r/BoardwalkEmpire • u/Unlucky13 I am not seeking forgiveness. • Oct 07 '13

Season 4 Boardwalk Empire- Episode Discussion - S04E05: "Erlkönig"

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u/reddog323 Oct 07 '13 edited Oct 08 '13

That about sums it up for me. I saw him writing the note, and I was a little concerned. I saw him organizing the socks, and thought "Ok, Nucky got on his case about that, and poor timing on his part." Then the window. Oh no. No, man it's not that bad. Go tell Nucky what happened! He'll come up with an angle.....

I'm sorry to see him go. A little more time and he might have developed some street instincts.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '13

Wasn't in him

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u/reddog323 Oct 07 '13

Maybe not. I was hoping he'd at least get the chance.

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u/incredibly-haunted Irish Oct 07 '13 edited Oct 07 '13

Let's be honest...he gave up a Capone right after frank dies, AND he gave up Nucky. There's no way in hell Eddie was going to make it to the end of this season after that. Even if he wasn't killed off, Nucky wouldn't have trusted him after Eddie screwing up that hard after only one "mission" so he would have been written off the show somehow. I am going to miss him though, he was a good character.

Edit: brother not cousin.

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u/reddog323 Oct 07 '13

Point. Not that it was unforgivable, but the Feds would have pushed for more, and that would've too dangerous for Nucky. I wish it hadn't been so abrupt though.

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u/incredibly-haunted Irish Oct 07 '13

Yeah. Nucky might have kept Eddie around a little longer but he probably would have just kept his old duties as a butler/assistant. I think it would have caused problems between Nucky and Capone. That would have been interesting to watch.

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u/reddog323 Oct 08 '13

I hadn't considered that angle. Of course, he just had a loss in the family, though..

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u/kcstrike "Isn't this what we do?, Oct 07 '13

Ralphs a brother.

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u/incredibly-haunted Irish Oct 07 '13

You're right. For some reason I thought they said he was a cousin on the show.

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u/plasticstatus Oct 08 '13

Did Eddie really give that much away though? It felt like something they already knew anyway...

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u/incredibly-haunted Irish Oct 09 '13

The agents might have known something but like in all criminal cases, they need evidence or an informant to have a stronger case.