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Having an army of clowns taking over planets by honking their magic nose horn at it would also be a stark and distinct contrast to the Empire, but it wouldn't make them any good.

They did that. It was called 'Stephan King's It'.

They're just...aggressively bad. An army of BDSM-fanatics from outside the galaxy that fly around in magic coral ships that are nigh-imprevious to conventional weapons, have living armour and weapons that are immune to lightsabers,

Well yea. They don't use technology but that means that they need a way to have space battles and fight the jedi that doesn't depend on technology. Besides, living starships aren't an unusual thing in sci-fi. Just look at Farscape. Whole series takes place in a living starship. That's not to mention the Reapers (they are living starships), Zerg, I'm pretty sure that the Vorlon ships counted as being at least semi-alive, Wraith, and heck, the very first episode of TNG dealt with a living star-ship so I don't see what's wrong with the Vong having living starships. Can't say much about the weapons being immune to lightsabers since that's a star-wars specific thing; but I will also point out that there are things that can block a lightsaber in the movies and both Legends and current EU so I don't see why THAT is suddenly the gamebreaker.

have no presence in the Force,

Well yea. That's part of what makes them unique. That they are so alien.

and are from a planet that is both sentient and able to travel through hyperspace.

The living planet part, once again, really isn't that unusual for sci-fi. Heck, both Marvel and DC have at least one and I vaguely recall a show where a guy outright managed to have sex with an entire living planet.

TLJ was better than TFA and the prequels, worse than RO and the OT. It sits comfortably in the middle of the Star Wars pantheon. It isn't flawless, but I agree that the hate for it was ridiculously overblown.

Yea. No. TLJ was easily the worst of the worst. TPM was an okay movie but had no reason to exist, AotC was a dumb sci-fi action flick but could be enjoyable at times, RotS was decent, the original trilogy was legendary, TFA was a retrend but had potential, RO plugged a plot 'hole' Dorkly did better but was still fun, the Han Solo movie was just... why? But TLJ? I didn't think it was possible for me to find a character I hated more than Jar Jar but I found it twice over in Holdo and Rose. Not to mention a line worse than the sand line but then twice over again from Rose (you know exactly which two lines). That's not to mention a dumb plot full of plotholes, easy solutions on both sides, idiotic conclusions, subverting expectations for no reason, and it basically just felt like a complete and total backhand to everything. Hell, I'd rather watch the Holiday Special than TLJ again! Yea! I said it. I would rather have wookies screech in my ear and watch Bea Arthur sing about a bar than hear Rose's stupid dialogue or deal with all the ruined buildup again. You want to talk about how the Vong killed your interest in the EU? TLJ killed mine in the new stuff.
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