George Lucas has stated many times that he feels the Prequels are more than just the story of Anakin Skywalker and his fall, but also a true love story, albeit a tainted one. The love between Anakin and Padmé is a rocky one, built upon deceit and hiding from different angles. It’s clear they love each other but there is so much happening so quickly that things were bound to fall apart at the seams. Let’s explore this tainted love story a little more closely through some deleted material.
SEEDS OF DISTRUST
It seems like George Lucas initially went to great lengths to convey the idea that Palpatine was planting the seeds of distrust in Anakin, but then removed multiple mentions of this idea in the editing room.
Palpatine shares his feelings about Padmé with Anakin, like that she’s hiding certain things. He tells Anakin that Obi-Wan like is clouded by emotions and can’t do his job correctly. He hints that the Sith and the Jedi are really not all that different (although some of this last item did end up in the film).
Here’s a deleted sequence where Palpatine tells Anakin about some rumors he’s heard about Obi-Wan, reinforcing the idea in Anakin’s head that Obi-Wan might possibly be in love with Padmé and doing something behind his back – which is totally baseless, as we all know.
I quite enjoy all the tension of a possible love triangle, especially when it doesn’t exist except in someone’s paranoid mind. The talk of a love triangle goes way back to before Episode I and while it was mostly fan speculation, it really resonated well with the fans. I’m glad Lucas threw in some sort of reference to it, even if it’s just in the published script.
100 EXT. CORUSCANT-CITYSCAPE-CHANCELLOR’S TRANSPORT-DAY
The Chancellor’s Transport races through the city and heads for the Senate Office Building landing platform. Waiting on the landing platform is a LONE JEDI. The Transport lands, and CHANCELLOR PALPATINE emerges with FOUR ROYAL GUARDS and MAS AMEDDA. The FOUR ROYAL GUARDS move off in another direction as PALPATINE greets ANAKIN, who has been waiting for him.PALPATINE
Well, Anakin, did you
see your friend off?ANAKIN
He will soon have Grievous’s
head.PALPATINE
We can only hope the Council
didn’t make a mistake.ANAKIN
The Council was very sure
in its decision.They exit the landing platform.
101 INT. CORUSCANT-SENATE OFFICE BUILDING-MAIN HALLWAY-DAY
They enter the main hallway of the Senate Office Building. They pass SEVERAL SENATORS, including REPRESENTATIVE JAR JAR BINKS from Naboo.JAR JAR
Helloo Annie. Good en
to see yousa…The Gungan waves to Anakin.
ANAKIN
Hi, Jar Jar.JAR JAR
Oopsin da Chancellor!! So
sorry, Your Highness, sir.Anakin turns back to the Chancellor.
PALPATINE
There are rumors in the
Senate about Master Kenobi.
Many believe he is not fit for
this assignment.ANAKIN
Not fit? Why would anyone
think that?PALPATINE
They say his mind has become
fogged by the influence of a
certain female Senator.ANAKIN
That’s ridiculous. Who?!?PALPATINE
(slyly)
No one knows who
she is… only that she is
a Senator.ANAKIN
That’s impossible. I would know.PALPATINE
Sometimes the closest are the
ones who cannot see.ANAKIN becomes worried.
PALPATINE
(continuing)
Idle Senate gossip is rarely
true and never accurate. I’m
sure your Master will do fine.
OBI-WAN TALKS TO PADMÉ
During the first half of the film, Palpatine is still at work sowing the seeds of jealousy in Anakin, hinting to the fact that Obi-Wan was under the influence of a certain female Senator. Anakin is left to put the pieces together but as his paranoia grows, he starts to suspect Obi-Wan more and more.
In the finished film, there’s a moment where Anakin asks Padmé if Obi-Wan has been to her apartment. Anakin can sense that he’s been there, and perhaps this is one of Anakin’s little tests to see if his wife would dare lie to him, but she doesn’t. She has nothing to lie about and Anakin, for the moment, appears relieved.
