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What was Silva's relationship to M beyond an agent she screwed over?
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- The only question is what Silva's relationship to M actually was beyond being an agent she screwed over; one host takes it literally, another wants to know what transpired, with the cyanide torture suggested as a prequel, Silva in Hong Kong.
- M's quick explanation that she cut him loose for six agents is perfunctory and she is not to be trusted; the takeaway is that agents are changeable instruments of the state, which the moving ending between M and Bond defies.
- Watching Judi Dench's face in scenes with Bardem is a favorite part, since she seems legitimately disturbed when he puts the gun to both their heads; the ending and M's death were underdiscussed, the Skyfall sequence has her doing action scenes, and this is reportedly the most screen time M ever had in a Bond film.