Wild Wild West episode 13: The Night of the Torture Chamber
***1/2
The title of this episode is a little misleading, as there is no torture chamber per se in the episode. There is, however a deathtrap - a wine press - which James West and Artemus Gordon end up in by episode's end.
Overall, it's an intriguing plot: the villain substitutes a double in his employ for the governor of some state in order to plunder the state's coffers to subsidize the building of a world class art collection.
Some other cool things about this episode include:
- The return of Miss Piecemeal (Sigrid Valdis), last seen in episode 3, "The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth"
- The use of a ballista as a short-range weapon
- The aforementioned wine press deathtrap
- Artemus posing as a French art critic / dignitary
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