However, over the course of Daniel Craig’s four James Bond films, he offered fans a glimpse at a man slowly descending into darkness.
Every film has sent him spiraling further down the rabbit hole, and Spectre ended with us meeting the James Bond that we came to know and love in the 20 Bond films that preceded Casino Royale.
The arc of this Bond has ended; it’s now time to hand the Walther PPK and license to kill down to a newcomer.
Before Daniel Craig stepped in to don the iconic 007 tuxedo, the concept of a character arc was not really something that people associated with our martini drinking hero.