SKYFALL | 007 Meets Q - Daniel Craig, Ben Whishaw | James Bond

[@redsquirrel1086]

This scene is about as British as you can get. Dry sarcasm bordering on contempt wrapped up in mutual respect. Love it.

[@jdzl5]

And tea is mentioned in the conversation.

[@communistmanifesto9712]

I know this is random but I really like the way you worded this British mannerism 😂

[@FiveSigma72]

While commenting on a Turner painting lol

[@hebrontedros6629]

What accent or dialect specifically does Q have? I want to learn it

[@michalsoukup1021]

@@FiveSigma72 And A Turner painting is seen again in the closing shot, except this time it is not an old ship of the line being towed to the breakers, this time it is Nelson bearing on French and Spanish with murderous intent...

[@midnightflare9879]

"You're expecting an exploding pen?" *Literally everyone at the cinema:* Yes. Yes we are.

[@gustavonunez5959]

A class 4 grenade pen. ;b

[@ViharS]

Brosnan used it very intelligently

[@CookieThug]

I AM INVINCIBLE

[@Darkstar263]

Yet in Spectre, he gives James an explosive watch.

[@SpeedyEric1]

"Writing's on the wall?"

[@theshadowforger775]

The way Bond says "Excuse me" as if to say "I'm waiting for someone else", and then the sigh when Q says "007". Comedy gold.

[@FullArcher05]

And then Bond sits back down and exhales.

[@joeberth-jones1910]

Comedy gold... really?!

[@Fluvance]

Wow you really understood the movie right to its core, huh?

[@johnnymaximum3828]

shut up. for real

[@OperatorMax1993]

"you must be joking.."

[@ziararhi9065]

What I love about this is that the original films had the younger Bond irritate the older Q with his wit. Here it's almost as if the tables are turned.

[@monsieurcondottiero2685]

good catch 😬 i also like how the young Q is a lot drier and more serious, whereas old Q had more humor to him. It’s a cute dynamic

[@tezmard3003]

@@monsieurcondottiero2685 old q was very serious in the early movies but lightened up by the time of brosnan

[@shaunthenomad]

@@tezmard3003 same as this Q. Very serious and cold and eventually lighten up by the time Spectre arrives

[@uhaish]

but somehow in No Time To Die, both manage to look of almost same age.

[@gerathys]

This younger Q still went on to connect a suspect electronic device to the main system/network.

[@bushyfromoz8834]

I love how in that short exchange, they have instant mutual respect for each other.

[@emptyendeavor2762]

INTJ and ISTP of course.

[@charles-valentinalkan5681]

@@emptyendeavor2762 isn't Q an INTP though?

[@bondfool]

I like how this Q respects Bond more than the first two.

[@themitochondriaisthepowerh7789]

@@emptyendeavor2762 INTJ? ISTP?

[@NANA-SHI-NO-GO-NBEI]

jesse what the fuck are you saying

[@greentravels2850]

I've always loved how Bond immediately sizes Q up as non-threat; merely humouring him until he mentions "007". Treating him as just a (possibly annoying) art student sharing a critique on a canvas; never more on guard than he needs to be.

[@ricardograca1161]

And you can see in the end of their exchange, just before they give a handshake, just the slightest smile from Bond. He was testing the new guy and he passed it. Sublime acting from Daniel Craig.

[@lyngbyhas]

Ya art students in London don't really dress like that...

[@jayparmo2284]

Skyfall: please return the equipment in one piece. Spectre: I believe i said bring it back in one piece, not bring back one piece. Q is perfect casting.

[@Gagliano17]

The lines he says have nothing to do with the actor, they are out of the script, any actor would have read that same line

[@jayparmo2284]

@@Gagliano17 yes. Well done. But ben whishaws delivery is what makes it funny. Yes anyone can read a line but not everyone can deliver it.

[@SciyonGenysis]

Destroyable wall: please return me in one piece Bucks Underbarrel: .....

[@jayparmo2284]

@@SciyonGenysis now that buck has hard breach charges no wall is safe.

[@ejjsdhgxjdhhdhsh2339]

@@jayparmo2284 literally anyone can deliver it

[@ABrocavich]

Perfectly written scene. Having characters look at art and say why they see is a brilliant way to define characters.

[@hannibalburgers477]

Mister, did anybody told you that you look like the real life version of meme Soyjak? Also, is it a good way tho? **caugh** Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit **caugh**

[@JacKThEREapER0]

lol soyjak is real

[@DJ-sn2wn]

Or super cliche.

[@remembertotakeshowerspleas355]

@@JacKThEREapER0 the soijack is proof that the internet should have never been made publicly available.

[@--.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.2508]

@@remembertotakeshowerspleas355 this. Wojacks and frogposters are cancer.

[@MawileMage]

"You were expecting an exploding pen? We don't really go in for that anymore." *Q in the next two movies:* Anyway, here's an exploding watch for you.

[@MsMollieMac]

"Youth is no guarantee of innovation." Q just needed some time

[@wackadakka3134]

we dont do anything interesting anymore ... its woke world now

[@spook407]

@@wackadakka3134 that came out of nowhere

[@SaraH-jn5db]

"Does it do anything?" "It tells the time... with your punctuality issues"

[@swishfish8858]

@@wackadakka3134 Bigotry is no guarantee of excitement.

