He made the franchise hero into a jaded recluse, finally gave Leia force abilities, and purposefully cut down various fan theories.
Johnson made liberal changes to the canon with his blockbuster, which is why some fans took umbrage with the risks he took.
It should be fascinating to see what Rian Johnson does with his trilogy of movies, especially considering how many shocking moments were in The Last Jedi.
By killing Snoke and revealing Rey’s parentage, he freed up Episode IX to go into new and exciting places, so it feels like anything could happen with his upcoming movies.