No Time to Die: the ending, the villain and the very big surprise – discuss with spoilers

With its shocking developments, is Daniel Craig's final outing as James Bond a slap in the face for 007 fans? Will it be an asterisk in the canon or change the franchise for ever?

• This article contains spoilers for No Time to Die

Daniel Craig is double-oh done. His services to Her Majesty are complete, and he's not coming back as anything other than a flashback. Where No Time to Die sits in the grand ranking of James Bond films is now up to the fans to decide, but one thing is for certain: like the non-Eon Sean Connery picture Never Say Never Again or even the jokey 1967 Casino Royale, Craig's swansong will forever be remembered as something unique, maybe even a franchise asterisk. It colours outside the lines in ways we haven't seen before, and this may lead to some consternation. Here's what we couldn't stop talking about when the picture ended.