I have a bit of different take on this one, I guess, but I also have the advantage of having watched part 2.
I didn't think Val K. did a very good acting job here.
I thought the dialogue was stilted and unnatural. They should have hired Bill Wittliff to script this one, too.
I have never liked the actress who plays the Captain's wife anyway, so I can't credit her acting with me thinking her character getting punched out was the best part of this series so far.
Except for Wes Studi, and most of the Amerind characters. But, hey, I'm a big Studi fan, so I'm biased.