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TV's Frink
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The Prequel Radical Redux Ideas Thread
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14-Oct-2009, 9:40 AM

Darth Venal said:

Bingowings said:

They are aware of Anakin's attraction to Padme.

When? Not even Obi Wan has any knowledge of it until it has happened. The odd glance or comment here and there doesn't explicitly state anything.

There is a deleted scene in EP 2 between Mace and Obi Wan where Obi Wan talks of Anakin's "connection" to Padme and how he is distracted by her.  Yes, it wasn't in the movie proper, but the fact that Lucas filmed a scene like that indicates that he was at least thinking about it a little.  Perhaps he cut it for that reason.  At any rate, several faneditors have used that scene to replace the similar one between Mace, Obi, and Yoda, and using the deleted scene does make the Jedi seem a little more to blame.

A bigger issue for me is the EP 3 scene between Anakin and Yoda, where Anakin goes to Yoda for advice.  Anakin basically comes out and tells Yoda he's in love with *someone*, and Yoda's advice is to forget about her.  At that point, shouldn't they be keeping a closer eye on him?