A closer look
Quentin Tarantino purposefully wrote the script for Pulp Fiction so that literally every time John Travolta's character goes to the bathroom, an absolutely horrific tragedy immediately unfolds in the storyline, meaning that from a character overdosing on heroin to a sudden armed robbery in a diner, Vincent Vega's digestive schedule is unequivocally the most dangerous ticking time bomb in the entire convoluted narrative of the classic nineties film; this brilliant, incredibly subtle running gag practically begs the audience to scream at the screen whenever the slick, suit-wearing hitman even thinks about looking for a restroom, serving as a deeply cynical, hilarious reminder that in the violently unpredictable cinematic universe of Tarantino, regular bodily functions are essentially a guaranteed death sentence for anyone unlucky enough to be waiting outside the door
