So I played with removing the scene where Ani and Padme meet the new queen and putting the “Meet the parents” scene directly after the arrival scene instead. However, Padme’s sudden wardrobe change was just too jarring so I’m going to go back to how I had it previously. One thing I’m trying to address is that in many fanedits (particularly L8wrtr’s) the movie cuts very quickly between Anakin and Obi-Wan’s storylines, to the point where it can feel disorienting and jumpy, and make it hard to “settle in” with either plotline. I’m trying to address this by presenting bigger chunks of story before switching to the other perspective. So far I think it’s pretty successful but the proof will be in testing audience reaction. I’m probably going to release a workprint of Ep II before the final cut for that very reason.