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Hence like Connery, it might be harder to quickly replace Craig in the role of Bond. And after a record-setting 15-year tenure, he is the only Bond a whole younger generation of fans has ever known, from childhood until their 20s.

That is not to say Craig is as good as Connery-or even this writerвЂ™s second favorite Bond-but heвЂ™s had the most consistent run of films since the 1960s.

Yet IвЂ™d argue it doesnвЂ™t have to be.ДЇor starters, CraigвЂ™s era may be the most definitive since Sean ConneryвЂ™s.

But now that Bond is dead, and No Time to DieвЂ™s credits state clearly вЂњJames Bond Will Return,вЂќ it seems like itвЂ™s all for naught. If Bond had lived in No Time to Die, and perhaps not become a father, it is easy imagining a continuity where Bond did reclaim the title of 007 and Nomi took on another designation. In fact, more than those characters, sheвЂ™s his successor and can stand on her own without ever getting into his bed. And as Craig said, вЂњThere should be better parts for women and actors of color.вЂќ Well, No Time to Die created just such a role for both in the Bond canon with Nomi, who like Barbara BachвЂ™s Triple X in The Spy Who Loved Me, or Michelle YeohвЂ™s Wai Lin in Tomorrow Never Dies, is his equal. With that said, No Time to Diehas already proven while Bond is male, 007 is not. The Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig eras have interrogated that chauvinism, but chauvinism is still a defining aspect of the character. Which is hard to argue with since the character has always been defined by his masculinity and narrow-to-a-fault views on women. What he said shouldnвЂ™t be controversial, especially since it echoes what longtime Bond franchise producer Barbara Broccoli has already stated several times: Bond is male. Yet by introducing her in a film where Bond is killed off, and in a way which demands a hard reboot in a few years, are we supposed to just treat her as one and done? It feels ill-fitting to have her just rollover, again, for BondвЂ™s legacy after an outstanding introduction.Дaniel Craig made hay around the world earlier this year when he said the character of James Bond should only be played by a man-not because men are better, but because there should be parts just as good for women. She is not the new James Bond, but she is already a great 007. Every bit as stylish as her predecessor, but infinitely more comfortable in the modern world-and not just because of her gender or complexion-she has the swagger we associate with the Bond franchise, and few of BondвЂ™s personal hang-ups and foibles. All of which returns us to the question of why have Nomi give it up, and where do they go from here with LynchвЂ™s exceedingly formidable 00 agent? In the theater, I was by then speculating Bond wouldnвЂ™t make it out of this mission alive, so perhaps it was a bit of misdirection-if Bond is 007 again, then surely they wouldnвЂ™t kill him off, right? And yet, by the time the credits rolled, Bond was dead and the 007 codename was once more vacant. Hence why it seemed somewhat inexplicable when she volunteered to surrender the number to Bond before their third act invasion of a supervillainвЂ™s island, even as Bond had already heartily agreed to start calling her 007. You might be back, but IвЂ™m not going to rollover just because of your legacy. If handled in a different era, or by different actors, this all mightвЂ™ve played as antagonistic or unlikable, but in the case of the dynamic between Lynch and Daniel Craig, and in director Cary Joji FukunagaвЂ™s hands, it was deeply entertaining. She even delighted in the way everyone at MI6 called her by that title in front of old man James Bond. Before that third act moment, sheвЂ™d made a point of fiercely carving out the designation as her territory. It was a surprise when Nomi, the new and chic MI6 agent played by Lashana Lynch, surrendered her 007 codename in No Time to Die. This article contains major No Time to Die spoilers.

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