The truth is, as Padmé states, Obi-Wan was there that morning to talk to her. Obi-Wan is once again concerned for his friend who seems very shaken up and unbalanced lately. He’s a smart guy and knows what’s up with Padmé and Anakin, so he goes to see her. Of course, like a typical politician, she plays dumb and doesn’t confirm anything, but she doesn’t really have to at this point. There’s a friendly, unspoken, agreement in the air.
I like the scene I’m including here for a few reasons. First, it shows the concern Obi-Wan has for Anakin which at this point might just be overkill but why not have it in there for good measure. Second, I like the way it reinforces the fact that Obi-Wan and Padmé actually are good, platonic friends. You don’t get that vibe from the other films at all. Third, I like how it mirrors (and contrasts) the scene that comes later where Obi-Wan visits her with the real bad news. In this scene, he proves to her that he’s a good friend by keeping their secret, but in the later scene, he basically says he’s going off to kill her husband… and she just about throws her friendship with Obi-Wan out the window over it.
That is a pretty rough position to be in, though. Given everything Obi-Wan had been through up to that point in the story, she finally realizes that he has no reason to lie about such weighty subject matter. She just doesn’t want to admit it. That’s why she has to go to Mustafar to see for herself and talk to Anakin in person.
Here’s the dialogue from the scene:
93 EXT. CORUSCANT-PADME’S APARTMENT-EARLY MORNING
Padmé’s apartment building is surrounded by the smog-shrouded city of Coruscant.94 INT. CORUSCANT-PADME’S APARTMENT-LIVING ROOM-EARLY MORNING
PADME and OBI-WAN sit on one of the couches.OBI-WAN
Has Anakin been to see you?PADME
Several times . . . I was so
happy to hear he was accepted
on the Jedi Council.OBI-WAN
I know… he deserves it.
He is impatient, strong willed,
very opinionated, but truly gifted.They laugh.
PADME
You’re not just here to say hello.
Something is wrong, isn’t it?OBI-WAN
You should be a Jedi, Padmé.PADME
You’re not very good at
hiding your feelings.OBI-WAN
It’s Anakin… He’s becoming moody
and detached. He’s been put in a
difficult position as the Chancellor’s
representative… but I think it’s more
than that. I was hoping he may have
talked to you.PADME
Why would he talk to me
about his work?OBI-WAN studies her.
OBI-WAN
Neither of you is very good at
hiding your feelings either.PADME
Don’t give me that look.OBI-WAN
I know how he feels about you.PADME
(nervous)
What did he say?OBI-WAN
Nothing. He didn’t have to.PADME is a little flustered. She stands and Obi-Wan follows. She walks to the balcony.
PADME
I don’t know what you’re
talking about.OBI-WAN
I know you both too well.
I can see you two are in love.
Padmé’s, I’m worried about him.PADME looks down and doesn’t answer.
OBI-WAN
(continuing)
I fear your relationship has
confused him. He’s changed
considerably since we
returned…They stand on the balcony and look off at the early morning city. OBI-WAN starts to leave. PADME stays looking off into the distant city.
OBI-WAN
(continuing)
Padmé’s, I’m not telling the
Council about any of this.
I… I hope I didn’t upset
you. We’re all friends, I
care about both of you…PADME
Thank you, Obi-Wan.OBI-WAN
Please do what you
can to help him.
Note that in the comic version, Mace Windu interrupts to tell Obi-Wan that Grievous has been located on Utapau. This is not in the script dialogue.
LOVE AND MARRIAGE
Hindsight, as they say, is 20/20. Looking back, it’s probably fair to say that Anakin and Padmé’s marriage was one huge mistake. I mean, it didn’t work out too well in the end, right? He lost most of his body parts and became an anti-Jedi, while she ended up dead. Makes marriage today seem like a walk in the park, doesn’t it? Anyhow, most of the scenes included in this section are here to document any deleted bits having to do with Anakin and Padmé.
Let’s start off with some alternate dialogue from the published screenplay. I like how Padmé teases Anakin a little and how he makes it known that he can “sense” something is up, and not by simply noticing it in her normal demeanor.
Anakin’s jealousy is introduced here, a thread that continues in the film, but most of the evidence was ultimately deleted from the film. After reading these bits a few times, they do come off as a little wordy, so I can understand why much of it was dropped. It takes Padmé a little too long to spit out that she’s pregnant. They seem to go back and forth a little too much before that.
