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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JustinAlexander" data-source="post: 6044982" data-attributes="member: 6700092">It's a common mistake to look at something like this and say, "Things had to happen exactly as they did and it would be impossible or nonsensical for the villain to have a plan like this."Most of the time, though, it makes more sense if you look at the villain as making constant adjustments to their plans and planning for contingencies.For example, in Skyfall it's pretty clear that the entire capture-and-escape plan is a contingency plan. "If I get caught, what will I need to do to escape?" Notice that the plan works just as well if he gets captured after killing M. Or captured at any other point after he gets emergency protocols engaged. And that it's unlikely he planned to be captured by Bond in the moment that he was captured, because that hinged on Bond suborning the girl.Q does say this was all planned, but that's true whether it's just a well-prepared escape plan or a crucial element in killing M.You can see similar moments in The Dark Knight: What happens if the Joker isn't captured and taken to the ICU? Well, then he probably succeeded in killing Dent and possibly revealing Batman's identity and would just need to figure out some other way to take out the accountant. (Which he probably could, since he has access to both of the traitors working for Gordon.)And The Phantom Menace: What happens if the Jedi don't miraculously escape at the beginning of the film, rescue Amidala, and bring her to Coruscant? <a href="http://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/1037/random/star-wars-the-plan-of-palpatine" target="_blank">Palpatine would have a lot fewer ulcers.</a></blockquote>

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