Anakin: "I killed them all! Not just the men, but the women! And the children too!" Padmé: *I can fix him*

Going to guess, and see if how it lines up. Padme fell in love with perhaps the first honest person she'd ever met. For all Anakin's red flags and flaws, he was extraordinarily sincere most of the time, and there was nothing he wanted from Padme. Anakin only wanted to love her. Padme was raised in the halls of power and politics. Everyone she knew wanted something from her: money, votes, loyalty to this party or that, political influence. No relationship came without some condition, except for Anakin. So yes, she was willing to overlook the forest of red flags because this was the only person she knew who wasn't trying to trade political favors from her. He just wanted to love and be loved (at least at the start, he did get extremely possessive if her toward the end).

Padme saw red flags but red is her favourite colour.

This is actually something I didn't even think about until the Clovis Arc. "YOU don't have a say in this!" Is a HUGE red flag of a controlling partner. She even told him after his beating of Clovis that she didn't know who he was anymore. And yet she still stays and even has his children. Wild.

Padme made the same error that a lot of young women do. She mistook arrogance, which is born out of fear, for confidence. They may look the same at times, but are on opposite sides of the emotional maturity spectrum.

"I can fix him" - Padme Amedala

"We all remember what it was like dating that girl with the family with the lake house and the beach. Hanging out with her alone in nature." You know who your core audience is? Yes we all remember.

It starts with a single shared crisis. Anakin has been ripped away from his mother, Padme has been ripped away from her home. Their lives are in danger, and they're both very lonely. They're also both idealists - they both believe they have the power to ensure peace on the galaxy and undo the cruelty of slavery.

I think the reason Padme ultimately stuck with Anakin despite his actions towards the raiders who kill his mom is twofold. One, because she sees that in this moment he is genuinely remorseful of his actions (not that it's any less fucked as a result but I digress), and two, because she sees to have an almost viewer-like level of awareness of how Jedi actually operate in regards to emotions, which is that they're never actually taught how to regulate them in favor of just shoving them down until they explode, and that if he could somehow find some peace within himself and learn to regulate that Anakin really did have a good heart Why she stayed with him after everything else though is just beyond me

Why did Padme Ignore So Many Red Flags with Anakin? 1) Padme was in love. Love makes people ignore flaws. 2) Like you've said, Padme had no normal childhood since she was a child political prodigy. This isolated her from her agemates which is something she and Anakin had in common. 3) Padme knew Shmi as a kind good woman and the Tuskens - whom Cliegg described to Padme as vicious animals - kidnapped her and tortured her for weeks which resulted in her death. And while Anakin massacred them, he was also regretful about it so it's not like he was a unfeeling psychopath. Padme could've not that incorrectly interpreted it that Anakin made a mistake due to the extreme circumstances which he wouldn't repeat. So it's not like Anakin massacred innocent villagers just for fun. 4) Anakin had beaten up Clovis but a) Clovis wanted to kiss Padme against her will, b) Clovis was willing to fight Anakin which is insane since he's a senator and Anakin a force sensitive trained soldier, c) Padme kind of created the situation since she went on de facto date with Clovis, d) Anakin could've heard about/seen women get raped and/or forced upon when he was a young slave so his protective instincts kicked in when he saw Clovis trying to force himself on Padme.

“I can fix him” It’s as simple as that LMAOO

I don't think she ignored them, Padme being the kind caring soul she is to her allies and friends, this is about as realistic and the story that conveys here that Lucas wanted to show that feeling of acceptance. That "Okay, you have flaws. But that doesn't mean you are a bad person." I know its a meme now but the "I can fix him" is real with Padme and Anakin. Padme is Anakin's better half to ground him in reality, only if he was around her more during the Clone Wars. He did say that her messages help him cope within the war.

