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“Vesper, she would give everything for you. Forgive her. Forgive yourself.”

In this edition, we dive into Quantum of Solace - the frenetically edited follow-up to Casino Royale and an infamous Bond film in the series for its deliberate choice to drop nearly every trope fans had come to expect...

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CHAPTER POINTS:

(00:00) Mr Saint John Smythe's Bond Video Games Play-through

(10:16) Quantum of Solace: High-Level Initial Thoughts

(22:39) Pre-Title Sequence & Title Song

(37:02) Foot Chase Through Italy, High-Tech MI6 & Espionage In Haiti

(01:14:02) Quantum Opera Meeting, A Reunion With Mathis & Strawberry Fields Introduction

(01:25:56) Bolivian Plane Chase & Bond Restrained By M

(01:33:57) Hotel Showdown With Medrano, Greene's Death, Bond in Russia & An Unusual Gun Barrel

(01:53:41) Quantum of Solace: MVP & Our Letterboxd Rankings

(02:05:11) James Bond Will Return In: Skyfall

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