ANAKIN stops, and BAIL goes off after PALPATINE and the others. ANAKIN goes behind one of the giant columns to meet up with the SHADOWY FIGURE, who is revealed to be SENATOR PADME AMDALA. They embrace and kiss.
PADME
Oh, Anakin! Thank
goodness, you’re back.ANAKIN
I missed you, Padmé.
I’ve missed you so.PADME
There were whispers…
that you’d been killed.
I’ve been living with
unbearable dread.ANAKIN
I’m back, I’m all right.
It feels like we’ve been
apart for a lifetime. And
it might have been… If
the Chancellor hadn’t been
kidnapped. I don’t think they
would have ever brought us
back from the Outer
Rim sieges.ANAKIN starts to give her another kiss. She steps back.
PADME
Wait, not here…He grabs her again.
ANAKIN
Yes, here! I’m tired of
all this deception. I don’t
care if they know we’re
married.PADME
Anakin, don’t say things
like that. You’re important
to the Republic … to ending
this war. I love you more than
anything, but I won’t let you
give up your life as a Jedi
for me…ANAKIN
I’ve given my life to the Jedi
order, but I’d only give up my
life, for you.PADME
(playfully) I wouldn’t like that.
I wouldn’t like that one bit.
Patience, my handsome Jedi…
Come to me later.ANAKIN embraces her, then looks at her.
ANAKIN
Are you all right? You’re
trembling. What’s going on?PADME
I’m just excited to see you.ANAKIN
That’s not it. I sense more…
what is it?PADME
Nothing… nothing…ANAKIN
You’re frightened.
(a little angry) Tell
me what’s going on!PADME begins to cry.
PADME
You’ve been gone five
months… it’s been very
hard for me. I’ve never
felt so alone. There’s…ANAKIN
… Is there someone else?PADME
(peeved, angry) No! Why
do you think that? Your
jealousy upsets me so much,
Anakin. I do nothing to betray
you, yet you still don’t trust me.
Nothing has changed.ANAKIN
(sheepish) I’m afraid of losing
you, Padmé… that’s all.PADME
I will never stop loving you,
Anakin. My only fear is
losing you.ANAKIN
It’s just that I’ve never seen
you like this…PADME
Something wonderful has happened.They look at each other for a long moment.
PADME
(continuing) I’m…
Annie, I’m pregnant.ANAKIN is stunned. He thinks through all of the ramifications of this. He takes her in his arms.
ANAKIN
That’s… that’s wonderful.PADME
What are we going to do?ANAKIN
We’re not going to worry
about anything right now,
all right? This is a happy
moment. The happiest
moment of my life.
A lot of people had a problem with the following scene as it appeared in the film. The whole Anakin/Padmé love story was a double-edged sword for Lucas. It needed to exist but seemed as if it was painful for him to write – and some would say painful to listen to. Personally, I had no issues with the whole thing in Episode III. Episode II, on the other hand, had a few awkward moments that didn’t feel natural to me.
I’m not sure if the extra lines below would have helped or hindered the scene. If it helped it, then great, but if not it would have made a scene that wasn’t well received even longer and potentially worse for those who don’t like that sort of thing. I do remember hearing a few groans while in the theater.
Here’s the famous balcony scene with a few extra lines:
73 INT. CORUSCANT-PADME’S APARTMENT-TWILIGHT
PADME stands in the balcony brushing her hair. ANAKIN leans against the wall, watching her lovingly.ANAKIN
…every second I was thinking
of you. Protecting the endless,
nameless Outer Rim settlements
became a torture… the battles
were easy, the longing became
unbearable… I’ve never been
so happy as I am at this
moment.PADME
Annie, I want to have our baby
back home on Naboo. We could
go to the lake country where no
one would know… where we
would be safe. I could go early
and fix up the baby’s room. I
know the perfect spot, right by
the gardens.ANAKIN
You are so beautiful!PADME
It’s only because I’m so
in love…ANAKIN
No, it’s because I’m so
in love with you.PADME
So love has blinded you?ANAKIN
Well, that’s not exactly
what I meant…PADME
But it’s probably true!They laugh.
