I'm in the opposite camp. TFA > Rogue One for me. I thought Rey was a good character which they did a great job setting up (her desert scavenging scenes are the best in the movie imo), but most of the other characters were a little lack luster. I like Finn and the robot too, but the three of them together have a weird chemistry that I'm not 100% behind yet. It feels a little forced, but I have hopes it will get better as the story progresses. I didn't like Poe at all and thought he was a little bitch. Same as the male lead in Rogue One. I hated every character except the robot in Rogue One, plus they are getting too many big names. Forest Whitaker made me want to kill myself in Rogue One, that shit was terrible. He reminds me of Sam Jackson as Mace Windu. Just much to high a profile actor for that role imo, and for fucks sake, he is the same person in every role. Unfortunately it seems Disney is intent on just remaking the original trilogy with new characters though, so we'll see what happens with the future of this series.