Scorpion meets Unstoppable, the movie starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine, in this week’s episode. Paige and another parent are asked by Ralph’s school to take the young genius and another boy named Tyler Goldberg to the museum over the weekend. The train that they are taking misses the stop that they were going to get off at and begins to gain speed, sending the train out of control.
Walter and the rest of Team Scorpion then rush to come up with a solution to slow down the train. I grimaced when I saw Walter siphoning grease out of the barrel at Chucky Burger. I knew that they were planning to use the grease to pour onto the tracks to slow down the train, but it’s still a little on the gross side.
It was surprising to see Ralph be as calm as can be as the train continued to gain speed. The young genius modified his mother’s phone, turning it into a makeshift microphone to get the warning message to other passengers on the train and assuring Tyler that everything was going to be okay. Seems that Walter is beginning to rub off on the boy in terms of thinking calmly and rationally during extreme situations. I also liked the fact that Paige was able to take a risk and use logic against Walter when she was about to hang outside the speeding train.
The beginning scene with Toby entering the boxing ring made me a little anxious. The shrink learned a few moves from Agent Gallo and suddenly he thinks that he can be the next Rocky? I face-palmed when Toby got punched by the other boxer, rendering him unconscious. That’s what you get for thinking you could defeat someone who has undergone more training than you, Doc!
Happy dropping her wrench onto the train track to electrocute the drenched thief who stole 50 million dollars in British gold coins from L.A. airport Customs was very quick thinking. Good thing the shock didn’t kill the runaway thief or else they wouldn’t have found gus accomplice Aldo, who was controlling the train from a warehouse. I liked the scene where Toby and Agent Gallo pretended to bury the coin-stealing thief alive by implementing the three primal fears: extinction, mutilation and loss of autonomy. It was amusing to say the least, and it was extremely effective when the guy gave up the name of his partner in crime as well as his location. I also laughed when Ray came in and saw what was happening and slowly backed away.
I couldn’t believe that Walter ran and leapt onto the speeding train, hanging onto the outside handle bars of the train car for dear life. It was both gutsy and nerve-wracking at the same time. Ralph tried to help, but his voice was drowned out by all the panicked screams of the other passengers. The scene where Paige was trying to hit the lever that would make the train change tracks with the long stick made from various items was a good effort, but I had a feeling that it wouldn’t work. I may not be a genius with a high IQ, but even I can tell that Paige wouldn’t be able to hit the lever when the train was still going at a very high speed. Yay for Happy’s extremely gutsy move by running toward the lever and pulling it in the nick of time. I applaud you, Ms. Quinn!
When Walter told everyone, including Paige and Ralph, to get to the rear cars of the train, I knew that he was implementing the greater good concept. I watched with a tinge of fear as the genius detached the front car from the rear cars. At least he got out before meeting certain death using the brake cords as a rope to hang onto the tunnel lights. I completely agreed with Paige when she slapped Walter, telling him to never do something like this to her again. I half-wanted her to kiss him after the slap and her ultimatum, but that’s just the hopeless romantic in me.
At the end of the day, everyone was saved from harm, the criminals were captured, and the world was right again thanks to Team Scorpion. The tender moment between Walter and Paige back at the garage was sweet, and I waited in anticipation for him to initiate a potential lip lock with Paige. However, the moment was ruined when Agent Gallo came in asking Walter to come with him to do some damage control after Toby decided to go to the club where Happy was going. Thanks a lot, Agent Gallo!
On the other hand, it was interesting to see that Happy has a humorous side to her aside from the sarcastic personality and brutal honesty that we’re all accustomed to. It was also interesting to see Toby finally letting go of his relentless pursuit of Happy, allowing for nature take its course. Hopefully, it will work out for the best for both their sakes.
Back at the garage, Ray finally told Walter the truth behind the medal that was pinned on the bulletin board in his trailer. Turns out, the medal belonged to his former partner Danny Tuggle at the fire department. The two were inseparable. Danny and his wife treated Ray like family, and Ray was Danny’s son’s godfather. However, during a five-alarm ten years ago, Ray tried to get Danny’s regulator onto the latter’s mouth to prevent him from inhaling too much smoke, but he was too dizzy to do much of anything and Danny passed away in the hospital as a result. Ray had blamed himself ever since and kept the medal as a reminder of that tragic day.
The former firefighter told Walter that he was wrong to distance himself from the people that he loved and that he wouldn’t want him to make the same mistake. “Don’t let the distance get so far you can never re-couple the train” is a great line and very good advice. I’m glad that Walter decided to take that advice as he and Paige move forward with their professional, semi-romantic relationship. Fingers crossed for Waige!
[Photo credit: Sonja Flemming/CBS]
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