Redundant plot and characters seem to have amnesia?

Rating: 6/10 (11 July 2019)

***SPOILER ALERT***
Honestly, I didn't need to see this movie. the 3rd movie was a great ending for the series, but for nostalgia's sake, I made like a long-time-Star-Wars-fan and forced my kid to watch the whole trilogy in chronological order and then go to the theater to see our beloved characters fall into another adventure. To be fair, the movie wasn't a complete disaster; it was HILARIOUS. but that's about it... it was purely a kid's movie, meant to make money. I was really disappointed with this one. I get it, the plot for a toy-centered movie can really only go as far as it has in the past; "Lost/stolen toy(s) tries to find their owner". 24 years and the plot still hasn't deviated much. Aside from that the only real problem I had was the Character development. It's as though the 2 main characters of the movies have completely forgotten previous lessons learned.
#1. Buzz. In this movie, Buzz was lacking in the intelligence and leadership department. in Toy Story 2 and 3 we saw Buzz lead the gang into busy streets, public buildings and out of entrapment all with excellence and confidence. Toy story 4? Buzz freezes under pressure and jumps out a window to deal with the problem on his own... what!? On top of that, I find it hard to believe even his "space ranger memories" don't provide him with the knowledge necessary to know what a conscience is. we spend the majority of the movie watching Buzz rely on tips from his voice box to strategize how to find Woody instead of LITERALLY ANYTHING ELSE (not even the common sense found in the previous movies).
#2. Woody. In Toy Story 1, Woody learned that he won't always be the favorite toy, but in the beginning of Toy Story 4, Woody is super insecure about not getting played with and gets jealous when Bonnie favors Jesse as the sheriff. In Toy Story 3, Woody learns to move on from Andy to Bonnie, but in Toy Story 4, Woody, clearly, still hasn't moved on. In Toy Story 2, Woody re-learns about an unending loyalty to your kid even if it won't last, but in the end of Toy Story 4, he chooses not to return to his current owner and live a life on the road. It really felt like Woody was completely out of character.
Moving on, Bo Peep was pretty cool; she fits right in to the Disney-female-protagonist thing they got going on. just kind of wish she were a perfect bad-ass for any other legitimate reason aside from trying to pander to that role for the sake of equality. Bo was quite possibly the only character in the movie who thought rationally and put the main characters to shame.
Overall, the movie explored a sort of dark topic; what is considered a toy? is it the name of a child on the bottom of an object with some kind of facial structure? If a spork can become alive, then how about a vehicle? Is this how the world of "Cars" and "Planes" were created?
Gotta say tho, I DID like the conjoined rabbit-duck. they made the movie for me.
That's it.