J.J. Abrams Admits The Star Wars Sequel Trilogy Needed A Plan
(boundingintocomics.com)
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This is an ongoing problem with all serialized media. It's more apparent to me in a lot of shonen anime/manga. How many series are just a sequence of big bads to knock out that just meander for years without actually having anything meaningful happen? The answer: far too many.
The most basic tenet of telling a story is having a story to tell. You don't just start writing and hope for the best.
OMG, I watched Dragon Ball in its proper order a few years ago (I remembered my kids watching it back in the 90s, and I got really bored). The "Z" sequel is pretty much the epitome of that. I understand why, but still.
(Anyone else prefer it when it was still a simple chop-sockey story? I think it started to go off the rails when it turned into Wizard Wars instead.)
Dragon Ball is probably the most high profile offender. I don't know if it ever had a specific destination but the Frieza saga definitely felt like it was supposed to be the finale. The meandering definitely started all the way back in the original Dragon Ball with the perpetual martial arts tournaments though.