[@ayodari_style]

This scene is sooooo British. I love the dry sarcastic banter.

[@vittoriacolona]

Absolutely. The understatement is so incredible. Less is more.

[@Fascistbeast]

I know what you mean Channel 2 in Australia-Uk dry humour 👍

[@marcokite]

@unknown user - God bless America and God save the Queen

[@telephonic]

That's why a non British actor can ever play Bond.

[@dongadson1099]

@@telephonic That's a lie.

[@michaellawrence7570]

The chemistry between the 2 is brilliant a great classic scene.

[@topbesttrending6641]

Agreed !

[@michaellawrence7570]

@@topbesttrending6641 Thank you!

[@romeo9017]

Agreed....

[@michaellawrence7570]

@@romeo9017 Thanks Stephen!!

[@mindom]

Just wondering how he got that gun inside the museum....

[@TehWarbird]

Meeting Q in Skyfall: "Oh you gotta be kidding me" Meeting Q in No Time To Die: "hello Q i've missed you"

[@splintergectornathan9045]

To be honest, that phrase in NTTD sounded more like sarcasm.

[@AGENT702]

1:32

[@otter011]

@@splintergectornathan9045interesting. To me, it really didn’t

[@splintergectornathan9045]

@@otter011 i dunno, it always felt like a sarcasm since i saw a trailer because of the way Bond said it

[@otter011]

@@splintergectornathan9045 for the trailer, I agree. In the context of the movies (they’re going out for drinks, Q let’s Bond stay at his flat, the constant banter), it feels different/honest to me

[@jjdecani]

"A gun. And a radio. Not exactly Christmas, is it?" One of many great lines in this great film.

[@gerathys]

Perhaps he was expecting Dr Christmas Jones.

[@dubberducky5659]

@@gerathys After Bond I think she was indeed, also expecting...

[@darkhorse811]

I think Christmas came a little early this year. 😏

[@sumayyahrahman]

"You're expecting an exploding pen?"

[@08Kaylee]

Christmas is a little nod to 1962 Dr No..

[@stwilson3550]

"Please return the equipment in one piece." Heh, Q is an optimist.

[@bondfool]

“I said ‘return it in one piece,’ not ‘return one piece.’”

[@StealthyDrake12]

@@bondfool I love that quote from the film

[@williamballangarry2995]

Q must be new here 😂

[@BLT1967too]

Hope springs eternal.

[@ARCtrooperblueleader]

🤣❤️

[@jg772006]

If there was one thing ABSOLUTELY PERFECT about "SKYFALL", "SPECTRE", and "NO TIME" ... it was the chemistry between Craig and Whishaw as "Bond" and "Q". They were PERFECT for each other!

[@findme7585]

❤

[@franktrandicostacomedy3370]

Having Q played by such a young actor is genius

[@cilara5161]

He was 31 by the time of that film tho not that young

[@gigigomez6229]

It is for his position. Most people would be well into the forties to have that much responsibility.

[@LordofMovies91]

@@cilara5161 still younger than Bond compared to Llewellyn and Cleese and the Bond actors opposite them

[@DEU9002]

@@cilara5161 31 is pretty young

[@HairyNun]

@Sal why

[@angelourukundo]

Q: "and please return the equipment in one piece." Bond: You must be new!

[@karazor-el6085]

Q always says it, even when the odds of it happening are low.

[@juliandavies1974]

@@karazor-el6085 or.... 'do behave bond'

[@karazor-el6085]

@@juliandavies1974 True...although Bond behaving is snowball's-chance-in-blast-furnace odds...

[@JediBlades42]

At least Bond returned the radio; not sure if he went back to get the pistol from that goon in the pit

[@sowianskiwojownik5973]

Q: "I believe I said bring it back in one piece, not bring back one piece." *snickers at his own joke while no one else laughed*

[@groovychocolate]

Once you see Q's nose twitching when he speaks, you can't unsee it 1:00

[@DCDIEW]

You are so wrong for this 😂😂😂

[@oddd2833]

Lmao?

[@gauravtributes5023]

I want Ben to stay as Q for next bond as well, he is fantastic in the role.

[@giangonzales5912]

Agree

[@KyoukiJuuno]

He truly is, I'd love to see him stay with the series as Desmond Llewelyn did.

[@hansmichaelfanunal2545]

Yeah, Ben Whishaw is 39 and hasn’t seem to age sense Skyfall so why not keep him?

[@fridaynightnicktoons6885]

Hell no. Give us back a q that's fun with bond,not bland like this

[@andyep.1752]

Judy Dench should return for the next bond aswell. Like she did for Craig's era.

[@Nero-ox5tw]

This ASMR video has insane production quality.

[@leoironwolf2828]

Underrated comment

[@imustbeovertarget76]

Where is the microphone licking?

[@Lite727]

I never understand how these comments get so many likes yet no replies. More than nearly 2,000 people saw this comment yet none of them responded. 🤷‍♂️

[@Nero-ox5tw]

@@Lite727 suppose there isn't much to say

[@jenniferheart885]

overrated ocmment kid

[@GJH-i7b]

"Please return the equipment in one piece" is actually a very tender moment. Obviously, the 'equipment' is not the gun and the radio... he's saying, 'Look after yourself'

[@rickogden204]

I never thought about that. Thank you for your insight.

