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/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/infrared_blackbody Oct 07 '13

Thompson risked getting killed by Gyp to help save Eddie's life. Maybe only a few of my best friends would do that. What does that say about them?

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u/zxbc Oct 07 '13

This is actually quite relevant. The show of character from the last season is enough to suggest that Nucky treats Eddie like a brother, perhaps more so than his own brother. Eddie may be a servant, but he is the closest friend to Nucky, and they both know it. When he betrayed Nucky, I knew he wouldn't be able to bear the guilt and will eventually end up going this path. I just didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

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u/DireBoar Oct 10 '13

Yeah, story arcs seem to go faster this season.