Part 9 of The James Bond Character Study reviews Daniel Craig in Spectre, the latest and one of the most fun installments in the James Bond franchise. We catch you up on the Craig Bond storylines and get you ready for No Time To Die. DANIEL CRAIG’S JAMES BOND CHARACTER STUDY; CH 4 Spectre aka James Bond in: How? Episode Breakdown - Top of Show NONSPOILER SECTION: Awards Profile/Review Score Round-Up - 2:50 Getting Into Character - 6:38 (Get Paid, Mr Craig) His Performance As Bond Overall - 11:18 (Introducing Pope Nacho + Counselor AlsoMike’s Food Fight) Comparing Bond Box Offices - 21:48 SPOILER WARNING - 25:26 SPOILER-FILLED SECTION: The Spy Who’s Not Me - 26:52 (Why We Want To, But Never Could Be, This James Bond) Live and Let Dad Joke - 38:41 (This Bond’s Best [Worst?] One Liners) Dr. Please God No - 48:37 (Problematic Interactions w/ Women Through 2020 Eyes) Always Say Never Again - 51:02 (Moral Issues Through 2020 Eyes) Q Only Lives Once - 53:21 (The Cars, Gadgets, and Tech of Bond) They’re Why Tomorrow Never Dies - 59:00 (The Struggles of These Bond Baddies) combined with… Goldfingers (We Fix The Bond Baddies) License To Bill - 1:12:02 (Totaling Up Bond’s Civic Damage) Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:16:10 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:17:00 Every time we get to do one of these James Bond Character Study episodes, it’s a fast talking and fun recording session that seemingly leaves us drunk by the end of it. Perhaps it’s because a Bond movie provides us with the full film critic cocktail of ingredients. Perhaps it’s because the 007 adventures indulge us in all our wildest fantasies. Whatever the case, once you do one, the next goes down easy, and once you’ve done eight, number nine goes down smooth. Spectre is also in the sweet spot of movie review podcasting for us. We love so much about it, we hate our fair share, and when that happens in an episode of MMO, you get some of our wildest conversation. There are anecdotes from our past lives, we do voices, and it’s a complete sh*t show. As always, there’s a non-spoiler section first where we discuss the behind the scenes production stories on Spectre, how Daniel Craig got into character, and the historical significance of the performance and the film on the industry. Then we break into spoilers to enjoy all your favorite segments like The Spy Who’s Not Me, Live & Let Dad Joke, Dr. Please God No, Always Say Never Again, Q Only Lives Once, Why Tomorrow Never Dies, Goldfingers, & License To Bill. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts, and do check out The James Bond Character Study playlist on our Soundcloud feed. We’ve done shows on each Bond before this, including the late great Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, and Pierce Brosnan. Plus, we’ve now reviewed all 4 of the preceding Daniel Craig Bond films to get you ready for No Time To Die. As always, let us know what you think of anything we discussed. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.