[@baransam1]

You only see what your eyes want to see.

[@TheRABIDdude]

I think it's intended to be heard as the opposite of this. I think his choosing to focus on the safekeeping of the very basic/cheap equipment instead of Bond was an intentional insult against Bond, an attempt to put him in his place and remind him that he's not considered as important as he used to be. It fits the narrative of the rest of the scene (and film) more.

[@aden0card871]

Bond doesn't sit on his jacket like a distinguished gentleman while young Q's jacket is all wrinkly from sitting on it. I just love that contrast.

[@theteutonking3306]

I think its more that one is wearing a suit jacket, the other is wearing a rain coat over the top of of his jacket. Different materials.

[@tteros5998]

@@theteutonking3306 Wrong. That's not a suit jacket. He's clearly wearing a suit jacket underneath his overcoat. You can see when he puts the tickets in his inside pocket.

[@theteutonking3306]

@@tteros5998 my guy, that's not an overcoat. I'd imagine he's wearing a waistcoat underneath his jacket, however that is most certainly a suit jacket.

[@Psykel]

@@theteutonking3306 It’s an overcoat on top of a suit jacket. You don’t unbutton a waistcoat when you sit down, as he did his suit jacket. You can also see a white pocket square in the breast pocket of his suit jacket. A waistcoat wouldn’t even have a breast pocket. The overcoat is also clearly of a quite heavy wool fabric not suited for a suit jacket.

[@skylined5534]

@@theteutonking3306 'My guy' (gen zederism), Ben Whishaw in this scene is absolutely wearing a winter overcoat. In this case it's a Parka by Pretty Green.

[@paakdisayaniyom]

Q​ in Skyfall : Were you expecting an exploding pen? We don't really go in for that anymore. Q in Spectre : We still don't really go in for that exploding pen, but we have an exploding watch instead.

[@SJKPJR007]

"And for heaven's sake don't break it 007. You'll need it to wake the audience up after two hours of 'Spectre'!"

[@hankybostik7634]

SJKPJR007 oh do grow up 007

[@Shadowkey392]

SJKPJR007 No he won’t. We were already awake.

[@SJKPJR007]

@@Shadowkey392 then your tolerance for pretentious boring rubbish is to be applauded.

[@SJKPJR007]

@Moros God of doom. then your capacity for seeing the good in pretentious boring rubbish is to be applauded.

[@joshtheprune]

The HMS Temeraire, at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, came up alongside Nelson's ship while it was fighting a boarding action (and losing), unleashed a broadside and turned the tide of the fight. It took two French ships that day. It was one of the most famous ships and actions of its day, and now if we know about it at all we know it from a painting showing its death. I don't know quite what that says about time, decay, and death but it's fun to think about.

[@rubix4195]

Also, as a new fact, the picture at the end of the film was the HMS Victory and HMS Temeraire fighting side by side at Trafalgar

[@KevTheImpaler]

It is being towed away by a steam powered tugboat. The HMS Temeraire was among the best of its kind in its day, but by then is obsolete technology and a relic of a glorious age gone by.

[@WH250398]

The dialogue in Skyfall is consistantly brilliant

[@joemerino3243]

None of their statements make any sense except as references to other bond movies. 'New Q' might as well stare right into the camera and start rapping. I don't know if this is a 007 installment or parody.

[@martincurran6432]

Joe Merino what are you talking about? The only part of the conversation that referenced other Bond movies was the exploding pen remark. What has rapping got to do with anything?

[@joemerino3243]

@@martincurran6432 It's not only the exploding pen remark. Their conversation on Q's age is not two people discussing whether one of them is old enough to do the job. It sounds like a transcript of the boardroom discussion on how old to make Q. It's horribly stilted and inorganic.

[@martincurran6432]

It's a brief part of the conversation but I feel it's only you who feels this way. Everyone else seems to think it's great dialogue

[@joemerino3243]

@@martincurran6432 Well I'm sure your feelings are a reliable indicator of what everyone else feels.

[@Barry677]

Age is no guarantee of efficiency And Youth is no guarantee of innovation

[@Hless421]

both very wrong statements.

[@OverlordARG]

@@Hless421 how so?

[@Hless421]

@@OverlordARG You can be old and inefficient but also young and innovative.

[@OverlordARG]

@@Hless421 wait, what ? so you are agreeing with the first statement but disagreeing with the second one ?

[@Hless421]

@@OverlordARG Old age doesn't guarantee efficiency and innovation is not limited by youth.

[@kktg0]

forever grateful with this movie for introducing me to the brilliant ben whishaw

[@chandruravi]

Q: "Were you expecting an exploding pen?" John Wick: "Nah, I'm more of a pencil guy"

[@inferno9714]

The Joker: For the record, I taught him that magic trick.

[@adventurekitty1016]

@@inferno9714 I was going to make the same joke.

[@jcmee91]

@@inferno9714 ta dah!! It’s gone!