ANAKIN
I haven’t laughed in so long…PADME
Neither have I.
I’m going to group the next two scenes together since they’re slightly related and very short. All that’s happening here, once again, are just simple dialogue omissions. Whether or not they were filmed, I can’t say for sure but they’re in the script so for the sake of completeness, I’m including them here.
The first is the first dream sequence in the film and the second is what takes place shortly afterward. The first has some extra dialogue and even goes as far as to mention Padmé dying. The second just has an extra line and mentions that Padmé goes downstairs, which we don’t see in that shot but do see in the next one where Anakin is on the veranda thinking. No big deal, like I said.
74 INT. POLIS MASSA-MEDICAL CENTER-DREAM
The view is strangely distorted and disorienting. PADME is on a table in an alien medical chamber. She is giving birth and is screaming.PADME
Anakin, help me! Help,
Anakin! Anakin, I love you.
I love you.She screams and dies.
PADME
Anakin??She gets out of bed and goes downstairs to look for him.
Next is a short exchange between the two lovers that seems to have been lifted from the final cut. It’s a subtle hint of the distrust that’s been growing between Obi-Wan and Anakin. Of course, Anakin’s worries are needless since Obi-Wan figured out about their baby on his own and still didn’t rat them out. Here, when Padmé asks if Obi-Wan can be of help to them, Anakin puts the idea out of her head and instructs her to keep quiet:
PADME
Anakin, do you think Obi-Wan
might be able to help us?ANAKIN
(suspicious) Have you told
him anything?PADME
No, but he’s your mentor,
your best friend… he must
suspect something.ANAKIN
He’s been a father to me,
but he’s still on the Council.
Don’t tell him anything!PADME
I won’t, Anakin.ANAKIN
I don’t need his help…
Our baby is a blessing, not
a problem.
The next scene is quite long but is an extended version of an already existing scene. Interestingly enough, quite a bit was trimmed out, especially from the beginning. Captain Typho and handmaiden Moteé both have a line, plus C-3PO offers his services. All the while, the shadowy figure of Anakin is lurking in the background. He pops out and startles Padmé.
In the finished film, we come into this scene just as Anakin is saying the line, “Sometimes I wonder what’s happening to the Jedi Order…” That’s about halfway in. If you watch the establishing shot closely, it does seem to cover part of the deleted dialogue, although it’s silent. Anakin is feeling Padmé’s stomach and the two seem to be laughing.
What I like about this scene as it is written (as opposed to what’s in the film) is that it reinforces the fact that Anakin and Padmé still have to sneak around and meet up in clandestine ways. He just sort of pops out of the shadows and then disappears, like Dracula. He probably has his own quarters in the Jedi Temple but sleeps at her place from time to time. They can’t be seen living together. That’s what makes the veranda convenient – he can come and go without using the door. I wonder where all the Star Wars paparazzi are?
I like the bit at the end where Anakin tells Padmé that he feels there’s something she’s keeping from him, and then she says the same thing back to him. I’m not certain why this was taken out. It makes the current edit seem jumpy and not flow smoothly. In the film, she says that he should let her help him and then all of the sudden she just wants to hug. It’s a little odd but it works, I guess.
Here’s the version from the published script:
87 EXT. CORUSCANT-PADME’S APARTMENT-VERANDA-SUNSET
Padmé’s Speeder pulls up to the landing platform. CAPTAIN TYPHO escorts PADME onto the veranda, where TWO HANDMAIDENS (ELLE and MOTEE) are waiting. PADME turns to CAPTAIN TYPHO.PADME
Thank you, Captain.CAPTAIN TYPHO
Rest well. My Lady.CAPTAIN TYPHO gets back into the Speeder, and it disappears into the cityscape. The HANDMAIDENS, Motee and Elle, approach PADME as the SHADOW OF A FIGURE moves in the background. C-3PO is standing nearby.
PADME
I’ll be up in a while.MOTEE
Yes, my lady.C-3PO stands, confused, as the HANDMAIDENS turn and exit.
C-3PO
Is there anything I might
do for you, my lady?PADME
Yes, make sure all the
security droids are working.
