It is October, so we get an obligatory Halloween show. Witchcraft, sadism, Satanism, and family curses are all mentioned. The usual special spooky effects occur, including lightning, thunder, and flickering gas lights. A mad scientist who experiments on human beings provides the ultimate evil for this story.
One problem with this episode is Artemus Gordon (actor Ross Martin) appearing as not one, but two separate eccentric characters. Artemus Gordon was noted in the Wild Wild West series for donning character makeup and costumes, and pretending to be a count, a retired colonel, a doctor, or someone else. But to show up twice in the same small hotel, first as a colonel, and then as a French dignitary, and the same clerk does not see past the disguise during Gordon's second appearance? Not likely.
Still, this is a very good episode. Great acting by Jay Robinson as "Dr. Maitland", and even better acting by Sharon Acker as "Lavinia Sedgewick".
One problem with this episode is Artemus Gordon (actor Ross Martin) appearing as not one, but two separate eccentric characters. Artemus Gordon was noted in the Wild Wild West series for donning character makeup and costumes, and pretending to be a count, a retired colonel, a doctor, or someone else. But to show up twice in the same small hotel, first as a colonel, and then as a French dignitary, and the same clerk does not see past the disguise during Gordon's second appearance? Not likely.
Still, this is a very good episode. Great acting by Jay Robinson as "Dr. Maitland", and even better acting by Sharon Acker as "Lavinia Sedgewick".