I'm not condoning Anakin's actions but come on Allen, the Tusken raiders did a little bit more than "Raiding his mother's retirement home". They kidnapped his mother from her actual home, tortured her for who knows how long; then they murdered the party that tried to rescue her, cut off her husband's leg, and watched her slowly die being chained up in a desert tent. Now, again... I'm not condoning Anakin's actions, but after being taken from his mother, then having nightmares that shes dying, only to find her and watch helplessy as she actually dies in his arms; that would drive anyone over the edge. Not to mention, were not even taking into account that he was EXTREMELY powerful. Most people would say they wouldn't have done what he did but then again, none of us has access to the power that Anakin had. Do you honestly think that the majority of people wouldn't do EXACTLY what Anakin did if they did have that power? Its like that quote by Abraham Lincoln, "Nearly all men can stand adversity but if you want to test a man's character give him power." Just as you said in your previous video, Allen, most people think that they would have sided with the Jedi but most would actually cave to the Empire; its the same thing here. Most people would have done exactly what Anakin did if they had his power and they knew no one would know or care about a tribe of Tuskens.

I mean I’d ignore all the red flags for Natalie Portman. I can’t blame Anakin

The first major Anakin red flag we saw was THAT grin he gave after she told him he was making her uncomfortable. What tf was the direction on that?! Obviously he was destined to turn evil, but that look would make any sane person grab the nearest weapon

It's a vicious galaxy full of hidden dangers. Anakin is intelligent, deadly, and loyal.

She thought she could change him. Or was blind by love

Padme didn't ignore them That's the exact reason she fell in love with Anakin She was just into that, don't kink shame

"When you are wearing rose-tinted glasses, all the red flags just look like flags."

Palpatine and Vader's relationship was incredibly toxic. Both are constantly trying to undermine each other. Palpatine was sending people to kill Vader and conducting tests on Darth's loyalty. While Vader was making clones to kill the Emperor and allow him to usurp Palpatine's authority.

Padme: "Is that also a red flag?" Obi-Wan: "Crimson."

cuz hayden christensen so fine

I think people tend to forget that when you are infatuated by someone, you naturally tend to overlook the red flags. This is no different for Padmé - they're in the honeymoon stage, and before you know it, they now have kids on the way. However, Padmé is intelligent, rational - we see as such in Episode 1 (she is the protagonist, after all) - and above that, caring, kind, open-minded and wholehearted, which in tandem, show a combination of acceptance and authentic love, embracing Anakin for all his flaws and darker, uglier secrets; this brings her to her demise, but we all know this isn't the fault of Anakin's, nor hers, it's fault of their society, his religion, and the institution that upholds these two social establishments, that told them they can't be together. George Lucas presents this story in a Shakespearean fashion, a clear modern embodiment of his great plays from Romeo & Juliet to Hamlet, which is cogent, dialectic and diagetic with the operatic presentation, tone, dialogue, acting, music and thematics of the dramatic, romantic tragedy that is the Prequel trilogy.

I said it once I’ll say it again I love how he’s able to incorporate real world issues into Star Wars and reminding us at the end of the day we’re all just human

The main problem, is that Padme and Anakin's relationship crashes and burns is because it is supposed to as it that typical Romeo and Juliet, type of romance, doomed to end in tragedy for all concerned, one way or another. Plus as they as separated for majority of the three years they are married, due to the clone wars and only have brief time together, they are always jumping from one crisis to another and never have any time to create a solid and loving relationship, that might have survived the weight of the various issues unresolved that eventually destroyed it. Alongside the insidious influence of Sidious further rocking the boat at the same time.

.... "I take it back George, you know EXACTLY what you were doing" Still makes me laugh

Alan described how children cope with trauma by “growing up to fast” Me: Why do ya gotta call me out like that?

One thing people overlook: We the audience are privy to more information than the characters are. For as much as Padmé knew about the sand people, she honestly probably thought they attacked Anakin first and he felt guilty because he had to kill them all in defense; that wouldn’t be the Jedi way, so naturally she tries to comfort him. She only knew as much as Anakin told her. He never said who attacked first, just a general admission of guilt, and the sand people that killed Shmi had also killed other villagers that went to save her, so in Padme’s mind he did what he had to do to survive and bring his mom home and it tore him apart inside so she felt sorry for him. If she had found out how it actually went down I don’t think she’d have reacted so kindly. I also feel like part of her was just glad he came back alive after seeing him carry his moms body inside.

