Welcome to SPECTRE etc. This is the James Bond podcast where we discuss the ins and the outs of each film. In this episode, MI6 is forced underground by cyber attacks. Join us as we head for the hills in “Skyfall”.

* The pre-titles sequence is up to old tricks by faking Bond’s death before Adele takes us deep inside 007’s psyche. Back in London, M is under pressure to explain mission failures before MI6 blows up in her face.

* This attack is enough to drag Bond away from his Heineken, and he regains M’s trust by breaking into her house. She sticks James on a treadmill, subjects him to surgical malpractice, and finds out what he really thinks by using word-association. He fails every test, but M still wants him back in the field.

* New Q is light on gadgets but is pretty computer-savvy. In Shanghai, Bond catches a lift and makes light work of sneaking up on a sniper. After Patrice plummets, Bond and Moneypenny raise a few eyebrows. At the casino, James cashes in Eve for Severine and then plays Pitfall by leaping lizards.

* Severine is sailing away when Bond boards her boat before shaming himself in her shower. With this assault behind them, they reach Silva’s abandoned island - where it is Bond’s turn to have his physical space invaded. An unimpressive William Tell impression leads to 007 capturing Silva.

* Back in London, MI6 have made a Magneto-cell for Silva. M hears what Silva has to say, then heads to her own hearing. At this, Silva opens every aperture in MI6 and heads for the tube. He commits an awful crime while at the very same time, M is being a touch sublime by reciting a lovely rhyme.

* James abducts M and heads for his childhood home in Scotland. Tanner and Q pause their beer pong game long enough to help Bond with breadcrumbs, so Silva can swoop on Skyfall. Inspired by Home Alone, Bond & M spend a day setting up 10 minutes of booby traps. All of this good work is undone by some foolish flashlighting - forcing 007 onto some thin ice. In the chapel, Silva is having too many feelings to finish his mission. James arrives just in time to kill Silva, but is unable to save M.

* Back in London, James finally meets Moneypenny before receiving his next mission from Mallory.

Official SPECTRE etc Theory (OffSeT) #24: Bond needed to get a kill in order to feel enough like himself to bother shaving.

And of course, keep checking back for a link to our petition to buy Bond a “First Capture” cake!

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