u/RianJohnsonIsAFool

It's been a bank holiday weekend in the UK so my gf and I have been (re)watching all of Daniel Craig's Bond films on ITVX.

I think I've seen No Time to Die before, because there were parts I recognised, but I had no recollection of Ana de Armas' Paloma character. The most I've seen of her is when gifs of her have been posted here in response to questions about who your favourite Bond girl is.

I'll be honest: seeing those gifs of Ana de Armas in that dress, throwing a kick in the air, I assumed she was a love interest of Bond's with some action tacked on.

(Re)watching NTTD, I was very happy to be so wrong. I loved her flirty banter with Bond when he was getting changed into his dinner jacket and the fact that it didn't go any further than that. Bond raising an eyebrow when she downed her martini was very funny. Her being an effective agent despite her lack of experience in the field felt believable without straying into her being a Mary Sue. And her providing Bond with the cigar after the assignment was a nice bookend to their encounter.

My overall thought is that it's a shame there wasn't more of her; can definitely understand why she is a fan favourite.

I was going along a local 20mph limit road when a small dog on an extendable lead came out from between two cars. My instincts kicked in and I stopped in plenty of time. A few seconds later and the dog would likely have gone under my left tyre.

While I was doing my checks before moving off again, the family took what felt like an age trying to coax their dog back to the pavement rather than just retracting or pulling on the lead.

I know I'm not owed a thank you but, after all that, I would have expected at least someone in the family of three to raise a hand to acknowledge their fault and that I avoided potentially killing their pet.