I thought it was fine in my younger years, but a recent re-watch made me question why plans for the trilogy weren’t heavily reconsidered after that entry alone.
George Lucas’ track record is somewhat skewed considering 2/3rds of his directing work is for Star Wars projects, but he did create the franchise after all.
Was the world just so desperate for more Star Wars that they looked past it?
Unfortunately, he also gifted the world the most critically panned entry in the franchise, The Phantom Menace.