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So No Time to Die is climbing the Netflix charts again, and it’s all shiny and waiting for your undivided attention like it never left theatres with that jaw-dropping goodbye. It is absolutely wild that after all this time, Daniel Craig’s final ride as 007 is back in the spotlight again, like it was released just yesterday.

People are rewatching it, new fans are discovering it, and everyone seems to be collectively remembering just how intense that ending was. If you thought Bond was done pulling at your nerves, guess again.

No Time to Die is the one where everything changes. Craig’s Bond is older, rougher, and more burnt-out than ever, but the man still moves like a weapon and wears trauma. The film opens with heartbreak, and by the time you are halfway through, you can sense things are going somewhere they have never gone before. We all remember holding our breath there.

In this film, you are not just watching stunts and gadgets; you are watching a man fall apart for something bigger than revenge, and mind you, it’s no ordinary man. It hurts even more when you realise what the mission is costing him.

You get Léa Seydoux back as Madeleine Swann, and this time, their relationship is not just a side plot. It is the ticking heart of the movie. Rami Malek steps in as the villain Safin, and while people are divided about his arc, you cannot deny the tension he brings to every scene. Ana de Armas appears in that Cuba sequence for all of 10 minutes and still manages to hijack the movie with that one dress. And then there is Lashana Lynch as the new 00 agent, giving the role that rare mix of control and frustration without ever trying to copy what came before.

The action in No Time to Die feels heavier when you realise this is Bond’s last dance. That final act (if you know, you know) is one of the boldest things the franchise has ever done. You can almost feel the audience freeze as it happens. And whether or not you agreed with that ending, you cannot pretend it did not move you a little.

Now that it is on Netflix, No Time to Die is finding a second life. New fans who never caught it in theatres are realising how much of an emotional sucker punch it is. People who grew up with Craig as their Bond are going back for a rewatch, bracing for that ending all over again, even though they know it is coming. It is not just another spy movie climbing the charts… It is the last goodbye to the Bond we spent years watching get broken and rebuilt.

You look at this film now, and it feels like a finale that was not afraid to be raw. Craig never tried to be the smoothest or the most charming Bond; he was always the most bruised. That roughness is exactly why this film works so well. It is not about the tux this time, but the weight of the man wearing it. And now that it is trending again, maybe people are finally ready to admit that Craig didn’t just play Bond… He changed him forever.