[@arcangle7444]

" Freshly sharpened "

[@oldfatbastad6053]

🤣

[@Cursedschnitzel]

Ben's voice is out of this world. He's brilliant in every way. He's soooo underrated. But I guess he's quite enjoying not being a celebrity, living simple and only doing what he really likes. Altough I'd be so happy to see his works more.

[@sizableyeet]

He makes Paddington what it is

[@BritishBriggsy]

Yeah, was just about to comment this - His work as the voice of Paddington is truly fantastic!

[@kaihG]

@@BritishBriggsy ONE juice oraaaange. TWO juicy orangessss

[@LeavesAbove]

He sounds like he has a piece of bread stuck in his throat in Fargo

[@TheYurisam]

He’s very good in the 4th season of Fargo, he should get more recognition for his acting after people see him in this dark comedy. You’re absolutely right, up until recently he’s gone unnoticed.

[@MicaRayan]

The dialogue is really precise! I love that the whole thing took place in a peaceful gallery and they were sitting in front of a painting which ironic enough brings metaphorial messages during the 'Q' cameo

[@micglou]

Once you see Q's nose moving while he talks... you can't unsee it.

[@noplace3571]

I hate you, I want to go back to five seconds ago when I hadn’t seen this 😩

[@rigob5836]

Whyyyyyyyyyy Lmaoo

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

like a bunny

[@PratikBhattacharya3010]

Why did i read this?? Why ??

[@spectacularspider-man4886]

oh shit lmao

[@LexVanguard2004]

"It's called a hard stare, Mr Bond. My Aunt Lucy taught me to do them when people had forgotten their manners."

[@Bob-uq9od]

You are not only a man of culture, but commitment and sheer will

[@PrimeParadiso]

I honestly only hear Paddington in his Bond scenes and it always takes me out of the moment :')

[@hubofeverything]

Imagine just a big bear sitting beside Bond

[@fedricksampson4870]

my dad and grandma have it : lol

[@yourmum569]

this made me chuckle

[@woofer4L]

Brilliant, absolutely iconic scene! What an insane chemistry between them! Top acting scene, one of the best in all franchise.

[@Alkonium]

Bond in Skyfall: "Or not pulled. Hard to tell the difference in your pajamas." M in SPECTRE: "A licence to kill is also a licence not to kill." Interesting parallel.

[@feelthepony]

i did like the idea behind it,the problem is,daniel craig shots EVERYBODY always,period. it makes no sense fro him to say that when M always complains that all he does is killing people they need alive.

[@Alkonium]

@@feelthepony 1. M specifically instructed Bond to kill Patrice. 2. Bond never actually fires the gun he was provided by Q.

[@feelthepony]

@@Alkonium dude,they have only 3 movies together,and the scene of M telling bond that he is an asshole because he killed someone they wanted alive is repeated like 10 times.

[@SirZapdos]

@ Alex Denby - Great observation. Another one: Quantum of Solace M: "I assume you have no regrets." Bond: "I don't. What about you?" M: "Of course not. It would be unprofessional." Skyfall Silva: "Strange, for me it feels just like yesterday. Are you surprised?" M: "Not particularly. But then you always were a slippery one." Silva: "Maybe that’s why you liked me so much." M: "You flatter yourself." Silva: "Oof. No remorse. Just as I had imagined." M: "Regret is unprofessional."

[@Glitcher2000]

I happen to have a license not to kill. I use it every day.

[@neelanshguptaa1440]

That conversation on their interpretation of the painting is such a nice veil for the actual conversation. Q implies that 007 is getting too old and it’s time for him to be hauled away and replaced by a someone younger just as the ship in the painting. When 007 is asked for his view, all he sees is a bloody big ship, formidable and still powerful. That’s the only thing he sees and that’s the only thing that still matters. EDIT: For all of you putting snarky comments about how obvious this is, please don't let me my appreciation for this scene hurt your fragile egos. You don't have to prove you understood it too, I'm sure you did and, trust me, you're really smart. Now, please go away...

[@thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261]

Yes we all picked up the subtext, thanks.

[@trevorphilips9399]

@@thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261 Not all of us smartass

[@thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261]

@@trevorphilips9399 Stick to watching Balamory until your comprehension skills are a bit more advances.

[@trevorphilips9399]

@@thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261 No thanks I'd rather stick to ur mum ;)

[@humbertoflores2545]

Yes I got that when Q made that remark.

[@kathleenclark5877]

Loved this new young fellow as Q. And I only recently … well, a few years ago … found out that Q stands for quartermaster.. the costume designer has outfitted him based on the sixties. Hair. Sixties cardigan. Glasses. Love it. And clearly he is as skilled with the quartermaster tech as 007 is in the field. Bond recognizes his value early on.

[@USERNAMEfieldempty]

The painting was beautifully chosen. _(The Fighting Temeraire by Turner)_ It shows a fabulous old fighter that won *_huge_* fame at The Battle of Trafalgar, being hauled away to be broken up. In her prime she was deadly and victorious. Now look at her... too old, unwanted and unceremoniously slung out for scrap like an old canal barge. Keep looking straight at it, James, 'cos in just a couple more years.... that's you.

[@samanthab1923]

Mr Turner played by Timothy Spall is worth a look. That's how I knew the painting

[@USERNAMEfieldempty]

@@samanthab1923 I haven't seen it yet. I keep meaning to find it. Anything with Timothy Spall is worth a look, isn't it?

