In Quantum of Solace, Strawberry Fields begins as a confident MI6 operative tasked with steering James Bond away from Bolivia, only to be swiftly disarmed and bedded by him. For such a short appearance, Fields has quite an effect on Bond, and it’s no surprise given her stark namesake hair color and extreme attractiveness. Arterton gives the role a prim, by-the-book poise that makes Fields’ rapid capitulation feel less like boring cliché and more like character vulnerability.

Her brief arc gains unexpected poignancy when she regrets the affair and meets a grim oil-doused end (in a cool, deliberate nod echoing Jill Masterson’s gold-dipped fate in Goldfinger), underscoring how expendable even the most dutiful agents can be in Bond’s orbit. Overall, it’s a shame Fields didn’t have more screen time to further develop her dynamic with Bond and strengthen the emotional weight of her fate.