Daniel Craig’s James Bond had his last showing in No Time to Die, with the character rounding out a five-film arc. Craig’s Bond is the first not to have a floating timeline and whose events all tied in with one another. It allows for Bond’s action to be considered altogether now that his story is over.
There’s no doubt that Craig’s Bond was a flawed individual whose weaknesses were addressed, but he still got away with doing many horrible things that he remains responsible for. These range from his interactions with Bond girls like Madeliene, Sévérine, among others to conflicts with villains such as Dominic Greene. Bond also treated himself in a bad way that counts as bad behavior on his part.
In the beginning of No Time to Die, Bond was attacked by SPECTRE agents and escaped them using the Aston Martin DB5. He was infuriated at Madeleine because of his belief that she was the one who informed Blofeld’s goons of their location. As it eventually turned out, Blofeld used other means to keep track of Bond and framed Madeleine to antagonize his foe.
Bond was in the wrong since he didn’t give any care toward Madeleine’s feelings nor did he listen to her when she tried to explain herself. Moreover, he left Madeleine to her own devices despite the fact that people were still out to get her. All things considered, Bond had himself to blame for not knowing of his daughter.
There were some classic James Bond details that No Time to Die included but the newer films have dropped some of Bond’s problematic actions. He used to treat women in a somewhat disposable way, with Skyfall’s Sévérine a rather tragic example.
Bond learned that Sévérine was unwillingly serving Raoul Silva’s pleasures and she even asked him for help. Bond ended up having intimate relations with her to get closer to Silva and ultimately did nothing when Silva killed her. Although Bond was saddened by her death, he never tried to help her beforehand because it would have made getting to Silva more difficult.
In Casino Royale, Bond noticed that Alex Dimitrios, the man he’s tailing, has a wife who has an interest in him. Bond decided to use this to his advantage and proceeded to seduce Dimitrios’ wife, Solange, as a way to find out where he will be going next.
Bond then planned to ditch Solange when he learned that Dimitrios would be leaving soon. All in all, Bond was happy to break up a marriage for his own gain despite the fact he had already defeated and antagonized Dimitrios earlier in their poker game. Solange was later killed because Le Chiffre deduced her connection with Bond and the latter found her body.
René Mathis was Bond’s contact in Montenegro and assisted him and Vesper during the poker tournament in Casino Royale. Le Chiffre eventually captured Bond and Vesper, with the former then assuming that Mathis was the one who sold them out.
Bond had Mathis arrested for his supposed treachery, only to learn that Vesper was the real traitor. At its core, Bond wanted Mathis to be the bad guy because he was in love with Vesper, which blinded his perception and got the innocent Mathis apprehended for a betrayal he never committed.
Despite Bond’s actions against him in the previous movie, Mathis is kind enough to help him in Quantum of Solace. Bond didn’t repay him in turn, as he gave Mathis a less-than-honorable goodbye when he dumped his body in a dumpster.
It happened after Mathis was shot by a corrupt policeman working for Dominic Greene, with Bond then hiding Mathis’ body. Although Bond didn’t have too many options at the time, it was still a very cold move to basically throw away a deceased ally’s body, with Bond even quipping to Camilla that Mathis wouldn’t have minded such treatment.
There have been many debates on who Bond’s greatest foe might be, with Lyutsifer Safin being a serious contender for Bond’s main villain after the latest movie. While Dominic Greene’s name generally doesn’t come up, he is remembered for how cruel his demise was at the hands of Bond.
Bond captured Greene at the end of Quantum of Solace and proceeded to strand him in the middle of a desert with a can of engine oil. Bond knew there was no way Greene would survive and the oil was a way to mock his rival when the matter of thirst would naturally come up. Ultimately, Greene died and oil was found in his body, meaning he did meet a painful fate.
To his credit, Bond did change considerably after Casino Royale, as he was perhaps more ruthless in his first outing. Bond was tasked with capturing Nambutian bomb-maker Mallaka in Madagascar but chose to kill the man when he was confronted by the guards in the Nambutian embassy.
Bond was admonished by M for causing an international incident because the explosion at the embassy was something that couldn’t be hushed. Bond, an English agent, nearly caused a hostile scenario between Britain, Madagascar, and Nambutu due to his actions but didn’t show any regrets for his careless actions.
Nomi was constantly under stress due to Bond’s presence in No Time to Die, as he barged into her status as the new 007. Although Bond didn’t claim he wanted the role back from her, he didn’t give Nomi any respect and belittled her for the fun of it.
It made Nomi unsettled with the belief that Bond may very well be reinstated back to his old designation despite Nomi having earned it. All of Nomi’s insecurities only amused Bond further and he encouraged her fears by overriding her authority and doing as he pleased.
The beginning of No Time to Die featured an Easter egg that referenced Vesper’s death. Here, Bond admitted that he missed Vesper and ultimately got over her. However, he treated himself in the worst way for years beforehand when he pushed down the pain of her betrayal.
Not long after Vesper’s death, he tried to convince himself that he didn’t love her by claiming that “The b***h is dead” to M. He also threw away Vesper’s necklace in Quantum of Solace to pretend he didn’t care about her. It was ultimately Bond himself who was responsible for his years of inner pain.
The beginning of Spectre saw Bond go on an unauthorized mission at the behest of the deceased M in Mexico City. Bond killed Marco Sciarra to stop his bombing plot, only to end up causing an explosion when he blew up the apartment building that Sciarra was in.
Since the event took place on the Day of the Dead festivities, there were more civilians around who were caught in the collateral damage. Bond’s actions also left the people in the apartment building in trouble, with the entire fiasco ultimately leading to his suspension when the new M admonished him for his actions that put the “00” section in jeopardy.
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