So, I would say that their relationship was rarely healthy in the films, but it was healthy more often in TCW. Generally speaking. There was one time that he engaged in domestic violence in TCW by beating up her ex in front of her. Yes, he's not hitting her, but he's doing it in front of her, and that's horrifying. Definitely not an example to set for kids! But it also shows kids that Padme actively chose to stay with Anakin. Imagine if she left? Ugh. He would have fallen to the dark side early. I would be concerned about her. But Palpatine preferred Anakin to fall late in the war. If you look at the ROTS novelization, Sidious is manipulating Anakin against Padme very subtly. He didn't want him to stay with her. But still, Sidious Palpatine did not kill Padme himself. He merely implanted the vision Anakin had of Padme dying in Anakin's head. Personally, I think the EU handled it well. Her former security officer blames Vader for Padme's death. Lucas should have depicted Padme as standing up to the new Darth Vader. She could either run away with Bail and stay with him until she died fighting the Empire...or she could have been killed by Vader personally on Mustafar. This whole notion of a broken heart is a problem. She shouldn't be forgiving Anakin as she's dying. Yes, what she says is true...he can be redeemed. But I think she should have said that before she understood what Vader was, how far he had fallen. There's nothing wrong with her believing that, but I doubt she would have said so after he had killed younglings. She was pregnant, and she was with a man who had just killed children. Ugh. Gosh, this is dark. Sorry. I don't have a degree in psychology, but I did take several counseling courses in South Dallas years ago, and one of them was Marriage Counseling. Another was Trauma Counseling. , She says she remembers being taken away from her parents, but I think she was taken away from her Mom and Step-father. Palpatine was only reclaiming what was rightfully his., Social The Cloud City Cantina 26.0 The Rise of Pullman (NEXT TRIVIA NIGHT: TBA) Discussion in ' Star Wars Community ' started by Lady_Belligerent , May 13, 2024..