I’d really like to avoid Loathsome(?). He’s a very goofy villain.
I think the Ventress stuff is additive though, relatively speaking. Though there’s certainly an argument for dropping… well… almost all of Christophsis.
I take satisfaction from the fact that it’s at least far better than the original movie just since it doesn’t have the Huttlet bits.
Loathsome is a goofy villain for sure, but I at least take some enjoyment from Obi-Wan’s dialogue. It’s refreshing to see Jedi actually do something other than fighting. As for the Assajj/Kenobi/Anakin three-way, Neverargreat pointed out in another thread that every inconsequential lightsaber fights takes away from the mystery and coolness of lightsabers.
Just my two cents though - it’s your edit after all! And it’s definitely better than the original movie with Baby Jabba.