I mean I found the Jedi Consular stories to be very cool if you are a fan of the lore of Star Wars. I mean finding the Noeticons on Coruscant and being able to interact with luminaries like Bastilla Shan, Vandar Tokare, Arca Jeth and Nomi Sunrider was awesome! The mystery behind Parkanas and the truth behind Lord Vivicar was much better than a hack and slash story. Even during the "slow" parts on Tython, you were discovering the history of the Jedi order.
I mean come on defeating Vivicar saved the Jedi Order's hundreds of Masters. And this is all while you are just a Knight.
Starting Act II, I don't know what the JK do on Balmorra, but defeating Darth Lacrus the Vice President of the Government on Balmorra and the ruler of the Sith on that planet was epic. When your companion tries to snipe her and she casually blocks them and attempts to vaporize him with a blast of lightning only to see your character block it with his blade. Epic!
And not to mention that you are actually given the rank of Master so you can enjoy it for most of the story unlike the JK who only gets the title at the end. I have been thoroughly enjoying my Consular. I may not have directly fought the Empire until Act II, but I sure as hell saved the Jedi Order from extermination and brought a Jedi back to the light while I was at it.