Kid Anakin: *exists* Padme Amidala: "Ara Ara~"

She loved him, she even jokes that love can blind a person.

When I was a kid I didn’t have the maturity to understand that virtually all the characters in the Prequels were flawed, and virtually all the relationships in the Prequels were at least somewhat unhealthy. When I got a little older, I saw the flaws in the characters and their relationships, and I thought that made the Prequels bad movies. Now, I think that being honest about the flaws in all the characters and their relationships just gives you a lens through which you can appreciate the Prequels as the tragic stories that they are. If you’re a parent and you’re introducing your kids to the Star Wars prequels, I think it’s important that you talk to your kids about the flaws in the characters they see, and about the unhealthy parts of those characters’ relationships. No matter how young your kids are.

She was under his spell after that amazing sand speech.

Maybe Anakin was a great lay?

Padme: There's still good in him I know it. Kenobi: Girl, this was his SECOND genocide..... Padme: Ok...I know that looks bad...but hear me out...uh...*dies of broken heart*

The only way I can make sense of Padme reacting the way she did to Anakin killing the sand people is that everyone kinda did see them as animals. If he slaughtered a whole village of humans I think it would have been a different reaction

There are a lot of very successful people who have very messy romantic lives. I always just figured, with all Padme's responsibilities (which she carried from such a young age), she wanted to let loose with a "bad boy."

They were both way, way too inexperienced to get married. Hell, the human brain doesn’t even mature until our mid-20’s. And both of them were devoted to very early careers, with barely any spare time to learn how to date, let alone take on the challenges of a relationship.

And that she dressed so provocatively certainly didn’t hurt

I think another possibility I've seen mentioned, was that Padme was also afraid she'd never have anyone love her for HER, not her position of power. I kinda feel like her line "I'm not afraid to die." before she kisses Anakin in the arena, there was some unsaid "but I AM afraid I will never be loved for who I am" But yeah, I agree. Both of them essenitally being robbed of REAL childhoods impacted who they became as young adults immensely. Their relationship was built on fear and attachment to each other, it was toxic from the start. WAS there some genuine, unconditional love underneath? Maybe. But was their relationship EVER healthy? Fuck no! Also, minor correction, Anakin was 9 in TPM, not 10. THey have a 5 year age gap, not 4, but meh. It's still a little odd, sure it's not a BIG gap, but a 24 year old and a19 year old might as well be worlds apart. This would be someone who JUST recently graduated high school, and someone who (assuming they went to college shortly after HS) might be in their 3rd year of college.

As a side note, well in term of relationship it's more that Young people (and not only young women) don't know what they want...and it's good this way, it's all part of the process of growing up and the appeal of the bad boy is usually more the aura of confidence (real or faked) that surround him. The problem here is that usually people have friends who can look after them or simply noticing the red flag for them or simply vent their frustration, instead Anakin and Padme had been forced by duty and the universe to grown up very fast, with hardly a support system and under constant pressure but at the same time they lacked a lot of social skill...letting them go on a 'vacation' alone and without supervision is basically asking for trouble

