kgbelliveau wrote:the Last Jedi destroyed my interest in the future of the series. […] In fact it closed all the doors that had previously been opened with the Force Awakens […] what the hell is left for Episode 9 to even explore?
While I do understand you, generally, what you just mentioned is less of a problem in my eyes.
When doors close and chapters end, new (and better — from your point of view) chapters can be written.
kgbelliveau wrote:He disregarded the one story line with Rey and her parents that actually meant something.
The 100 Reys scene was a strong one IMO. Letting an intriguing mystery linger — especially in the way it was done, namely by adding to it — can sometimes be better than a bad explanation/resolution. This was the case here, if you ask me.
kgbelliveau wrote:He had ample time to create a better way to handle Leia moving forward yet chose to for some reason leave that open ended.
Can you give us some ideas or an example of what you would have expected ?