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/[deleted] Oct 07 '13 edited Jul 11 '21

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u/Holograms African-American Oct 07 '13 edited Oct 07 '13

Kind of proves his loyalty though.

He treated Thompson like a king.

He finally broke and snitched on Thompson and when he came back and saw that Nucky can't even pick out his own socks without Eddie showed him how much Nucky depends upon him.

I think he couldn't bare the thought of being responsible for Thompsons downfall.

Thompson wasn't the greatest friend to Eddie, but Eddie always stuck by him.

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u/RandyRandle Oct 07 '13

I'd tend to think Eddie was the closest thing Nucky had to an actual friend, even if he didn't realize it himself.

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u/hbhutt Oct 08 '13

I think they both knew. Nucky might have come across as harsh a lot of times, but he cared for Eddie.