Abrams shares the blame by having Luke in isolation on that island and turning himself off from the force
While its cheesy and weak, its incredibly easy to turn Luke into a fine character arc from what Abrams had setup with TFA. He had very little set in stone by that point, and you could branch into any basic "mentor" plotline from there.
Now, Rise he fucked up in everyway but trying to pick up after TLJ wouldn't be easy for anyone.
That’s true. He chose to make him a quitter. Although looking back they were obsessed with elevating women so of course Rey lectures Luke. Sequels would be seen in a much better light if they had just not had him be a loser.
While its cheesy and weak, its incredibly easy to turn Luke into a fine character arc from what Abrams had setup with TFA. He had very little set in stone by that point, and you could branch into any basic "mentor" plotline from there.
Now, Rise he fucked up in everyway but trying to pick up after TLJ wouldn't be easy for anyone.
That’s true. He chose to make him a quitter. Although looking back they were obsessed with elevating women so of course Rey lectures Luke. Sequels would be seen in a much better light if they had just not had him be a loser.