When Shmi Skywalker spoke those words way back in Episode I, fans were torn. I can't explain what happened.' ―Shmi Skywalker from Phantom Menace, 1999. I carried him, I gave birth, I raised him. Perhaps such lines are remnants of a subplot we never got to see fully explore. This may or may not be the reason why some of Anakin's lines still portray him as jealous. (Get Maury on the phone!) However, the actual reason behind the abandonment of the love triangle was seemingly due to George Lucas removing extraneous subplots in favor of focusing on Anakin’s fall to the dark side. Also, it may have sparked a whole new debate about Obi-Wan being the father of the twins. Introducing a dramatic twist like that so late in the game would have been impossible to pull off. Furthermore, no such soap-opera-ish angle was remotely hinted at in the previous two movies

However, any hints of a love triangle between the three characters never survived beyond early drafts. I even mentioned it in part one of this series. You may recall, this idea was actually an old concept that George Lucas briefly considered as far back as Phantom Menace. One of many subplots that hit the cutting room floor as Episode III was in production was a potential love triangle between Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Padmé. Also, the secret formation of the Rebellion behind Anankin's back sounds infinitely better than the simple broken heart angle Lucas decided upon. The alternative climax seems far more consistent with Padmé's character.

Then, at that point, Obi-Wan was meant to appear, Anakin was to violently turn on Padmé and then the epic duel would begin. Alas, she could not bring herself to do it. In a great twist, Anakin even knew she was there to murder him and was actually willing to let her take him out. In fact, on Mustafar she showed up packing a knife, fully intent on killing him. McCaig asserted that Padmé was well aware of Anakin slowly becoming a monster and was secretly building the rebellion behind his back to overthrow her crazed husband. At a speaking event at the Academy of Art University, Concept artist Iain McCaig let loose about how much Padmé could've been the tragic hero of the movie. But beyond that, there was some awesome material planned for her character. There are a few deleted scenes of Padmé helping to form the rebellion that easily could have beefed up her part. None of which was consistent with how she was portrayed in previous films.

However, in Episode III, Padmé's character basically just cried a lot, gave birth to Luke and Leia, and then promptly died. At least that's how she was depicted in Episode I and II. In the spirit of the best Star Wars characters, Padmé Amidala was quick to dive into action, blast away enemies and battle it out with giant monsters.

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