emma_thehandmaiden posted:But, in all honestly, at one point, I believe that his mind had been so twisted and corrupted that it wasn't even about saving Padme anymore. It had turned into overthrowing Sidious, and taking over the galaxy. The next time you watch Episode III, on the Anakin and Padme Mustafar scene, watch how Anakin's facial expression changes. It seems like he loses every bit of facial expression he has. Padme knew right then, when his face was going completely blank. It was almost like she could sense his downfall, and in that moment she realized everything was true, but she continued to fight for him. When she grabs the sides of his head and starts stroking his hair, searching his eyes for some bit of Anakin, any bit of Anakin. And she declares, "Come away with me...help me raise our child..Leave EVERYTHING else behind! While we still can!" He is just staring at her with the most spine rippling, lip quivering, goose-bump creating, nerve shocking face..that I believe I have ever seen. It's just like there was no bit of him left then. That right at that moment, the cortuption had completely overthrown Anakin, and now he was fully Darth Vader. It's the most frightening thing(I can only imagine.) to realize that your husband, and the Father of your unborn children is no longer there anymore. That his (newly) main concern is to overthrow the Chancellor and take over the galaxy. How heartshattering must that be?