I'm kinda glad I didn't get a "this is the exact reason" answer. Shows that I wasn't missing something I should've known all along. ;) I guess with Padme, it was a bit of an homage to Leia. I've noticed that too, but didn't give it a lot of thought. Didn't stand out as much to me, I guess. (the entire prequel trilogy doesn't stand out much to me, really...)