Thank you, Threepio.The golden droid turns and exits.
PADME stands and watches the sunset. The SHADOWY FIGURE moves toward her. She senses something.
ANAKIN
Beautiful, isn’t it?PADME jumps and turns around.
PADME
You startled me.He sits next to her on the bench.
ANAKIN
How are you feeling?PADME
He keeps kicking.ANAKIN
He?! Why do you think
it’s a boy?PADME
(laughs) My motherly
intuition.She puts his hand on her belly.
ANAKIN
Whoa! With a kick that strong,
it’s got to be a girl.They laugh.
PADME
I heard about your
appointment. Anakin. I’m so
proud of you.ANAKIN
I may be on the Council, but…
they refused to accept me
as a Jedi Master.PADME
Patience. In time, they will
recognize your skills.ANAKIN
They still treat me as if
I were a Padawan learner…
they fear my power, that’s
the problem.PADME
Anakin…ANAKIN
Sometimes, I wonder what’s
happening to the Jedi Order…
I think this war is destroying the
principles of the Republic.PADME
Have you ever considered that
we may be on the wrong side?ANAKIN
(suspicious)
What do you mean?PADME
What if the democracy we thought
we were serving no longer
exists, and the Republic has
become the very evil we
have been fighting to destroy?ANAKIN
I don’t believe that. And
you’re sounding like a Separatist!PADME
Anakin, this war represents a
failure to listen… Now, you’re
closer to the Chancellor than
anyone. Please, please ask
him to stop the fighting and
let diplomacy resume.ANAKIN
(growing angry) Don’t ask me
to do that, Padmé. Make a motion
in the Senate, where that kind of
a request belongs. I’m not your
errand boy. I’m not anyone’s
errand boy!PADME
What is it?ANAKIN
Nothing.PADME
Don’t do this… don’t shut
me out. Let me help you.ANAKIN
You can’t help me…
I’m trying to help you.They look in each other’s eyes.
ANAKIN
(continuing) I sense… there are
things you are not telling me.PADME is startled at this.
PADME
I sense there are things
you are not telling me.PADME smiles. ANAKIN is a little embarrassed.
PADME
(continuing)
Hold me… like you did
by the lake on Naboo,
so long ago… when there
was nothing but our
love… No politics, no
plotting… no war.
This next scene is quite powerful. It’s not that the scene itself is powerful by definition, it just mentions Anakin and his obsession with power. Padmé, naive as she always was, never sees anything wrong with this. Let me clarify: it’s not that she’s completely naive about everything, but she’s eternally hopeful that things will always work out for the best.
Again, we see the underlying theme that Anakin is (unnecessarily) jealous of Obi-Wan. Padmé doesn’t pick up on that either. Come to think of it, she doesn’t pick up on much of anything close to home, does she? She’s very astute in her work environment, but the opposite in her personal life.
Here’s the extended version of what I call the “power” scene from the screenplay:
ANAKIN
I sense someone familiar…
Obi-Wan’s been here,
hasn’t he?PADME
He came by this morning.ANAKIN
What did he want?PADME looks at him for a moment. ANAKIN seems tense.
PADME
He’s worried about you.ANAKIN
You told him about us, didn’t you?She continues to walk to the bedroom, he follows.
PADME
He’s your best friend, Anakin.
He says you’re under a
lot of stress.ANAKIN
And he’s not?PADME
You have been moody lately.ANAKIN
I’m not moody…PADME
Anakin! Don’t do this again.ANAKIN
I don’t know…
I feel… lost.PADME
Lost? What do you mean?
You’re always so sure of
yourself. I don’t understand.ANAKIN
Obi-Wan and the Council
don’t trust me.PADME
They trust you with their lives.
Obi-Wan loves you as a son.ANAKIN
Something’s happening… I’m
not the Jedi I should be. I am
one of the most powerful Jedi,
but I’m not satisfied… I want
more, and I know I shouldn’t.PADME
You expect too much of yourself.They stop in front of the window in the bedroom. ANAKIN puts his hand on her belly.