[@inco9943]

it was also voted by the UK public as their favourite painting

[@brettbaxter7882]

It's in Animal Crossing: New Horizons as a piece you can add to your museum.

[@Ellen24493]

@@samanthab1923 That was an excellent movie and how I came to know many of Turner’s paintings, not just the famous ones.

[@PedroDiogoPinto]

Only Q could bring a gun with him to a museum...

[@joserobertosolismerlin5527]

@platonik filofOz its not a "regular" gun

[@Jank1]

I always assumed that the gun box was made to fool an x-ray machine, as Bond also has to get it to Shanghai somehow. Lead-lined, perhaps. But that aside, museums in England don't really have very stringent security checks.

[@Gruvmpy]

@@Jank1 Not sure a lead lined box would help either, when the security cant see in they'd stop it and get it opened

[@hansmichaelfanunal2545]

You guys forget that Q is MI6

[@spikespa5208]

@platonik filofOz Small potatoes problem for a Q.

[@ashishjoshi8148]

This scene is pure comedy gold! Absolutely timeless. And Skyfall is one of the top three greatest Bond films ever made.

[@Ellen24493]

I sat right there in the National Gallery spring 2019 admiring The Fighting Temeraire just because I’d seen this scene in Skyfall and wanted to see the painting in person. It didn’t disappoint.

[@louiehoshino1621]

same, I visited National Gallery for the 'bloody big ship' when I went to the UK.

[@circuito77]

This is something that I will do when visiting UK again after +20 years.

[@iamhall]

It’s now hanging in the corner of the room. No more sitting in front of it playing secret agent, I’m afraid. Perhaps the staff got annoyed at so many fans doing it…

[@christophneuschaeffer7489]

And what did you see? 😉

[@circuito77]

A bloody big ship 😅

[@jebprendergast101]

Craig looked like he actually enjoyed playing Bond in this one. Easily his best.

[@alexsilva28]

He definitely played him with more charm here than the previous two. Whole film it's an homage/love letter to the Connery era films

[@cloudtx]

Casino Royale is better.

[@AndorRadnai]

He definitely brought more life not only to the witty lines, but in general..!

[@ethanahd2637]

i’ve been confused why people say this as i’m new to the bond franchise, did craig not enjoy making these films?

[@alexsilva28]

@@ethanahd2637 He played a more serious and intense version on the character in the first two films, but in Skyfall he played it with more charm and charisma and even some humor

[@dee24874]

Love this Q. Great actor in a memorable scene.

[@angelrobles7201]

One line I've yet to read the love it deserves: "Less of a random killing machine, more of a personal statement." (1:50) Not only Q's telling Bond that that gun is only _his_ and only _he_ can fire it, the line plays further with the "Or not pulled" one: that gun is not to be wasted on nameless goons or random guys, no. It's gonna be used for a killing worth of it, worth of Bond leaving a message to his enemies. Q acknowledged Bond's career, his experience, his work, in an elegant way.

[@sfk1066]

@Angel Robles --- Well said.

[@frodrigues2008]

Well i think Bond likes M.

[@davecrupel2817]

I think you're thinking way too far into this 😂 The grip is set to his finger prints. The bullets aren't. The magazine/s aren't And that gun is otherwise far from exotic or rare status. So plenty more ammo for it can easily be obtained.

[@TD_JR]

@@davecrupel2817 When shot, the bullets will carry the trademark pattern of the rifling in the barrel itself. It's a fingerprint unique to that gun and all guns ever made. Every victim killed from that single gun alone would carry a bullet with that rifling pattern as its signature. Of course, if enemies were intent on finding who the killer was - they'd see it was from this very pistol and none other. They wouldn't know it was Bond's pistol.... just the same pistol used in other shootings if they had access to that information in a forensic firearms and toolmarks table.

[@davecrupel2817]

@@TD_JR The best they'll be able to tell is the model of gun. Not every gun has a signature rifling pattern dude.

[@QuirkyShiny]

Ben Whishaw is bloody brilliant in every role he plays. So underrated.

[@ishaan863]

This is how you do a sequel. This scene plays on the tropes that we expect from Bond, Q and a Bond movie in general. I love that (0:25) Bond doesn't give a single SH*T about art lecture, I love that they immediately get into not just an argument but one that showcases their ideologies perfectly. Love that Bond, most commonly called an English assassin, talks about saving someone's life instead of eliminating them. Love the handshake, Q's earned his respect in Bond's eyes and Bond's earned Q's who no doubt knows Bond by reputation. Love how meta the "exploding pen" line is. WIll the post endgame MCU take any hints? Of course not, they write their movies with the well known "focus group" writing technique

[@josephicha9150]

I love how Q goes "please return the equipment in one piece", and Bond smiles like "sike"

[@JerryDLTN]

And Q may have meant "equipment" as 007 himself either meaning "good luck" or "you're just a tool of the Queen"

[@Mythraen]

"Sike" is when someone conveys something and then reneges on it. I'm not quite sure how Bond can both convey and renege on returning the equipment with the same smile.

