He's not wrong. The eyes sorta break the realism factor. While I recognize that dragons are obviously not real to begin with, a believable dragon is possible. However he's also correct in saying that without the eyes, he's just not Toothless... I agree with the article - he made the right call.

They weren't mentioned because none of those characters were from JAG. This article is specifically about characters from the show JAG making appearances on NCIS, not actors who appeared in both shows but in different roles. And it's "psycho". Also, those were guest appearances, not cameos.

It's a pretty big deviation but not too huge if maybe Callander is the access key for the male Choden Kal. Or perhaps it could lead to the male access key. Either way, it still works.

The books are pretty dense and let's be honest, there's no real way to adapt them properly. Making changes like this helps to streamline the story.

Get a life. Vader wasn't feared because he sent me into battle, he was feared because he was exactly as depicted in Rogue One. He was frightening to the core. A monster. He went ahead of his men because the need was urgent. When we see him next in A New Hope, he has them trapped and he can afford to relax a bit and let his men handle it.

Also, Stormtroopers were a bit incompetent in the original trilogy, despite what this article says. Pretending otherwise is just wishful thinking. I can name numerous instances in New Hope alone. For example, bumping into each other while chasing Han and Chewbacca through the hallways of the Death Star, their terrible aim in the first battle scene, etc. No one did them a disservice, except maybe George Lucas FROM THE BEGINNING...

The only thing I would change from the ending of Rogue One would be the final shot of Vader. Instead of standing at a slight angle, I would have had him stand in the same pose as we first see him in A New Hope - arms akimbo.