Right there with you on the *ugh*. What is it with Lucas and cutting limbs off? They should stop. Well, they probably will since, hey, no more movies, but there had been talk about tv series so there.
I think that Kenobi didn't have other choice than to do to Anakin what he did. This is the part of the 'deadly duel' that actually kinda sucks. But still, kinda harsh. Of course *logically* he should just cut Anakin's head off, just in case... but then there would be no Vader so he kinda couldn't.

Padme's funeral doesn't make sense to me. Wasn't she supposed to be alive long enough for Leia to remember her or something?