Rian Johnson needs to never have anything to do with Star Wars ever again. & Disney gave him his own trilogy?! When it's patently obvious that he hates Star Wars. Someone who loves this franchise would never had written, or made, The Last Jedi.
That's where I see things differently, as far as RJ goes. I do believe he loves SW as much as he says. His problem, just like Shane Black with Iron Man 3, is that they think they're too clever for their own good. Their ego's just need to be brought down a few notches.
I plan on watching TLJ with commentary and I fully expect it to be just like Black's on IM3 where they know exactly what they *should* do, but they put too much emphasis on trying to be unpredictable and just go too far left with their ideas. They get caught up with trying to be innovative and different, they ignore any groundwork laid before them and yes, they succeed in "making the movie their own", but that alienates half the core base.
Again, using IM3 as reference, most of the other Marvel movies are universally enjoyed and rarely do any of their movies "polarize" fans 50/50. Sometimes, it's ok to be predictable if it fits the overall story. As far as I'm concerned, I can watch The Force Awakens and pretty much skim through TLJ within 15-20 min and just go straight to Ep. IX.
But yeah, if this statue would have come out before Ep. VIII, I would've gotten it. After Ep. VIII, I will never buy anything Phasma related anymore. All I currently have is her helmet, but that's all.