re: Inglourious Basterds question

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She was “this close” to being exposed (and likely death) and made it out the other side with not being recognized. If he recognizes her and let’s her go anyway, her reaction doesn’t mean as much IMO.

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Honestly a fair point. I’m pretty much at 50/50 on this slightly leaning to the fact that he did know who she was (or at least suspected), but either way is good and fine with me.

You always overthink this shite and then impose your theories as if they're facts. Coco's answer is the most reasonable. Plus, if he knew who she was, he did nothing after that scene that would indicate that. shite, pretty much anyone would at least have her followed and watched if they believed they knew who she was. No matter how focused he is on the basterds, he'd never let that go. Instead, she's able to mass murder his bosses.

Can you think of anything he said or did after that scene that would indicate he knows who she is? I cannot.

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You always overthink this shite and then impose your theories as if they're facts. Coco's answer is the most reasonable.

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As I’ve said, I think it’s 50/50, but Landa’s actions put me slightly in the direction that he knew.

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Plus, if he knew who she was, he did nothing after that scene that would indicate that.

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Yeah, because the scene after that Landa finds out that the Basterds are coming to the premiere, and they are a much, much bigger fish to fry than her. Knowingly letting the Basterds plan come to fruition is his only way out of not getting hanged at the end of the war, especially when he implied he is every bit as vicious as Heydrich. So logic dictates he’d just ignore her from there if he knew who she was.

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No matter how focused he is on the basterds, he'd never let that go.

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You’re damn right he would, because exposing her makes sure the Basterds plan doesn’t come to fruition. Again, Shoshana is just a game to him. The Basterds and getting pardoned is what he’s really after.

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Instead, she's able to mass murder his bosses.

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Which he allows. Either he’s going to let Shoshana or the Basterds do it. Same end result. Hitler and Goebbels at least probably would have made it out alive if the Basterds didn’t come storming into the box.

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Can you think of anything he said or did after that scene that would indicate he knows who she is? I cannot.

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Because Landa’s motive changes. The next scene he’s investigating the basement bar massacre.

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Eh, most of that is just you making shite up, though.

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Is it? If he knows who Shoshana is, why would he expose her before the big event that would get the High Command killed and him a pardon and a nice bit of real estate on Nantucket Island?

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Maybe because he slaughtered her whole family.

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Well he’s not/didn’t stick around. All ratting on her will do is make Hitler hightail it back to Berlin and he fricks up his potential pardon. And again, Hitler is in the fricking room, so you would think even over the person who commanded her family’s death that Hitler would still be the prime target. Plus he knows to be careful around her if she pops up around him from behind working the projector.

Nah he let him live. He would get the reputation of not being a man of his word so less people would be willing to open up to him. You get more flies with honey than vinegar.

Landa didn’t really give a shite about the Nazis or Americans. He was a narcissist who only looked out for himself and his aspirations. He even said he enjoyed being called the Jew Hunter because he earned that title. He also made it abundantly clear that he wanted to be put in history books as a man who was involved with Operation Kino from the beginning while having his record cleared of war crimes.
If he’s known as a dishonest man who nobody could trust, that would hinder his ability to gain more power and reverence.