re: TLJ wasn’t as bad as people make it out to be

It was probably the worst thing story wise that could happen at that point. Imagine how much more interesting Kylo becomes if Leah dies there. Kylo can’t take the shot because there’s still good in him. He loves his mother deep down, but believes that he must defeat her to accomplish his destiny. He has the chance, but he can’t take the shot, he can’t do it, but she dies anyway. That sets him up for an extremely interesting journey through the light and dark sides of the force. Instead, we get Leah alive, but the actress dead, and conflict resolved. Leah Poppins was a sorta cool visual but bad story telling.