re: Pulp Fiction: The Bonnie Situation

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Is it possible that Jules is Bonnie's brother?

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Intriguing theory, but I cannot endorse it. Clearly, Bonnie is supposed to be African American, and Pam Greer was originally considered if the role was going to be larger.

Venessia Valentino actually played Bonnie in Pulp Fiction.



However, he refers to Jimmy as his "partner" not his brother or brother-in-law. There is little chance that Bonnie could be married to Jimmy AND be Jules' sister and not know and understand the life. The answer wouldn't have been to race against the clock - it would have been to intercept her or give her a partial, cryptic explanation that she could accept.

The more likely explanation is that Bonnie is a complete civilian and has rejected the gangster part of Jimmy's past - he's still "half in" it appears, but has to conceal it from Bonnie, or else invoke her likely "zero tolerance" policy for "gangster shite" - now, Jules is no stranger to her, and Marcellus knows this:

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No frickin' shite she'll freak. That ain't no kinda answer. You know her, I don't. How bad, a lot or a little?

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So, it's very possible this is the bigger part of the race against the clock - if Bonnie sees Jules, she'll definitively know Jimmy is up to his old tricks.