Saul Goodman said:
What is everyone's thoughts on the Porgs? Ewoks 2.0 or do you trust Rian Johnson?
In my opinion, the Ewoks themselves weren't the problem in RotJ. It was using them as a central part of the move to defeat Stormtroopers with rocks and sticks that was so bad. I'm not against introducing "cute" side characters (i.e. R2D2 or BB8) as comedic relief and to lighten up the movies.
Porgs, I hope, are going to be domesticated animals that are trainable as pets. Smart enough to learn where not to poop, to go fetch things, push a button if needed (like dogs).
Caretakers seems like they will be intelligent (they are wearing clothing, so they can craft and use tools) but probably have not achieved extra-planetary travel on their own?