Within the second prequel Star Wars film, Assault of the Clones (which is streaming in your Disney+ subscription), Anakin and Padme’s romance is a supply of actual campiness. Their melodramatic exchanges and the “corny” dialogue within the prequels appear extra like a cleaning soap opera than an epic retelling of Luke and Leia’s dad and mom’ love story. Simply if you assume you’ve heard the entire jokes in the direction of the intergalactic couple, a viral (and hilarious) tweet has began again up the Anakin/Padme debate, and naturally, followers are going off.
If you happen to keep in mind within the Star Wars prequel, Assault of the Clones, Anakin and Padme have been alone at nighttime by a fire the place Anakin went on about being “in agony” over his emotions for the Naboo senator. @shoobscantsleep made positive to tweet a hilarious meme relating to one in all Padme’s attractive outfits in that scene:
ah sure the proper outfit to reject the 19 12 months outdated who has described being in my presence as agony pic.twitter.com/IBrSFaDJ47June 18, 2025
Once I first noticed this scene as a nine-year-old, I used to be very confused. It’s purported to be a second of affection, but I used to be listening to Anakin describe his love for Padme as being “in agony.” I, personally, wouldn’t be wooed by that. So, should you’re gonna reject a 19-year-old who makes use of such a poor adjective as a labor of affection, you would possibly as effectively put on a seductive outfit like that to make it more durable for him.
Anakin Skywalker wasn’t precisely the most effective with phrases within the prequel movies. In spite of everything, one of many worst moments of Star Wars was listening to Anakin seduce Padme, saying her “clean” pores and skin is best than the “coarse” sand of Tatooine. The tweet debate ended up resulting in hilarious feedback like @judgeshowgames‘ interpretation of Padme’s costume:
Truly makes excellent sense.
‘Being in my presence is agony? What, does he assume I am ugly? The hell he does, I am going to present him agony!’
Trying again, it looks like Anakin was gaslighting Padme, who should not be faulted for being herself, even when it made Anakin go weak on the knees. Scenes like that alone are foreshadowing of the highly effective Sith Lord he turns into.
We are able to simply say Padme’s halter-dress wasn’t intentional, however one factor we miss about Padme within the prequels was her brilliance being inner in comparison with every little thing in her head being laid out to audiences. So, perhaps she knew what she was doing selecting that exact costume. @agamemnus_dev had a hilarious perspective of Padme’s costume that despatched me roaring with laughter:
She did not have anything to put on as a result of Jar-Jar ‘borrowed’ all of the clothes.
Jar Jar Binks did step up in being the consultant of Naboo for Padme and advocating for the Chancellor’s emergency powers. However he wore some severely unusual cloaks whereas doing so. Perhaps Star Wars ought to have left the large outfits for the modern senator as an alternative. @DroidLiberator received hilariously actual on Padme not making it straightforward for the younger padawan:
flip up the agony to 110%
Completely! If a Jedi trainee who’s been despatched to guard you talks about how your presence sends you “in agony,” make him pay for it with a drop-dead lovely costume. But unusually, Anakin’s expressions of his emotions later labored on Padme regardless of their bland romantic scenes. @sagebored identified an empowering stance of the previous queen’s style alternative that actually slays:
SHE DOES NOT HAVE TO CONSIDER ANAKIN’S FEELINGS WHEN GETTING DRESSED ACTUALLY
That social media person couldn’t be extra right. Padme Amidala might have been in hiding for an enormous portion of Assault of the Clones, but it surely didn’t imply she needed to make herself appear like a sufferer. Every outfit she wore within the prequel represented her inside power. So if she’s gonna put on that whereas Anakin tries to, in his unusual means, entice her, why not?
Followers couldn’t assist however go off when a social media person posted a hilarious publish of Padme’s enticing costume she wore when she was about to reject Anakin. The thought of her carrying a seductive outfit whereas saying she could not be with him was too excellent to not meme. This must be a lesson to not mess with the Naboo senator if you speak about being “in agony” round her.