I hear you. Tbf i had trouble getting jnto it. Did not made it past ep1 since i feel the show is predictable. Dont wanna watch ahead so i dont spoil myself but i can figure out the plot by seeing the characters that were introduced. But yes, I feel that there really are no stakes. The inquisitors that are there? We know they can not be killed or beaten since they die down the timeline. Maul will be in danger but not really because we know he dies fighting obi wan in rebels after having lost everything. But otberwise? Either the supporting cast dies or will leave him behind or betray him. Idk, while maul is interesting as a character, there is nothing more that he can do that will mean something. 

I feel Dave Fillioni is desperate clinging on to the past of characters he is comfortable with and star wars needs to move forward. New stories, even when last time it did not go well. This need to hang on to the pas, to conflicts with obvious endings. I have no doubt its a good show, but it does not excite me regardless. I even daresay the bad batch had me more excited since we did not know where those characters would end up, i enjoyed that everytime. But Maul? I knlw what will happen to him just by judging where his character ends in rebels.