I forgot about Poe -- his arc never registered. I liked him in Force Awakens, but I can't remember his arc at all in Last Jedi. (Didn't see the last movie...but it doesn't sound like it improved on it any.) It looked like they were going for a sort of blend of Solo/Luke with Poe in Awakens.
Finn actually was the most interesting new character. But his story was a bit lost in Last Jedi as well.
This had less to do with characterization and more to do with clunky plot and execution though -- they got lost because the writer was focusing on Leia, Laura Dern's character, Rose, and Rey...everyone else kind of got lost in the midst of that. Which is interesting, considering usually it's the male characters that stand out and the female characters get a bit lost in the shuffle. No wonder the fanboys hated Last Jedi. I get it now. It didn't really make sense to me until now. Sigh. There's a lot of fragile male egos in the Star Wars fandom.
Anyhow, I do kind of agree with you -- the only characters arcs that worked in Last Jedi were Rey, Luke and Kylo Ren -- they are also the only ones that I remember. I can't remember much else from the film now. And I guess that in of itself underlines how poorly both Finn and Poe were handled.
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Finn actually was the most interesting new character. But his story was a bit lost in Last Jedi as well.
This had less to do with characterization and more to do with clunky plot and execution though -- they got lost because the writer was focusing on Leia, Laura Dern's character, Rose, and Rey...everyone else kind of got lost in the midst of that. Which is interesting, considering usually it's the male characters that stand out and the female characters get a bit lost in the shuffle. No wonder the fanboys hated Last Jedi. I get it now. It didn't really make sense to me until now. Sigh. There's a lot of fragile male egos in the Star Wars fandom.
Anyhow, I do kind of agree with you -- the only characters arcs that worked in Last Jedi were Rey, Luke and Kylo Ren -- they are also the only ones that I remember. I can't remember much else from the film now. And I guess that in of itself underlines how poorly both Finn and Poe were handled.