In Dr No, Bond is made all the more realistic because he doesn t rely on gadgets, and he does get hurt. Connery s Bond is witty, charming, yet clinically efficient and deadly. In Dr No, he really isn t a man to mess with. Even Fleming agreed he couldn t imagine anyone else in the part. Honey Ryder is the ultimate Bond woman.
Bond first encounters the beauty on the beach.
Although undeniably naive, Honey is a strong, sensual character, who has looked after herself since being orphaned at an early age. She openly flirts with Bond, but only after the mission do they actually become lovers. Lois Maxwell turned down this role because she found it too blatantly sexual. Sylvia is the first woman to have a romantic encounter with Bond, who finds her in his appartment wearing only one of his own shirts, after he took money off her at the casino. Miss Taro is the attractive but treacherous secretary who invites Bond to her house to have him killed.