Why wasn't Vincent more furtive in the bathroom?

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In Pulp Fiction (1994), when Butch goes back to get his watch, he enters the apartment. After perceiving that he is alone, he relaxes, starts moving normally, even makes a pop-tart.

Wouldn't all of this movement have caused enough noise for Vincent to hear? When the door opens, Vincent has the look of a man unaware of his surroundings. I would expect that not only he would have heard Butch, but try to be more discreet about getting out of the bathroom.



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Quoting directly from fandom as there is nothing much to explain here,

While Marsellus and Vincent are staking out Butch's apartment, Marsellus leaves to get them some coffee and Vincent goes into the bathroom. Butch warily walks in to retrieve a forgotten watch and finds a Silenced MAC-11 on the kitchen counter. As he picks it up, Butch hears the toilet flush in the bathroom. Vincent walks out and freezes, recognizing Butch and staring into the barrel of his boss' gun. Seconds go by, a pair of Pop-Tarts jump out of the toaster and Butch shoots Vincent in the chest, killing him.

So the answer to your question is,

Vincent must have thought that his boss has returned that's why he was not so discreet while getting out of bathroom. And the gun was left by Marsellus because it was big enough and difficult to hide under coat if he were to go get a coffee.




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Why did they spare Marvin in Pulp Fiction?

Though it wasn't explicit in the movie, Marvin was Jules and Vincent's informant, which is why they didn't kill him and took him with them.

Did Vincent mean to shoot Marvin?

Either it was intentional, or Vincent isn't exactly the brightest or most cautious guy. Vincent shoots Marvin right after Jules says he is retiring. And although they are just coworkers, maybe Vincent wanted Jules to stay in the business just a little longer so that he could still work with his friend.

Why was Vincent shot in Pulp Fiction?

Whenever he goes to the bathroom something unfortunate occurs; Mia accidentally overdoses when she finds his heroin in a baggie rather than a balloon and mistakes it for cocaine, the coffee shop was robbed and later, Vincent gets shot by Butch when he was staking out his apartment.

Why did Jules shoot Marvin?

Knowing that Marvin would die a slow, painful death, Vincent and Jules decide that Marvin should be shot in the head and put out of his misery.



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