A couple things that struck me about the Ani-Padme relationship, having watched The Clone Wars recently. Padme has an almost self-rightous, and self centered, sense of morality. She will do something, regardless of how it affects those around her, if she thinks it is the right thing to do. Almost every adventure she had in the show went wrong because she was determined to do the 'right thing' regardless of the dangers or costs. A great example are the two Clovis arcs. Both times its while she's married, both times she can see it is leaving Ani hurt and terrified, both times it almost ends with her getting killed, but she still happily throws herself at Clovis, practically seducing the man...and then cockblocking him at the last second. She justifies manipulating both her husband and her former lover, twisting them into knots, in the name of "duty to the republic." The second time she does it to such a degree that Ani (a trained jedi knight who can manage to keep his positivity and cool on the battlefield where thousands can end up dying around him, including clones who are personal friends) snaps so badly that he nearly beats a man to death for kissing his (secret) wife. At which point Padme, the one who engineered the entire situation, acts like she's the victim. She says she doesn't know who Ani is anymore...except she does. He's the guy who killed an entire tribe for torturing his mother to death and she presented him with a situation where either a) she was cheating on him, or b) she was being sexually assaulted/raped, and we all know Ani couldn't even handle the thought of her cheating, so of course he's going to default to the latter and react violently to that situation. What makes it worse is that Padme is wearing pretty much the same black dress for Clovis that she wore for Ani on Naboo...which is only further sending mixed signals to her husband. Then of course there's Padme's attitude in AotC. She keeps drawing Ani in...then pushing him away. Providing him emotional comfort, dressing to impress and arouse, and then when he tries to move in, she shoves him away. Yet as soon as he starts drawing away, she does something to try and pull him back in. It's very manipulative, and it's being done to someone that Padme knows has no real emotional or psychological defense against such manipulations. It's something she does throughout their marriage during TCW as well. She gets mad at Ani for not being close enough to her, but when he tries to be close to her she pushes him back, only for her to beg him to come back when he draws away from her rejections, at which point she gets mad that he's pushing in too close and push him back. Everyone likes to talk about how "why can't padme see the red flags about ani," but no one is talking about the red flags from padme.

Your explanations on in this video make a lot of sense. They also explain why Ms. Portman acted so still in the first movie and more relaxed in later films. I think it also helps explain why she gave up the will to live when Anakin turned to the Darkside of the force. She felt she failed to help him become a better man.

One thing that I've always believed when it came to Padme and Anakin was also their political convictions. Padme grew up in what was essentially a sheltered home when it came to the political unreliability of the Republic (look at her reaction to finding out about Anakin and Shmi being slaves). She always had this idealized view of it. While she knew it wasn't perfect, she never really stopped trying to fix it and make the reality match her vision. The scales truly fell from her eyes when Palpatine declared himself Emperor and the Senate applauded. Anakin, on the other hand, spent his early years as a slave. So in a sense he was conditioned to be somewhat accepting of a system where people are made to do things, without having to discuss it. Despite his talk about feeling democracy not working, his view was essentially just another form of servitude to another. As the Clone War dragged on, Anakin came to believe that the military was actually making progress while the politicians just sat around and debated incessantly, but never really getting anything done.

Just finishing up Thrawn Alliance book. Red flag there. (***Spoilers Below***) Thrawn warns Aniken and Padme that blowing up the mine can have a devastating effect on the planet and the locals. Aniken still is decided to blow it up. Thrawn then tells Padme that he knows of how he feels for her and that she has to try and convince him otherwise... Padme's response is I know Aniken, it's impossible to change his mind when he is like this. He proceeds to blow up the mine which caused a catastrophe, polluting the air, rivers, croplands making life so much worse for the locals... Honestly an Empire ran by Grand Admiral Thrawn would be the most ideal thing to happen in the Starwars universe. Specially how it's clear the new republic is as incompetent as it is...

Padme Amidala basically violated a cardinal rule in many corporations & government agencies: Having a relationship between the supervisor and the subordinate is off limits due to the difference of immediate station. Skywalker as a bodyguard answered to Amidala. Kenobi is not a saint here either. Obi-wan went into denial-mode when he lateraled Skywalker to Amidala. It demonstrates that the Jedi Order did not have a Human Resource department (and neither did the Naboo government).

It always seemed a contradiction for Padme to have such empathy for others (her "relief effort" work) and not have much empathy for the killing of the Sand people. I figure she became so blinded by love or blinded by the infatuation of an incredibly talented Jedi, that she choose to excuse that terrible side of Anakin.