[@alexsilva28]

@@JerryDLTN I like that. A very cold way of wishing good luck

[@kjamison5951]

Pretty sure it’s spelled ‘Psych’. ‘Sike’ is given in some urban dictionaries but usually followed by “(incorrect spelling of Psych)”.

[@chwenhoou]

That's the one part that always baffled me. How the hell can you keep it in one piece when you're being attacked by all sides? The fuck are you supposed to use instead? Harsh language?

[@MikMoen]

"We're you expecting an exploding pen?" Hey. That pen was a Hero.

[@thecircleoft.e.d2121]

Bond: They always said the pen was mightier than the sword. Q: Thanks to me, they were right.

[@isabellamaxinesoo743]

Cue GoldenEye.

[@CallOfEuropeanSpirit]

Jean-Marie Le Pen ?

[@rubix4195]

It actually added a lot of tension because Boris is like clicking it like crazy and 006 is wondering why 007 is looking at Boris's hacking attempt when he realises it's the effing pen at the last second.

[@mranderson718]

I like how over the Craig films, Bond and Q develop a good friendship and mutual respect.

[@imthatjayson]

"...a trigger has to be pulled." "Or not pulled. Its haard to know which in your pajama" I just realized after watching this that this is the whole theme in all of Craig's Bond films.

[@AzguardMike]

@JRPGFan20000 well Daniel Craig does have a punchable face with those bimbo duck lips

[@jthughes9820]

And a very real thing in intelligence based killing colloquially known as "sanctioning". If you read actual military espionage history the choice to kill a target most always lies in the hands of the shooter or kill team involved. This is commonly known as the principle of Operational Control because only an agent can verify that key phrase....Threat to National Security. That's the real world principle behind Bond's "License to Kill." Good observation on your part. JT

[@visionthedadwhoisnowdead2765]

@@AzguardMike this needs to be on a hate tweet video

[@Joe_Parmesan]

I love that line and the stare Bond gives afterwards]

[@SeraphimDragon]

This was a class act interaction between two competent and intelligent individuals. The only true difference between them, however, and kind of wins the argument overall is the gap in experience between them. Intelligence plays a critical role in efficiency, but ultimately it is almost always experience that determines the outcome. Intelligence will tell me everything I need to know that's written on a piece of paper, but experience is going to tell me if I can actually trust that piece of paper or not.

[@stephenle-surf9893]

I am going to quote you, you know? Thanks!

[@ParadigmZwei]

In all fairness, that's precisely why Bond works in the field and Q doesn't. That dynamic between them works.

[@VictorTorres-vn6wj]

YES most definitely!! I deal with THIS particular matter on my current job circumstances; the younger ones so arrogantly think that they're infallible due to their intelligence BUT they don't have the LIFE experience like I do being 25+ years older

[@SeraphimDragon]

@@VictorTorres-vn6wj Just for clarification, and I hope this applies to you, while I am of the opinion experience tends determine the outcome of adverse situations, I hope people with said experience remember to not let that get in the way of being open to the up and coming newbies suggestions who have the intelligence to be as great as their elders when it comes to working together. I've seen plenty of older people completely run over younger people because they let their pride get in the way (happens to me sometimes with my boss) and can't stand to be wrong when they've been used to using the same methods for years, and don't want to change or adapt to the times.

[@Pistonhammer]

@@SeraphimDragon i agree with you too.

[@amitsengupta5093]

0:04 to 0:10 - How the sitting position changes from both sitting on separate adjacent benches to sitting on the same bench with Q having moved to his right to the extreme end of the bench. Probably done to pick up the paintings in the background...

[@wyattwesterfield4553]

Bond: “Not exactly Christmas, is it? Q: “Were you expecting an exploding pen?” Bond: “Yes.” At least I wished he said that.

[@HypervoxelRBX]

I love that reference

[@SJKPJR007]

Fast forward one movie and he gets an exploding watch. So they clearly do still go in for "that sort of thing".

[@ojsilva1975]

GoldenEye (1995) 😆

[@LukeDalli29]

Ford F150 s

[@AimRobot]

@@SJKPJR007 They knew they messed up :P Batman movies were like "Yoink, then we will do gadgets montage"

[@kitty6720]

Love Skyfall so much! One of my favourite scenes is when Bond is running to M, as she is reciting Tennyson's poem during the hearing.

[@syechpudinharis6158]

I watched this scene after finished watching "No time to die", I found this beautiful, and heartbreaking at the same time

[@SenseiTJ]

Same here

[@racheljennings8548]

Same here

[@Kaufmann_]

Me either. Why didn't they have a proper goodbye? 😭😭

[@ВадимМануйлов-ы8ж]

True. Their relationship wasn’t an easy one due to Bond’s stubborn character, but the moment Bond dies you can see Q being so hurt.

[@Kaufmann_]

@@ВадимМануйлов-ы8ж Exactly!! Q is my favorite character!

[@heyunnnhao7007]

Q: Ticket to Shnaghai.. 007: Thank Q

[@alexsilva28]

Get out

[@kaustubh_ramteke_07]

underrated

[@KafinSulthan]

LMAOOO

[@josias2510]

Thanks, I love it. And hate it.

[@u.v.s.5583]

Unfortunately the flight has been cancelled due to restrictions imposed to improve the control of spreading of the sars-2-cov virus.