ANAKIN
I have found a way to save you.PADME
Save me?ANAKIN
From my nightmares.PADME
Is that what’s bothering you?ANAKIN
I won’t lose you, Padmé.PADME
I’m not going to die in
childbirth, Annie. I promise you.ANAKIN
No, I promise you! I am
becoming so powerful with my
new knowledge of the Force, I
will be able to keep you from
dying.PADME looks ANAKIN in the eye.
PADME
You don’t need more power, Anakin.
I believe you can protect me against
anything, just as you are.They embrace and kiss.
The next scene is definitely one that took me by surprise when I first saw it. It was a scene totally devoid of dialogue outside of the voice-overs and reminded me of Lucas’ THX-1138 days. This was real, emotional film making using imagery and feelings as opposed to dialogue. That’s why I wasn’t too upset to learn that this dialogue was removed, although I liked the use of Padmé’s line from Episode II. That was a nice touch. I also like the fact that Anakin didn’t talk to himself in the film version. It was much more emotional to have him run out without speaking.
Here’s the scene where Anakin and Padmé connect from across town as it appears in the published screenplay:
125 INT. CORUSCANT-JEDI COUNCIL/PADME’S APARTMENT-EARLY EVENING
(INTERCUT)
PADME is alone in her apartment, thinking of Anakin. ANAKIN sits alone in the Jedi Council Chamber thinking of PADME.
PALPATINE (V.O.)
You do know, don’t you, if
the Jedi destroy me, any
chance of saving her will
be lost.PADME
I truly, deeply love you.
Before I die. I want you
to know.C-3PO
My Lady, are you…
Are you all right?ANAKIN
I can’t do this…
I can’t let her die.ANAKIN rushes out of the Council Chamber and to his speeder. The hangar door opens and he lifts off.
In the finished film, the following scene starts with Padmé running out to meet Anakin (Scene 162) and Scene 161 isn’t shown at all. It’s not much but poor C-3PO loses even more screen time in both of the scenes. That’s a shame too, because I enjoy 3PO’s paranoia about “banishing all droids”.
The real meat and potatoes of the deleted dialogue here, however, is Anakin informing Padmé that she needs to start distancing herself from the loyalist senators. They’re all going to be “dealt with” and Anakin is so lost that he thinks his friendship with Palpatine can get her off the hook. Had Anakin not killed her, Palpatine would have surely devised a way for her to die at some point.
Here’s the scripted version:
161 INT. CORUSCANT-PADME’SAPARTMENT-PRE-DAWN
PADME stands before the window of her living room, watching the plume of smoke from the Jedi Temple. C-3PO enters from the bedroom.C-3PO
My Lady, there’s a Jedi fighter
docking on the veranda.PADME turns and rushes to the bedroom.
162 EXT. CORUSCANT-PADME’S APARTMENT-VERANDA-PRE-DAWN
THREEPIO walks out to ANAKIN’s ship and talks with ARTOO. ARTOO beeps.THREEPIO
Hush! Not so loud!PADME rushes onto the veranda as ANAKIN exits his GREEN JEDI FIGHTER. They embrace.
PADME
Are you all right? I heard
there was an attack on the Jedi
Temple… you can see the
smoke from here.ANAKIN
I’m fine. I’m fine. I came to
see if you and the baby are safe.PADME
Captain Typho’s here,
we’re safe. What’s happening?C-3PO continues to talk to R2-D2 on the GREEN FIGHTER.
C-3PO
What is going on?ARTOO SQUEAKS and BEEPS.
C-3PO
(continuing)
You can’t be anymore
confused than I am.ANAKIN
The situation is not good. The
Jedi have tried to overthrow
the Republic…PADME
I can’t believe that!ANAKIN
I couldn’t either at first, but
it’s true. I saw Master Windu
attempt to assassinate the
Chancellor myself.C-3PO leans over and whispers to ARTOO.
C-3PO
Something important is going
on! I heard a rumor they are
going to banish all droids.ARTOO BEEPS rather loudly. C-3PO puts his fingers to his lips.
C-3PO
(continuing)
Shhhhhh… not so loud.ARTOO BEEPS quietly.
C-3PO
(continuing)
Whatever it is, we’ll be
the last to know.PADME
Anakin, what are you
going to do?ANAKIN looks down for a moment and then walks away from Padmé.
