I love that Van had to come clean that the prequels are only "good" after you've digested another decade of ex post facto Filoni fan fiction. Great episode.
She doesn't die from heartbreak, George Lucas absurdly chose to be subtle with one detail, the Opera scene explains Palp can control life with the force, that explains both Anakins conception and Padames death, Palp kills her remotely and convinces Anakin it was his choking of her
Curious where you've heard Lucas say that the prequels weren't meant to criticize the Jedi order... always got the sense from reading interviews from the time that he intended the films to be a cautionary tale about what happens when institutions become complacent.
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