James Bond is a bit of an idiot.

[Greenbeanmcgee]

I've never watched a Bond movie but I've been listening to the BBC Radio adaptations while working and cleaning and I'm coming to the conclusion that in spite of his public school education and being such a highly regarded member of Secret Service that he's rather dim.

He's always falling into blatant traps. Drinking drugged coffee in a villain's home, why would you eat or drink anything there?! not questioning a random Dr wanting to give him a vaccination at the airport, falling for Rosa's nonsense and failing to spot that Nash was clearly suspect. I'm just finishing From Russia, with Love so I'm sure that there's more to come. It's a bit worrying that he's supposedly one of the Secret Service's finest.

And yes I know that it's fiction.

I watched one of the old films recently with a friend, and James Bond sexually assaults someone in it. I've heard people call him a womanizer but thats obviously very different, not at all what I thought his character would be like. The film was Goldfinger i think.

Tatiana's nonsense sorry though it's also really Rosa's.

TayJay94 I was thinking that about the misogyny. It's awful if not exactly surprising. I'm still enjoying the radio plays though. They're easy fun listening and Toby Stephens is a great James Bond.