Jack Buckley's review nailed my response quite nicely. I feel the later Wagon Trains have more sophisticated stories and directing and this is a perfect example of it. This episode was a welcome change of pace, without the wagon master, with a less caricatured Wooster and with much of the setting at sea. A few things are not overtly explained, which leaves me to interpret the meanings and makes for a more intriguing show. That is a welcome twist which shows up several times in the 1962-63 season. Well written, well directed and well acted. It dates well for a 1963 western. This is worth a watch!
Review of The Abel Weatherly Story
