Yep. Really the only 2 options that I can see! 
Just as long as he keeps the British end up.
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The most feelgood ending in the series for me. How can someone not smile?
Nice idea. It would bring the Craig era full circle to CRâs ending. But differentiated enough to be fresh (different setting, and Bond not uttering the line, but everyone knowing he will).
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Stopping short of saying the line would be good.
But they tend to stray away from subtlety in most of Craigâs endings. I find the repeated âWith pleasureâ reply to M in SF really cringey. Once was bad enough, but twice! Thereâll probably be an equally cheesy coda to 25.
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" I think a coda of a casino scene, similar to the start of DR NO, would be cool. With the final line being an opponent across the table asking him his name, and Bond just smiling, and they cut to the credits before he says The Line."
Bravo. This sounds very interesting. Nice way to end Craigâs tenure as 007.
Subtlety always being prioritised so highly in this seriesâŚ
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Interesting - I actually liked the re-affirmation. And I really needed him to say that he is back with pleasure, and then calling Mallory M.
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The more awkward aspect of the Skyfall finale was the âwe havenât been formally introducedâ moment with Moneypenny. Really? Istanbul, new digs, Shanghai, Macau, and you donât know her name? And if you did know her name, then this line was there purely for the audience, I suppose, and was thus quite clunky.
They could have skipped most of this exchange and simply had him say âI look forward to many close shaves, Miss Moneypenny,â as he walks into Mâs office. It has the same affect on the audience but without the cringey and clunky setup.
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Iâve always assumed they knew each otherâs codes, not their names, so they couldnât give up other agents if captured.
Maybe that works for Turkey, but I find it hard to believe that it had never come up since then.
Constantly dropping each otherâs actual names in the field kind of makes the code a bit redundant doesnât it? Eve only knew Bondâs name because M wrote on obituary.
She knew his name during their mission in Turkey, when she first tells M she doesnât think she should take the shot. âI may hit Bondâ.
I always thought it odd that she knew his name, but he didnât know hers until the end of the film.
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Oh yeah, âI canât, iâm aiming at Bond!â
Yâknow, her knowing his name strikes as more odd than him not knowing hers.
Unless Moneypenny has a higher security clearance than BondâŚ
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And letâs not forget Ronson.
The film doesnât describe Ronson as an agent does it?
I had always assumed Ronson was an agent. What do you think he was?
Tanners counterpart in Turkey, hence why he has a list of agents and their covers.
Not being properly introduced doesnât mean one doesnât know the other one´s name.
But, yeah, it was a gimmick to hold off Eve´s last name until the end, and while it was a nice beat at the end, it was as surprising as Oberhauser being Blofeld. Surprise twists were definitely not Mendes´ forte during his two films.
I always saw it as Bondâs and Moneypennyâs flirting. It may sound a bit clunky, but I never had a problem with it. Itâs certainly not as bad as some of their dialogue in other films.
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I have always viewed that scene as flirting, they both know heâs kidding, setting up a mock formality to their new working relationship.
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