Off Camera she was getting that good D. Not to be flippant but Anakin was a big deal in their world. I would imagine she was swept up in the glamour of being in an illicit relationship with "the chosen one." Was she naïve or did she want to believe she could handle his darker impulses? And Because the relationship was more or less clandestine she didn't have anyone outside of herself to caution her about being in a potentially volatile relationship. Their Relationship is actually the darkest part of the Star Wars lore to me because it's almost a textbook abusive relationship.

I think that " So the love has blinded you " piece of dialog in Rots explains both Padme and Anakin's situation really,they are both blinded by love.And Padme is already head over heels in love with Anakin by the time he kills the sand people.

"Eh, no one is Perfect." - Cell

Your explanation of this relationship made perfect sense and I guess we Star Wars fans never really understood Padme's position and how stressful it would be, both a queen and senator at a very young age Also I had to do it but Padme: "I can fix him, idk how but I can fix him" (Anakin)

Padme is also the one who opposes starting an intergalactic war and a militarily harsh government after her planet has been attacked, her nature is hyper-compassionate. On the other hand, I believe that Padme is the representation of democratic idealism in the sequels, where that true power lies in safeguarding peace, in compassion, in dialogue, in protecting the weak, as opposed to revenge, fear, manipulation and the imposition simply through the force of Palpatine, and by extension the Jedi order. And in the prequels Lucas describes Anakin in part as a victim, a victim of the manipulation of Palpatine's, and of the hypocresy of the Jedi order, as the military arm of the Republic despite its pacifist proclamations (Like Padme also was at the same time). So that characterization of a hyper-compassionate Padme fits Anakin. Especially if we think about a hypertraumatized kid sent to fight in the clone wars, that the only thing he has been taught in his life is to protect their people, their loved ones, in a violent way. And that he hopes that after all the horror that he has seen and the atrocities that he has committed, he hopes that his girl will still be waiting for him at home, in his refuge. Very cringe all, but this is typical in Star Wars...

It's true, I saw Obi-Wan at Costco last week. Cart just full of ramen. I'm kinda worried about that guy.

I don't think Padme ignored the red flags. I think she reallysaw the good in him in spite of what he did. Children grow up fast in the Star Wars universe. I guess that's part of living in a space faring society.

Alternate character interpretation: Padme was seriously into that. She wasn't as kind and innocent as she appeared. Mustafar was basically a roleplay gone terribly wrong when Obi-Wan interrupted.

Padme should’ve “fixed” Anakin after that love triangle affair between him and Rush Clovis when Anakin was beating the Bantha crap out of Clovis during that Banking Clan arc

This one goes out to all the "I can fix her" comments under Shin Hati photos.

Growing up Padme was surrounded by two faced backstabbers and sycophants in politics. Anakin wore his heart on his sleeve and was genuine, in his own twisted way. I think that played a part in her attraction to him too.

I think that her attraction to him was a her thing, and not the old girls her age prefer bad boys stereotype. I think she had a rebellious streak that matched his as two people who had power thrust on them at an early age.

"...and not just the men, the women, the children, their dogs, a few chickens and a well dressed goat man who went by the name: Satan. Those homeless droids, Jar Jar, ALL DEAD. I killed them all except the Walrus and the Carpenter!" Yeah this line had all kinds of red flags.

I think we have a misconception of the relationship nowadays. It's not about find perfect person, but become better together. Anakin had problem with mental health, but it doesn,t make him toxic. His relationship with Padme was good. Before his fall, he never think that he done right thing, after his rage. He always stopped when Padme told him to do this. If they started a normal life together on Naboo, they would be happily married for the rest of their lives. Their marriage wasn't problem, problem was environment. War, policy, jedi, Palpatine, it was too much for Anakin. Of course Anakin had a lot of fault, but it doesn't make him bad husband. He had toxic relationship with Palpatine, Jedi Order and Obi-Wan, but not with his wife. Han was criminal and scoundrel, and I've never heard that Leia ignore red flags.

