RoccondilRinon said:

Yes, and I agree that scene should go if we're playing Dooku this way. How is that scene necessary to the film's conclusion? It tells us NOTHING we need to know.

I understand what you say, I just understand that it's wrong. Have you even seen any of these edits to judge how it works?

Playing Dooku what way? Exactly what are you left with if you remove the scene with him meeting Palpatine? You keep saying a mystery figure. I say it's a mess. What good is a mystery figure in the movie if he's killed at the start of the next without any further development? It doesn't create a mystery of any sort, it just weakens the plot even further.