Wars? They shouldn't be able to impede like this in the real world. They have knowledge of the force, but they are still dead...
Han Solo can't be a force ghost; he's not force sensitive. This is basic Star Wars lore. He has a blue outline just like Luke Skywalker. He can't just be a memory. Different websites confirm that he is supposed to be a force ghost.
Viewers never received a logical explanation for how Maz acquired Luke's lightsaber.
The main characters not knowing about stormtroopers using jetpacks was stupid.
Using Jedi mind-tricks is so inconsistent. Why didn't Rey and Ben use it in TLJ?
Rey's survival at the end was not earned or warranted. She never suffered or lost a fight in this trilogy. Rey performed a Jedi mind-trick in the same day she found out the force was real, and she resisted mind infiltration from a trained force user at Starkiller Base in TFA.
What happened to the First Order? They defeated the Final Order, but not the First.
The First Order controlled planets all throughout the galaxy. The chases make it worse. This is why Return of the Jedi gets a pass.
Why did multiple characters need to know Rey's last name in this film? It's not genuine. All we needed was a ten second scene of her writing her name on a ticket prior to boarding a transport to Naboo at the end of ROS. Perhaps, she wanted to learn more about Luke's heritage? That would have been less cringe.
If Jedi can use the force as a travel map, why couldn't Rey find the Death Star wreckage without the dagger?
Who made the Death Star finder Sith Sword? Why would that come into existence? It obviously didn't exist prior to the second Death Star getting destroyed.
Ben Solo was more relatable and likable than Rey in this entire trilogy, and he's a mass murderer. It's awful!
How would the rebels know about there being a spy in the First Order?
General Hux was a wasted character. There was no point of him being in this film.
General Hux watched billions of people die on three different planets in TFA. This was a dumb move. If the motive is unbelievable, it makes it look inauthentic.
If Palpatine controlled Snoke, why would he try to kill his own daughter in TLJ?
How did Babu Frik and Zorii Bliss survive after Kijimi was destroyed? How did they get past the First Order to escape the planet? Nothing was shown. All they needed was a two-minute scene of escaping the planet before its destruction.
If Palpatine was hurting himself with his force lightning, why wouldn't he just stop?
That seems so out of character for a Sith lord as intelligent as Palpatine. He didn't stop using his force lightning in Revenge of the Sith because he wanted to make it look like the Jedi Council was betraying him, in the presence of Anakin Skywalker.
If Kylo died from force healing Rey, why didn't Rey die when she force healed Kylo? How could they have learned this power? The events of TLJ takes place a few days after TFA. There is no timeline available to show how many years passed between TLJ and Rise of Skywalker, but it can't be anymore than two years.
This is what's aggravating the most: why did this sequel trilogy have to be Empire vs. Rebels 2.0 with Death Star III and Death Star MCX? Can they come up with anything besides lasers blowing up planets? This is why I will always cherish the prequel films by George Lucas. I am so tired of seeing planet destroyers in SW. The Star Wars universe has shrunk because of these sequel films. Episodes VII through IX could get retconned, and it wouldn't change a thing.
In conclusion, "I am all the Sith" and "I am all the Jedi" was obviously a copy and paste of Endgame. This trilogy is filled with bathos. It might work in Marvel movies, such as funny moments with Thor, Hulk, and Captain America, but it doesn't work in Star Wars movies, especially "your mama" dialogue. Marvel spent years planning ahead for their grand finale Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame films. All Disney's directors had to do was read more of the Star Wars books and play some of the video games. Jokes can write themselves when the writers are not always trying to be funny. Tone is important. How do these writers want their viewers to feel in a specific scene?
Re-watch the first Ghostbusters film. Sometimes, more intelligent jokes age better than more childish ones. Anakin accidentally breaking his lightsaber in Attack of the Clones at the droid factory on Geonosis was funny. Yoda using force push on Palpatine, causing him to get launched back into his chair in Revenge of the Sith, was a comical moment. R2-D2 burning the battle droids was a funny scene, even if it wasn't needed. Han Solo saying, "Who's scruffy looking" in Empire Strikes Back was good. C-3PO saying, "Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3,720 to 1" and Solo replying "Never tell me the odds" works in this saga. It's not as cringeworthy. Twenty years from now, these moments from the prequels and original films will still be funny. J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson have no business directing Star Wars movies. I can't say they understand the basic fundamentals of the lore, either. The sequel trilogy has added nothing new and memorable to the Skywalker saga. Let's put the main titles to bed.