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Scorpion - Pilot - Advance Preview: "An enjoyable ride"

Sep 22, 2014

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CBS has laid claim to the most ridiculous sci-fi show ever with Under the Dome. Monday September 22nd, the network premieres possibly the most out-there grounded drama ever. Luckily, unlike the aforementioned Dome, this show is actually quite enjoyable.

Despite Walter’s character being based on a true story (a nice article about it can be read here), the pilot does over-dramatize the story upon which it was based. Let’s make one thing clear right now: this show is not realistic. This is nothing like other CBS shows like CSI that, in theory, could happen. Scorpion takes potentially real threats and solves them in ways that you could never envision, and would quite probably never happen.

Once you accept this fact, the show is much easier to enjoy. The pilot focuses around a crisis at LA X in which dozens of planes are left unable to land, and the Scorpion team have to work against the clock to prevent the planes from falling out of the sky.

As for the characters, Walter is a very disconnected individual, and it’s evident that he finds it difficult to communicate normally with the rest of society. If you’ve ever watched Criminal Minds, think of him like Spencer Reid, only dorkier and more socially inept. He is super intelligent – he has a 197 IQ – and is able to solve problems in extraordinary ways.

The rest of his team - Toby, Happy and Sylvester – are an interesting bunch. Toby is a brilliant behaviourist, Happy is a mechanical genius and Sylvester is a statistics guru. All three bring different, yet crucial aspects to the team.

Robert Patrick (Terminator 2) plays Cabe Gallo, a Homeland Security agent who enlists Walter’s help to stop the crisis at LA X. The two have a history, and rest assured that by the end of the episode, you’ll know why Walter has issues with Cabe.

The other crucial characters to the story are waitress Paige and her son Ralph. Ralph is a nine-year old genius, similarly to the other Scorpion members, but his social skills are on an even lower level than the others. The secondary storyline that follows him and Paige is enjoyable to watch, because it gives us some insight as to how the rest of the team’s childhoods were like.

This pilot was very enjoyable. The story was good, the characters were good and the acting was good. One thing I will say about the season as a whole is that the writers find interesting ways to keep the story going in the pilot. Obviously, these guys are geniuses, and so the stories need to be written in complex ways to keep the characters challenged for the entire episode.

You can watch the promo below, and tune in to watch Scorpion on Monday September 22nd at 9pm on CBS.



Bradley Adams
16 year old in England. I'm a big TV fan, with my range of shows almost exclusively dramas. Some of my all-time favourite shows include 24, LOST, Breaking Bad and Friends. Some of my current favourites include Person of Interest, Arrow and The Walking Dead. I review Person of Interest, Stalker and Scorpion for Spoiler TV. I also run an Arrow blog, ArrowFansUK, as well as my own tv blog. Aside from TV, I'm a keen cricketer. Get in touch with me via the links below or via email bradley@spoilertv.com
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25 comments:

  1. Thanks for the preview Bradley, I can't wait for this show to premiere I can tell this season is going to be really great.

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  2. Of the 30 or so pilots I've watched for this upcoming season, this one is my favorite.

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  3. Great Preview Bradley! I will definitely be watching this show when it starts.

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  4. Thanks, Bradley, I´ll check it out.

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  5. I really hope this will be good as the promos and previews, reviews indicate.
    I'm sure the pilot was and thank for the great but not to revealing preview.

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  6. Great preview Bradley! And lol at beginning with an Under the Dome comparison, I am happy that show is done for now after Monday.

    I really enjoyed the pilot, much to my surprise. I also liked the end scene. Will definitely be watching this series!

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  7. Thanks for the great preview Bradley. Really looking forward to this.

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  8. Wow, that's very encouraging. Looking forward to it.

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  9. Thanks Bradley! I am looking forward to seeing this! I was wondering if you think the geniuses, like Walter for instance, will progress and/or become more less socially awkward because of his new found relationships or do you think the series will remain generally procedural, much like their (Orci/Kurtzman) Hawaii Five-0? Thanks for your time!


    (and can you believe POI is on next week? I just rewatched the re-airing of the season 3 finale last night and am all excited! XD )

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  10. Agree with @Babar Suhail I was lucky to catch the pilot and it's very promising.

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  11. Great preview, will be interesting to see how this show turns out throughout the season.

    Very excited for it, but!

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  12. You never know Under the Dome could somehow get renewed don't know about their ratings but if it was good than perhaps it will have a season 3. I can't wait for Scorpion and the other fall shows to air been looking forward to them for a while.

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  13. Yeah, that's why I wrote 'for now'. I still think UtD will be renewed. Its ratings have dropped quite a bit, but they're still good enough for a renewal.

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  14. Yeah, I could see it get renewed but not sure if it would be good and we still never got an answer as to why the dome came down on I know these shows keep us guessing the mysteries but some answers would be good to know.

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  15. This felt like a pretty lukewarm review which is too bad. I LOVED this show when I saw it at SDCC, and I had the great fortune of talking to the whole cast AND the real life Walter in the press room. I can assure you that as "implausible" as you found the plot these stories are based in fact and very plausible - truth is often stranger than fiction after all. Interestingly enough the only weak link to me in the story was Paige!

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  16. Really? Even the way they solved the case was true? Because that was more what I was alluring to (not to spoil it for others, of course).

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  17. Everything is SUPER classified - but I think more than you would think is really true. However, I think the exact moment you're referring to (that has something to do with co-axial cable?) likely was a bit over the top - ;)

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  18. Yes, that is the scene I am referring to. I'm not surprised that some of it is true, but stuff like that... you just have to imagine.

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  19. Glad to see lots of people enjoyed this... I absolutely hated it, lol

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  20. To each their own, as they say.

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  21. This review gives me hope. I'm always afraid these shows will do the usual terrible "autistic people are savants let the govt use them for help" route.

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  22. This is actually the only new show this season i still have not decided whether to watch or not

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  23. I really recommend it. Watch the pilot and see if you like it.

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  24. I watched the pilot at SDCC and it was AMAZING!

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  25. It took some time to decide whether to watch this or not, but I'm not going to watch it. Pass

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