Sep 17, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min · 8 segments
Really, 007! explore the many villains of the James Bond franchise... Part 5 covers the Timothy Dalton era... Host Tom Pickup is joined by fellow Bond enthusiasts John Kell, Chris Goldie, brothers…
Chris GoldiePanelistMath PickupPanelist
John KellPanelist
I think, yeah, when you think of, you know, stereotypical Bond villains, he won't be up there.
That's for general film fans, and it's for probably Bond fans, because he is a different kind of villain, and all those things that people think make him not a good villain are all completely deliberate choices and character choices.
He is not meant to be, you know, your all powerful, aggressive, you know, snarling teeth kind of dictator kind of villain at all.
He is something completely different, and for the sake of the plot, the story, which is absolute...
This is the villain that's right, and the guts to write this story, the guts to write a villain like this is already, you know, absolutely awesome a- and worthy of recognition.
He, he wouldn't be my number one villain, but in every way, in every technical way and everyth- he's one of the best villains probably, uh, in any film that is executed-
I'm trying to think of other stuff that I might not have said, so I might have said along this-
You know, I wouldn't vote for him as the best villain, but I would vote for him as one of the most interesting characters in the same way that, like, Elektra possibly.
I think, yeah, when you think of, you know, stereotypical Bond villains, he won't be up there.
That's for general film fans, and it's for probably Bond fans, because he is a different kind of villain, and all those things that people think make him not a good villain are all completely deliberate choices and character choices.
He is not meant to be, you know, your all powerful, aggressive, you know, snarling teeth kind of dictator kind of villain at all.
He is something completely different, and for the sake of the plot, the story, which is absolute...
This is the villain that's right, and the guts to write this story, the guts to write a villain like this is already, you know, absolutely awesome a- and worthy of recognition.
He, he wouldn't be my number one villain, but in every way, in every technical way and everyth- he's one of the best villains probably, uh, in any film that is executed-
I'm trying to think of other stuff that I might not have said, so I might have said along this-
You know, I wouldn't vote for him as the best villain, but I would vote for him as one of the most interesting characters in the same way that, like, Elektra possibly.
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