Too sad. Padme was the absolute beauty queen of Star Wars franchise. I mean in my eyes.

Actutally, In the Darth Plaguies novel, Palpatine meets young Padme and basically tells her dad that she should run for office because she will definetly beat the guy who is trying to rerun in the election. He thinks to himself that she would be a stoic yet moldable leader.

actually the easy none stressful child hood is the recent thing. Children not being traumatized .. or at least taking more responsibility is unnatural thing. Maybe less responsibility makes children more subseptable to trauma

I always thought the scene where Padme and Anakin talk about the Tusken raider massacre so out of place. This would've been a great opportunity to have him not tell her or anyone else (except for Palatine later). He could have had this as a major secret that he deeply regrets, and his grappling with his actions could've been part of his fall to the dark side. It could've been revealed to her later in episode 3, and have been part of the building confrontation between them.

Anakin was a slave his entire life, even after being "freed" by the Jedi. Padme lived a guarded, rigidly structured life; with very few actual freedoms. In each other, they found something that they had always been denied: a sense of autonomy.

It’s possible that moral and ethic codes were different in the Star Wars universe. Few people living on Tatooine viewed the Tuskens as anything more than savage creatures. Padme was indeed an icon for moral virtue, but it was mostly the Jedi who placed value on all forms of life. Anakin’s moral dilemma wasn’t that he killed a tribe of Tuskens; most people living on Tatooine would have approved of such an otherwise heinous deed. His moral dilemma was that he gave into his anger and violated the values taught by the Jedi Order.

Also to note I think she's decent enough with a blaster and didn't hesitate to pop off on some Geonotian's, she has some idea of what a real fight is when consoling him about the Raiders. I don't know if Geonotia was before or after that but it's made clear she understands battle as well as politics, and probably has a little more rage in her assassination attempts than she might let to the surface. Something to consider in her sympathy... Would she have the same need for revenge if faced with her captive assassinators, along with their families who in her mind may have been co-conspirators? In the right circumstance I think it's possible🎉

Keep up the great work

Well done Allen another excellent video.

As soon as Padmé got knocked up she contracted the Skywalker whininess. She stopped being a badass independent woman. She became an emotional wreck

This is one of your best videos 👏🏽👏🏽

I love that little pixel frame in the background

Hey also, I’m sure Jedi had a glamorous and celebrity effect to non-Jedi. This can lead to more reasons to rationalize staying with Anakin.

"I can fix him"

Why I can sum that up in a few words “she needs therapy”

I honestly couldn't care less about Star Wars anymore, but you still somehow make videos I want to watch. Amazing work, bro.

My good sir, I'd ignore all the red flags if the man looked like Hayden Christensen. You're welcome.

You'd be surprised the things you will put up with. When you're young and in love. George did great on the prequels. Padme would want the security of a strong Jedi man who loves her (more possibly). Even tho he was immature at times. They were both young.

He was the chosen one. 😅

Love has blinded her lol

The clones seems like the might make great Jedi if they had the force

1:37 Palpatine is a shipper on deck toward Anakin and Padme's romance, lol

I'm just going to dump a bunch of jokes about this in here. In short, Padme would be a user of r/fuckingfascists If you read the novelization of episode 2 before that kiss Padme has a internal monolog where she says "you know what, fuck it" Anakin: "well maybe they should be made to" Padme:"By you daddy?" Anakin:"well maybe they should be made to" Padme:"I can fix him" Padme to her friends: "What are you talking about, him? a fascist? He's just really religious" Anakin in the background: "I have brought peace, freedom, justice to my new empire"

Padme might’ve been a competent politician and leader. But she was still very young. She was 14 during TPM, 24 in AOTC and 27 when she died. You can be a prodigy in many fields but still naive in the ways of the world. She didn’t have much experience in interpersonal relationships, especially romantic ones. That’s why most victims of abusive relationships are in their teens and early twenties; because they don’t know what to watch out for.

