DigMod said:
The jump from the lava fall to the ship departure is too soon to me.

I kinda suspected that myself. I’d still be willing to go with it, but I sure can’t say you’re wrong.

I wonder if you could imply your idea of him going down to the shore line and retrieving Anakin’s lightsaber and show him chared and seemingly dead on the shore.

Superb idea; thanks. I could even include a couple of Obi’s lines, as if he’s just thinking aloud.

I think you could rotoscope the emperor out of the scene where he finds Anakin and use that?

How is that done?