Bond 25: 5 Things From Previous Daniel Craig Films It Must Continue (And 4 It Must Avoid)

In many ways, Spectre was a downturn for the franchise, as it haplessly disregarded some of the meaty conventions set up by the previous films. And one of the biggest points of negligence was the diluting of the personalities of certain characters, including Bond himself.

The complex flaws and inner demons of Craig's 007 seemed not to exist in the last film. Instead, they were replaced by an excess of one-liners and eccentricity, which seemed not to add up. In some places, it made for a frustrating viewing experience.

One other such casualty was Q. Far from the enigmatic cerebral powerhouse established in Skyfall, his Spectre resurgence saw him rebooted as a bumbling comedy character who seemed only to serve as a fool for the movie, kind of like a Mr Bean version of Desmond Llewellyn's Q.

Nobody benefited from this. Viewers are too invested to have their movie experience cheapened by silly character cop-outs. The gritty substantial counterparts of previous films are much more rewarding. There's no rule saying these characters cannot be funny, but maybe not at the expense of their well-crafted integrity.