ANAKIN
I will not betray the Republic…
my loyalties lie with the Chancellor
and with the Senate… and with you.ANAKIN turns and walks back to Padmé.
PADME
What about Obi-Wan?ANAKIN
I don’t know… Many Jedi have
been killed. We can only hope
that he’s remained loyal
to the Chancellor.PADME
How could this have happened?ANAKIN
The Republic is unstable, Padmé.
The Jedi aren’t the only ones trying
to take advantage of the situation.
There are also traitors in the Senate.PADME stands and reacts ever so slightly.
PADME: What are you saying?
ANAKIN
You need to distance yourself from
your friends in the Senate. The
Chancellor said they will be dealt
with when this conflict is over.PADME
What if they start an inquisition?
I’ve opposed this war. What will
you do if I become a suspect?ANAKIN
That won’t happen. I won’t let it.PADME
Oh, Anakin, I’m afraid.ANAKIN takes PADME in his arms.
ANAKIN
Have faith, my love. Everything will
soon be set right. The Chancellor
has given me a very important
mission. The Separatists have
gathered in the Mustafar system.
I’m going there to end this war.
Wait for me until I return…
things will be different,
I promise.They kiss.
ANAKIN
(continuing)
Please, wait for me.PADME
I will.ANAKIN gets into his Fighter as THREEPIO backs away.
C-3PO
(to Artoo)
Well, he is under a lot
of stress, Artoo.ARTOO beeps.
C-3PO
(continuing)
Take care, my little friend.ARTOO BEEPS a good-bye, and the fighter takes off. PADME is left alone on the veranda. She starts to cry. THREEPIO comes up to her.
C-3PO
(continuing)
My Lady, is there anything
I might do?PADME
No thank you, Threepio.C-3PO
A snack, perhaps?PADME
No.THREEPIO starts to move off.
C-3PO
I feel so helpless.
CAPTAIN TYPHO
Padmé’s head of security, Captain Typho, had only one eye but that didn’t make him any less effective. He was always cautioning Padmé about matters and was usually right, especially when he warned her not to go to Mustafar. I’ll bet the poor guy had nightmares about letting her go off alone for years.
Our friend Typho had a few smal moments that were deleted from the film. I’m not sure which moments were actually shot, but here are the relevant passages from the published screenplay:
87 EXT. CORUSCANT-PADME’S APARTMENT-VERANDA-SUNSET
Padmé’s Speeder pulls up to the landing platform. CAPTAIN TYPHO escorts PADME onto the veranda, where TWO HANDMAIDENS (ELLE and MOTEE) are waiting. PADME turns to CAPTAIN TYPHO.PADME
Thank you, Captain.CAPTAIN TYPHO
Rest well. My Lady.CAPTAIN TYPHO gets back into the Speeder, and it disappears into the cityscape. The HANDMAIDENS, Motee and Elle, approach PADME as the SHADOW OF A FIGURE moves in the background. C-3PO is standing nearby.
191 EXT. CORUSCANT-LANDING PLATFORM-SUNSET
A small Naboo Skiff rests on a landing platform in the vast congestion of Coruscant. PADME gets out of her Speeder, followed by CAPTAIN TYPHO and C-3PO.CAPTAIN TYPHO
My Lady, let me come
with you.PADME
There is no danger. The fighting
is over, and… this is personal.TYPHO bows.
CAPTAIN TYPHO
As you wish, My Lady…
but I strongly disagree.PADME
I’ll be all right, Captain.He goes to the speeder and gets in.
PADME
(continuing) This is something I
must do myself. Besides,
Threepio will look after me.C-3PO
Oh, dear.TYPHO takes off and PADME and THREEPIO board the small NABOO SKIFF. A shadow moves out from under the SKIFF. It is OBI-WAN. He quickly jumps on the retracting ramp as the SKIFF takes off.
It’s important to note that the scene on the landing platform is, of course, in the film but if you recall it’s done in one long wide shot. There are no close-ups as with the image included on this page. Typho can also be spotted in the Naboo Senate Pod when Palpatine is declaring the Empire as the new form of government.