Writing for What DVD magazine, Gary Russell cites the episode's opening act, which he says revolves around Macey's "paranoia", as an example of Captain Scarlets relative maturity for a children's series as well as its "sense of darkness ... and real drama".
Gary Russell, writing for What DVD magazine, uses the episode's opening act to illustrate Captain Scarlet's more mature character development and the show's ability to handle darker themes with genuine emotional depth.