They killed Bond so they could replace him with the black woman. Because, equity, don’t you know. And we will all be damned as racist for not watching her movies with the same fervor we watched Daniel Crag.
IMHO they killed Bond to start the story over, whether or not it’s woke. Much like they did with Daniel Craig. I believe the era is over of Bond movies having a serial storyline across six actors.
In the latest Bond movie, he is gone and presumed dead.
When he returns, the black woman is 007. She already has his 00 status, and it makes for some uncomfortable dialogs.
I did like Daniel Craig and his version of 007.