>but with the opening scene he finally kills he french dude and
>jews who were hiding.

Yes...


>then he chokes the sh*t out of Hammersmark after a little
>"cat-chase-mouse".

Yes...


>but with Soshanna, she got 2 passes?

Yes. Because, again, he's a cat chasing a mouse. And at some point -- whether it be a few minutes from now, or a few YEARS down the line -- he's going to catch that mouse. That's Landa. That's who he is. He's a good (and clearly arrogant) detective who knows he's smarter than the prey he's pursuing.


>or was Landa on the fence
>all along and thats why he let her go twice?

I don't believe he was on the fence. Again, he's an arrogant prick who just knows (based on how he gets down as a detective) that he's going to find this girl down the line.


>And maybe
>Hammersmark was on the fence, playing both sides like Landa
>was, and he choked out Hammersmark so she wouldn't rat him
>out to the Germans?

Didn't she say at one point that she was a double agent?


>its confusing, the way the story unfolds. a lot of holes, imo

I don't think there are that many holes, especially in regard to a character who is intelligent/slimy by nature...
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