appearance of Captain Black, serve as "hints ... that all might not be quite as it seems". In 2019, British magazine TV Years (a sister publication of TV Choice) listed the attack sequences as the 23rdgreatest moment in TV science fiction, calling the episode "devastating" up until the plot twist. Morgan Jeffery of Digital Spy calls the episode "thrilling" and "perhaps the highlight" of the series. However, he criticises the "lame, 'it was all a dream' ending", arguing that it is made more frustrating by the fact that the final episode, "The Inquisition", is a clip show that ends with the conflict between Earth and the Mysterons unresolved: "Cut the final few minutes from 'Attack on Cloudbase' and imagine what a finale that would have been!" Andrew Thomas of Dreamwatch magazine considers dream sequences an "appalling" narrative technique but describes the episode's scenes of destruction as "very well handled". Martin Cater of Network Distributing judges the episode "dramatic" and "memorable" despite its dependence on a "cop-out" dream sequence. He compares it to the Fireball XL5 episode "A Day in the Life of a Space General" (1963), which features an "orgy of destruction with the convenient cop-out of a dream to act as a 'reset button'." Chris Drake and Graeme Bassett describe "Attack on Cloudbase" as "tense and exciting", stating that it is "guaranteed to keep the viewer guessing". Some commentators have questioned why no explanation is given for the explosion that brings down Symphony's fighter at the start of the episode. The British Board of Film Classification certifies the episode U, noting that it contains "very mild fantasy" violence. 1980 re-edit The New York office of ITC later re-edited the episode to serve as the concluding segment of the compilation film Captain Scarlet vs. the Mysterons (1980). This involved the creation of a new ending with computer-animated visual effects and a Mysteron voice-over (supplied by an American actor) implying that the destruction of Cloudbase really happened. However, in an act of mercy, the Mysterons use their powers to reverse time, leaving Cloudbase and its personnel intact. These changes were poorly received by fans of the original episode. References Works cited External links "Attack on Cloudbase" at TheVervoid.com 1968 British television episodes Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons episodes Television episodes about nightmares