History Heartwarming / Skyfall

'''Bond:''' No. You did your job.\\
'''Bond:''' I read your obituary of me.\\

** His sincerely telling her, "You look beautiful in that dress". Craig's Bond isn't the ChivalrousPervert his [[Creator/PierceBrosnan predecessor]] was, but he has his moments.

** There's also the moment where James inherits her Union Jack bulldog, which Bond hates, in accordance to her will. Bond interprets this gesture, more or less, as "don't have a desk to put this on".

-->''"[[SoProudOfYou Well, I suppose I did get one thing right...]]"''

* M's last words to James Bond.
-->''"[[SoProudOfYou Well, I suppose I did get one thing right...]]"''
** There's also the moment where James inherits her Union Jack bulldog, which Bond hates, in accordance to her will. Bond interprets this gesture, more or less, as "don't have a desk to put this on".
* The final scene with Bond, Moneypenny, Tanner and Mallory (now as M) in the new [[MythologyGag (or rather, old) MI6 office]] brilliantly reminds us that no matter what happens, however much things change, James Bond WILL return.

* M's [[spoiler:last words to James Bond.]]
-->''"[[spoiler:[[SoProudOfYou Well, I suppose I did get one thing right...]]]]"''
** There's also the moment where [[spoiler:James inherits her Union Jack bulldog, which Bond hates, in accordance to her will. Bond interprets this gesture, more or less, as "don't have a desk to put this on"]].
* The final scene with [[spoiler: Bond, Moneypenny, Tanner and Mallory (now as M) in the new [[MythologyGag (or rather, old) MI6 office]]]] brilliantly reminds us that no matter what happens, however much things change, James Bond WILL return.
* Combined with FromACertainPointOfView. After Bond returns, M tells him he will have to take several tests again to return to active service. According to M, Bond passes the tests. [[spoiler: Silva reveals later that Bond in fact failed the [=MI6=] active service tests in an effort to convince Bond of M's history of lying.]] What M never said was ''what'' tests he passed. In M's eyes, Bond has "passed" tests of character that would go above and beyond official results.

* M's [[spoiler:FamousLastWords to James Bond.]]

-->[[spoiler:[[SoProudOfYou Well, I suppose I did get one thing right...]]]]

* Combined with FromACertainPointOfView. After Bond returns, M tells him he will have to take several tests again to return to active service. According to M, Bond passes the tests. [[spoiler: Silva reveals later that Bond in fact failed the MI6 active service tests in an effort to convince Bond of M's history of lying.]] What M never said was ''what'' tests he passed. In M's eyes, Bond has "passed" tests of character that would go above and beyond official results.

* When the assault is in progress and Skyfall Lodge explodes, Kicaid and M look back, extremely worried.

* M's [[spoiler: FamousLastWords to James Bond.]]
-->[[spoiler: [[SoProudOfYou Well, I suppose I did get one thing right...]]]]

* Bond orders [[OldRetainer Kincade]] to leave, in order to prevent him from suffering a MentorOccupationalHazard. Kincade bluntly refuses the offer, addressing one of Britain's most skilled professional killers as a "[[NoHeroToHisValet jumped up little shit.]]" Bond needs to protect M, and Kincade will ''not'' let the boy he cared for do it alone.
* When the assault is in progress and the Skyfall lodge explodes, Kicaid and M look back with extremely worried looks.

** There's also the moment where [[spoiler:James inherits her Union Jack bulldog, which Bond hates, in accordance to her will]].

* When the assault is in progress and the skyfall lodge explodes, Kicaid and M look back with extremely worried looks.

* Bond orders [[OldRetainer Kincade]] to leave, in order to prevent him from suffering a MentorOccupationalHazard. Kincade bluntly refuses the offer, addressing one of Britain's most skilled professional killers as a "[[NoHeroToHisValet jumped up little shit.]]" Bond needs to protect M, and Kincade will ''not'' let the boy he cared for do it alone.

* Although he loves to snark Eve over accidentally shooting him, it's clear Bond doesn't hold a grudge over it.

** Or, in Bond's eyes, M is willing to stick her neck out by letting him get back into the field.

* Combined with FromACertainPointOfView. After Bond returns, M tells him he will have to take several tests again to return to active service. According to M, Bond passes the tests. [[spoiler: Silva reveals later that Bond in fact failed the MI6 active service tests in an effort to convince Bond of M's history of lying.]] What M never said was ''what'' tests he passed. In M's eyes, Bond has "passed" tests of character that would go above and beyond official results.

* Combined with FromACertainPointOfView. After Bond returns, M tells him he will have to take several tests again to return to active service. According to M, Bond passes the tests. [[spoiler: Silva reveals later that Bond in fact failed the MI6 active service tests in an effort to convince Bond of M's history of lying.]] What M never said was *what* tests he passed. In M's eyes, Bond has "passed" tests of character that would go above and beyond official results.

* The final scene with [[spoiler: Bond, Moneypenny and Mallory in the new [[MythologyGag (or rather, old) MI6 office]]]] brilliantly reminds us that no matter what happens, however much things change, James Bond WILL return.

* M, or rather [[spoiler: Emma's FamousLastWords to James Bond.]]

* Combined with FromACertainPointOfView. After Bond returns, M tells him he will have to take several tests again to return to active service. According to M, Bond later passes the tests. [[spoiler: Silva reveals later that Bond in fact failed the MI6 active service tests in an effort to convince Bond of M's history of lying.]] What M never said was *what* tests he passed. In M's eyes, Bond has "passed" tests of character that would go above and beyond official results.

* Combined with FromACertainPointOfView. After Bond returns, M tells him he will have to take several tests again to return to active service. Bond later [[spoiler: seemingly]] passes those tests, according to M. [[spoiler: Silva reveals that Bond in fact failed the MI6 active service tests in an effort to convince Bond of M's history of lying.]] What M never said was *what* tests he passed. In M's eyes, Bond has "passed" tests of character that would go above and beyond official results.

* The final scene with [[spoiler: Bond, Moneypenny and Mallory in the new [[MythologyGag (or rather, old) MI6 office]]]] brilliantly reminds us that no matter what happens, however much things change, James Bond WILL return.

* The final scene with [[spoiler: Bond, Moneypenny and Mallory in the new (or rather, old) MI6 office]] brilliantly reminds us that no matter what happens, however much things change, James Bond WILL return.

-->[[spoiler: [[SoProudOfYou Well, I suppose I did get one thing right...]]]]

[[spoiler: [[SoProudOfYou Well, I suppose I did get one thing right...]]]]