I like what Hal9000 did. He kept the massacre, removed the confession, but kept Palpatine’s “remember what you told me about your mother and the sand people”. To make it so it’s something that he never confided in padme about, but did confide in palpatine, which he then uses to help seduce him to the dark side.
Thanks for the feedback! I felt that there was never enough angst after Shmi’s death, even a longer massacre scene would’ve helped. Hence why I left the confession in to give him some scenes to grieve. But I see everyone’s point, it’s a poor scene in many ways so I’ll definitely keep that in mind when I do a re-edit.
I’ve never seen the version Hal9000 did, and would really like to view it. Can anyone point me in the right direction please?