This is an amazing video.

Had Anakin had Qui Gon And Shmi around to guide him from TPM to AOTC i could see them showing Anakin how to love in a healthy way something that The other Jedi failed to do yeah.

Seriously, there were so many red flags that should have sent Padme running for the fucking HILLS!

First and foremost, it must be pointed out that Padme is a hypocrite. Explanation: Anakin betrays the Republic for the primary reason of saving Padme's life. During the clone wars, the Gungans managed to capture General Grievous via General Tarpals' ultimate sacrifice. However, when Anakin is captured by Count Dooku, who offers the trade of Anakin for Grievous, Padme betrays the Republic for the security of Anakin's life by readily accepting the trade without even consulting the Republic Senate or the Jedi Order; she only consults (to some extent) Jar-Jar Binks. The loss of Grievous for the Separatists would have been detrimental to their war effort, possibly even ending the war in the Republic's favor. On the other hand, although Anakin was a gifted Jedi-General, he was nowhere near as important to the Republic military as Grievous was to the Separatists' military. Grievous was so important that Darth Sidious made a personal "phone-call" to Dooku ordering the count to capture Anakin specifically for the trade, which of course delves further into Palpatine's understanding of Anakin and Padme's relationship. Speaking of Palpatine's understanding of Padme's importance to his grand scheme, did you know that Palpatine had a somewhat personal relationship to Captain Panake? In the E. K. Johnstone book, "Queen's Peril," which details Padme's life as Queen of Naboo starting on the day she is elected and up through the events of "Phantom Menace," the book reveals that Captain Panake and Palpatine are on professional but personal speaking terms. This relationship is highlighted by a brief scene when Palpatine personally calls Panake, just after the election, to confirm the results of Padme being elected to Queen. Another odd factor to this is the fact that Panake begins looking into potential security bodyguards for Padme before she is even elected, i.e., Panake looks to recruit Sabe (played by Kiera Knightly in "The Phantom Menace" film) before the election is even held. This hints at the idea that, somehow, Padme was meant to be elected Queen. (Fyi: Wookieepedia alludes to a claim that Sabe was recruited after the election. Sabe may have been actually hired after the election, but details described in the "Queen's Peril" book reveal that Panaka was looking for a physical-replica-bodyguard for Padme before she was elected. Padme herself, after being elected and told of this by Panaka, finding this unorthodoxed prerequisite search questionable at best, yet she reveals no outward concerns in the matter.)

So if Padme ended up leaving Anakin for Clovis, it will only make things worse? Not only that job and relationship become each other's synonym for Padme but Aankin most likely will fall to the Dark Side right in a middle of the Clones Wars, depriving Darth Sidious of his new apprentice as a result.

She is literally the I can fix him person

To play Sith's Advocate; Tusken Raiders, are... well, raiders. And the little she knows about Tattooine doesn't exactly dispel any of those thoughts. Since the times of A New Hope, we see Luke carry a rifle all cause he was heading near Tusken territory. Sure we see a few decent Tuskens but, they're often portrayed as savages. And any attempt to save Shmi led to other people getting hurt or dying. Padme doesn't really see or hear anything positive about them, doesn't even know what kinda species they are, so Anakin slaughtering a whole tribe of them doesn't hit nearly as hard as it would've had he killed anyone else.

I always saw the red flags among the jedi when it came to kids. You explained everything in great detail

Sounds like my sister all her relationships are chaotic

This title made me chuckle

Alan, would you consider one day making a video focusing on star wars books, and recommending your favourite ones, or the ones you think are the best ones? Personally, I enjoyed the revenge of the sith novelization, Karen Traviss' Republic Commando novels and Darth Plagueis.

I mean look at him plus he has that combination of innocence and bad boy charm. That and as people said he seemed genuine, open about his flaws and he did care about her as person not queen or senator.

I love your vids!😍🫶

I love this exploration of their relationship.

I love your videos.

"I can fix him. " Story for the ages. 😏