not a review but a note. I was playing red skull and this was the only side scheme in play (via the main scheme causing it to be displayed after part 1 of the villain phase). Then my encounter card was masterplan, placing 4 threat on all side schemes in play or else surge. I got to put 4 threat on this side scheme and it was meaningless, because this side scheme doesn't go away at 0 threat anyway.

If masterplan had wording like "place 4 threat on all side schemes that can receive threat, or else surge" then surge would have occurred. But it didn't, so I got a nice little break :)