the whole clone plot of AOTC falls flat on its face long before this scene. And maybe its nitpicking compared to the more glaring flaws of the PT. But with PT apologists raving in awe over the “machiavellen”, “intrigue”,“slieght of hand” plots, it needs to be pointed out that palpatine can only do this because everyone around him is dumber than a bag of rocks and acts completely illogical. and not just illogical given the circumstances, but also against their own emotions.
There were too many scenes like this throughout the three Prequels films.
a fun light-hearted parody of the Anakin/Padme love scenes from AOTC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvkZiqlrNZY (5 minutes)