[@matthewallen445]

I like how the conversation about the painting says volumes about the characters. Q, being the "smart" one, looks at it from a more thematic and analytical perspective, speaking about how the ship being hauled away for scrap is a metaphor for time passing and getting older. Bond, on the other hand, who's more street smart than book smart, just talks about what he can plainly see, in this case, the ship. The expertly crafted dialogue is a big reason why Skyfall is my favorite Bond movie.

[@akashchakraborty2350]

The best dialogue in this whole scene is, "A bloody big ship".

[@sonnykingcomposer]

Ben Wishaw is a great modern Q

[@imleonard]

"Less of a random killing machine, but more of a personal statement" love it

[@carson11100]

Q’s absence during Casino Royal and Quantum of Solace had Daniel Craig and myself worried..... seeing him finally show up was fantastic! This guy is the best Q since Desmond! RIP sir!

[@jetuber]

There was a Q in Casino Royal, as I recall, the one who microchips Bond. He just didn't have any lines, or at least not an introduction.

[@jediroya6810]

When Bond said “you must be joking” I was hoping Q would reply “I never joke about my work 007”.

[@starguy2718]

Ah, Desmond, we miss you.

[@lucianamassaad8958]

True !!!!

[@Coolman13355]

I'm not sure he would've earned that yet.

[@sharonjensen3016]

@@starguy2718 A hard act to follow.

[@chrisanderson1396]

Goldfinger

[@operation1968]

I like how Q had to do some of the banter thing with Bond to gain his respect. As if he had to pass a test to be worthy of his time and attention. It's a nice touch

[@SJMJ91]

Ben is brilliant as Q. Shares the same banter relationship like the previous one with Bond while also showing intelligence and an expert in his field.

[@fyiaustralia9686]

He needs to return as Q in the next Bond film for sure.

[@wallochdm1]

"Please return the equipment in one piece". Homage to Desmond Llewellyn and the "Q" character. Brilliant.

[@clearcreek69]

Yes, although the new actor playing Q hasn't mentioned to Bond "Oh grow up 007" as Desmond Llewellyn had in past films.

[@wallochdm1]

@@clearcreek69 True! Whishaw is great, but nobody will measure up to the original. The one-shot John Cleese was good, but Llewellyn had just the right sarcasm about Bond.

[@UFO721]

“Were you expecting an exploding pen?” such a nice homage to 007 Goldeneye!

[@PaperbackWizard]

One of my favorite scenes in the whole franchise. So subtle, so...melancholy, and still a little humorous, right in the middle of a big fat action-spy movie.

[@wildfood1]

"And please return the equipment in one piece." Bond was asways scolded for ruining expensive equipment and there was a basis in fact for this. At the time the first Bond novels were written, MI6 was in fact a clandestine organization that operated off the books with no budget because an official organization could hardly order someone killed. Being an officially non-existant organization which had no official budget they had to receive funds from other organizations who were reluctant to part with them! MI6 had to beg for money and was usually short of funds.

[@mikemanners1069]

The "grand old warship being towed away for scrap" is a symbolic of Bond......an old school 007 anachronism about who does not fit in with the new MI6.....

[@eddyblanco7210]

Used to seeing young Bond, old Q... **Skyfall** : "Meet Old Bond, young Q"

[@skylarius3757]

I couldn't imagine John Cleese being in these films as R without the old Q, Desmond Llewelyn. Unfortunately he died in 1999

[@stayingalivewithsaad5351]

Yeah that's the bond history but now it's reversed XD

[@Ellerz03]

This scene hits different after No Time To Die

[@TheDepressedMemeCat]

ikr its a shame they killed Bond at the end

[@avarose2672]

Ikr but it was really sad and I think we’ll made

[@ZukoHalliwell]

The ending of _No Time to Die_ makes the discussion of "who will be the next actor to play Bond" pointless.

[@TheDepressedMemeCat]

@@ZukoHalliwell why? There can very well be a replacement

[@legend-qw2ec]

damn i just saw that movie, i really wished daniel craig would star in one last movie after this.

[@starcrafter13terran]

Best new character introduction in some time. I instantly liked him.

[@abdullahx4908]

Bond: (Roasts Q) Q: (Gives him the hard stare) Bond: What are you doing? Q: It is called a hard stare. Aunt Lucy told me its for people who are rude. Like you

[@danielbold6167]

Such an underrated comment right here!

[@ferminballesteros7462]

I do not get it

[@beyghar]

@@ferminballesteros7462 the dialogue is from Paddington 2. The character of Paddington is voiced by the same actor who plays Q here.

[@Jknight416]

Q: "Good luck out there in the field. And please return the equipment in one piece." James: "Yeah about that... a dragon ate my gun."

[@gustavonunez5959]

At least the radio is in one piece. ;b

[@circuito77]

It is curious how he used the radio, but never used the gun.

[@sicilyperez6211]

Ben’s voice is so soft and soothing I could fall asleep to it

[@oekmama]

This painting and this whole scene encapsulates the underlying theme of all Craig’s Bond films. Brilliant.

[@simonrafferty5301]

I love the bit at 1.21 where they size each other up and go "yeah, he's decent."

