Q is gone

Well, fans have been preparing for the worst concerning "Q" feeling that time was going to take Desmond Llewelyn given that he was 85... But... Today, Desmond died in a head on collision in East Sussex. It's a bit strange really for me. In THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, the scene of him merely disappearing into the floor had such an air of finality to it. I felt as if by watching that scene, I was saying goodbye to Q... and now it is so.

Llewelyn was iconic as Q, always taking the spotlight away from Bond for his moments on screen. Whether it was laser-armed watches, bulletproof glass and ejector seats... to whirlybird one man helicopters and underwater submarine cars... To me, Desmond represented a modern day WIZARD OF OZ... he always had something in that ol bag for Bond. When I first heard the news, a part of me... just a part, felt as if the news were impossible. Surely Q had an escape plan... some manner of trickery. Sigh... I'm gonna miss this guy...