The Worst Moment Of Every James Bond Film - Ranked
21. The Spy Who Loved Me - Anya Amasova's Pointless Revenge Subplot
Though admittedly formulaic, The Spy Who Loved Me is an absolutely classic Bond film that's filled with imagination, style, tension and joyous escapism. It doesn't have many bad scenes at all, which is kind of miraculous for a Roger Moore-era Bond film - there's just one particular thing which was mishandled.
In the film's pre-title sequence, Bond (Roger Moore) unknowingly kills the lover of main Bond Girl Anya Amasova (Barbara Bach) and when she finds out in the film's second half, she says she will take revenge on Bond once the mission is over.
Nevertheless, this is rarely mentioned after that conservation and although Anya seems to briefly consider shooting Bond at the film's end, instead she falls into his arms - same as it ever was.
This was a pointless and poorly-judged subplot that added an irritating obstacle to what is actually a very well-written and endearing relationship between Bond and Anya. Additionally, when Anya decides not to kill Bond, it makes her look weaker as a character.