[@germanaussie6138]

1:21

[@rmh702]

“My complexion is hardly relevant. Well, your competence is. Age is no guarantee of efficiency. And youth is no guarantee of innovation…”

[@pyrotechnick420]

"We're you expecting an exploding pen." GoldenEye has left the chat.

[@alexsilva28]

I am invincible!

[@Scyllax]

“Never Say Never Again”, too.

[@alexsilva28]

@@Scyllax When I say Skyfall on theaters my first thought was the exploding pen in NSNA lol

[@danielbold6167]

"For England, James?"

[@pyrotechnick420]

I forgot I made this comment then came back down here to write the same thing.....

[@InfamousSOGII]

Dude, ben is so talented, if you haven't watched Surge with him in it, its bloody brilliant, best performance of his in my opinion

[@darkspeed62]

What's Surge about? He's good as the voice of Paddington as well.

[@AlexSchwartzATV]

That mutual respect after dishing it out to each other. Lovely

[@OutdoorAlcoholic]

The way Q sits down and immediately says “you’re nearly obsolete is perfect”

[@cesararnold1]

Q's description of the painting seems to allude quite well to Daniel Craig's evolution from Skyfall to and through No Time to Die (hence, also the motif of time)... also, I'm pretty sure this same painting is hung up on the wall behind M's desk in No Time to Die, quite symbolic for Bond

[@rubix4195]

There's actually at the end of this film behind M - the art is very symbolic, in the gallery, it's the Termeraire, one of the battleships that fought at Trafalgar, being decommissioned. In M's office at the end, the picture is of Victory and Termeraire blasting away at Trafalgar so it goes from a weapon being discarded because it's no longer required with people who think they are a relic back to a weapon, reborn, and doing what it does best in the end with people who know what they are like.

[@giabag1001]

0:55 Q: Age is no guarantee of efficiency Bond: And youth is no guarantee of innovation Jesus Christ, that's so fuck*ng true

[@doubtingthomas6146]

“Were you expecting an exploding pen? We don’t really go into that sort of thing anymore. I can, however, give you a delicious marmalade sandwich...”

[@wilkowilkins363]

Brilliant underrated comment 😆

[@scsutton1]

Great comment, even better profile picture.

[@bighands69]

The pen may have been handy to open doors or setting a trap but I suppose a gun with a control grip is better than nothing.

[@machomajooo]

Q :"Age is no guarantee of efficiency. ." Bond : And youth is no guarantee of innovation. ." Tik for Tak

[@immortaljanus]

First they check if the other will allow himself to be pushed around. No? Good. So we're equal.

[@machomajooo]

@@immortaljanus Yes. .this conversation is an absolute class.

[@Michael_800]

@@machomajooo It's tit for tat, btw. Unless that was a bond-pun I didn't get.

[@J48038]

@@Michael_800 Nah man, Tik Tak. Kinda like Tac-tac's 😂

[@theninjacat7200]

@@Michael_800 you are correct...tit for tat...not tik tak

[@markemsworth4235]

This will go down in history, as one of the best scenes - ever recorded.

[@char.81]

I enjoyed closing my eyes here and imagining Paddington and 007 having a discussion in the middle of a Gallery.

[@-CrampedStyle-]

I love that they gave him the "return the equipment in one piece" line, the traditional final line of Quartermasters meeting with Bond.

[@richardconnold5207]

"I thought I said: 'Bring it back in one piece ', not 'Bring back one piece '". That line makes me giggle, every time I hear it.

[@joshuawebb7883]

Hands down, this introduction could not get any better between Bond and Q. Love it

[@tariqmohamed]

"Every now and then a trigger has to be pulled" what a great line and what a great delivery

[@ivanstayner8818]

"I can do more damage on my laptop, sitting in my pajamas, before my first cup of earl grey, than you can do in a year in the field" THAT IS A SCARY MAN. DONT FUCK WITH Q.

[@ravindukarunarathne507]

I still remember watching this for the first time 11 years ago. I was 15. I miss DC as Bond.

[@stefan-anamericaninrussiaa6683]

Let me just say that the new Q is the best thing to happen to Bond in a long time.. Well written and acted..

[@Matt-rm5ir]

The dialogue, the acting, the direction, editing. A perfect scene.

[@nobodynowhere7163]

“Inevitability of time” that was my interpretation o when I first saw that piece by JMW Turner at the NG.

[@kristianleal5400]

This was a good way to introduce the new Q. More proper.

[@-saffie-4977]

This scene alone launched a thousand fanfics 😂😂

[@ae7746]

We are grateful for that

[@Lulph]

Well, duh... With this sarcastic banter!? Every other line could be interpreted as an innuendo. It just warms the cockles of a fangirl's heart, y'know? Very inspiring, indeed...

[@dolnop6824]

With acting like that it’s hard not to

[@troy9394]

women

[@samanthab1923]

Love Q’s voice here. It sounds different in later movies. I guess he wanted to sound less like Paddington. Love these two in Layer Cake ❤️

[@jomo999]

Q: 'Please return the equipment in one piece.' 007: 'You must be new here.'

[@Darth1Marik]

I always loved the dialogues between 007 and Q. The classic clashing ideologies of the brawn vs the brains on how to best approach and complete a goal.