Well I observe that these types of films don’t have enough focus into tricking you or making you believe, care, or be interested, which is how it often comes out as forced.

Not for me.

Fan service. The story was good, but fan service was definitely the biggest factor.

Eh, I disagree that it only helped enhance the film, since fan service can be done horribly with Rise of Skywalker and Ninjago: Crystalized.

How was fan service done badly in both of the movies/shows you mentioned? I always like fan service. In fact, one of my criticisms of Crystallized was not enough fan servicd.

Bringing back the emperor only to be somehow more forgettable than the lizard, who was the weakest villain in No Way Home, and Harumi’s arc written in such a way that makes it look that victims should stay with their abusers, when fans that wanted done properly want to avoid that vibe.

I don’t mind the Emperor. Don’t really understand what you’re talking about with Harumi.

She turned good not because she let go of hate, but because she pushed it to the overlord, making her character weaker, and her writing is executed in instead of being an inner conflict, it is inconsistent with some episodes having her second doubt, while others seem like she is not faking her sassy behavior, and keep calling Lloyd gullible. Also, the movie never explains well how Palpatine came back, but instead you have to play Fortnite to know that.

1. Andor literally spent most of it's story dealing with persecution by an oppressive government.

2. Wakanda Forever, like the first one, blew that metric out of the water of "wokeness" being what creates any delays or issues.

Yes, because they are actually integrated naturally and are not distracting from the overall plot.