 Mike Fillis of "Cult Times" magazine considers "Big Ben Strikes Again" a highlight of "Captain Scarlet", describing the episode's scale model work as "superb".Gary Russell, writing for "What DVD" magazine, cites the episode's first act (which he describes as being devoted to Macey's "paranoia") as an example of "Captain Scarlet"s relative maturity for a children's TV series, as well as the series' "sense of darkness ... and real drama".Chris Bentley, author of "Captain Scarlet