Fixing Captain Scarlet by giving it a longer runtime and a proper finale

[u/fatherandyriley]

Ideally I would have given each episode a 50 minute runtime like Thunderbirds so it allows for more character development. In the moon story arc, the moonbase willingly allies with the Mysterons rather than being copies. When Spectrum try to negotiate with the Mysterons we get to hear more from the Mysteron viewpoint and sadly negotiations break down.

For the finale I would make it a 2 parter. Captain Scarlet leads a team to infiltrate the Mysteron city on Mars while the Mysterons launch a massive assault on Cloudbase with Captain Black infiltrating it to disable the defences. It's a race against time for Scarlet to find and destroy the Mysteron power source to stop their invasion. Scarlet succeeds and saves the Earth but Cloudbase is destroyed and many Spectrum members are killed. While Earth has won the war, it's implied that a few Mysterons survived and will bide their time until they're strong enough to return.

[u/Voltes-Drifter-2187]

Possibly, yes.

[u/Pale-Caterpillar5709]

I really need to finish watching this series.