One thing I'm not getting - going by this Starjuna script - what sort of a moronette is Shikhandini? She saw what her father wished for Draupadi during the yagna, and she saw him threaten her life if she didn't leave. Then why did she appeal to her father to forgive her? She knows that he won't.
Also, since Draupadi is the only person who seems to care for her, why didn't she also leave w/ Draupadi? She's no longer the senapati - her new bro is, so she might as well leave w/ Draupadi & protect her, no?It may have made more sense had they shown her leave as well, and in the process, get to the part where she gets to change her gender.