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The Best Episodes of Scorpion Season 4

Every episode of Scorpion Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Scorpion Season 4!

Based on a true story, Scorpion is a high-octane drama about eccentric genius Walter O’Brien and his team of brilliant misfits who comprise the last line of defense against complex, high-tech threats of the modern age. As Homeland Security’s new think tank, O’Brien’s “Scorpion” team includes Toby Curtis, an expert behaviorist who can read anyone; Happy Quinn, a mechanical prodigy; and Sylvester Dodd, a statistics guru.

Genres:Action & AdventureDramaCrime
Network:CBS

Season 4 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Scorpion" season 4 is "Extinction", rated 7.2/10 from 488 user votes. It was directed by Sam Hill and written by Nicholas Wootton, Nick Santora. "Extinction" aired on 9/25/2017 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "More Extinction".

  • Extinction
    7.2/10 488 votes

    #1 - Extinction

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2017

    Team Scorpion must work with their old nemesis Mark Collins in order to prevent the extinction of mankind. Also, Walter and Paige awkwardly navigate their new relationship.

    Director: Sam Hill

    Writer: Nicholas Wootton, Nick Santora

  • More Extinction
    7.4/10 415 votes

    #2 - More Extinction

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2017

    Team Scorpion continues to work with their nemesis, Mark Collins, in order to prevent an extinction event that could end humanity. Also, Cabe’s last-minute decision while on the case leads to the possible end of his career.

    Director: Sam Hill

    Writer: Nicholas Wootton, Nick Santora

  • Grow a Deer, A Female Deer
    7.4/10 402 votes

    #3 - Grow a Deer, A Female Deer

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2017

    When poachers almost kill a pregnant endangered deer, Team Scorpion recreates the animal’s womb to try to save it and its baby’s life. Also, Happy and Toby discuss the future of their family.

    Director: Milan Cheylov

    Writer: David Foster, Nick Santora

  • Nuke Kids on the Block
    7.3/10 381 votes

    #4 - Nuke Kids on the Block

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2017

    While decommissioning an old nuclear missile, a simple accident causes Team Scorpion to endure exposure to toxic vapor while trying to prevent the nuke from detonating. Also, Paige confronts Happy about constantly tagging along with her and Walter.

    Director: Elodie Keene

    Writer: Paul Grellong, Nicholas Wootton

  • Sci Hard
    7.8/10 387 votes

    #5 - Sci Hard

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2017

    While attending a tech convention, Team Scorpion is taken hostage by a group attempting a virtual heist.

    Director: Dwight H. Little

    Writer: Rob Pearlstein, Nick Santora

  • Queen Scary
    7.3/10 367 votes

    #6 - Queen Scary

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2017

    At Halloween, Team Scorpion takes on a case to prove the existence of ghosts on the Queen Mary but find an all-too-real disaster when they locate a “ghost ship” on a deadly collision course. Also, Walter considers taking note of Paige’s interests to benefit their relationship.

    Director: Omar Madha

    Writer: Adam Higgs, Nicholas Wootton

  • Go with the Flo(rence)
    7.4/10 387 votes

    #7 - Go with the Flo(rence)

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2017

    While tracking a device that can prevent a nuclear meltdown through the Los Angeles sewers, Walter learns the nuances of listening and not offering advice to Paige. Also, Team Scorpion meets Florence, their new neighbor at the garage, after she sends a mix of smelly chemicals through their shared ventilation as a warning to keep the noise down.

    Director: Sam Hill

    Writer: Kevin J. Hynes, Nick Santora

  • Faire Is Foul
    7.4/10 375 votes

    #8 - Faire Is Foul

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/2017

    For Sylvester’s birthday, Team Scorpion visits a renaissance festival, but the revelry is cut short when a group tries to rob a nearby police evidence locker. Also, Paige grows weary of Walter’s play-by-play of all the historical inaccuracies at the festival

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Scott Sullivan

  • It's Raining Men (Of War)
    7.5/10 384 votes

    #9 - It's Raining Men (Of War)

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/2017

    On Thanksgiving, Team Scorpion's new neighbor, Florence, joins them at sea on a mission to destroy a floating island of trash, but her flawed contribution leaves her, Walter and Happy stranded on the quickly dissolving island. Also, Toby works with Cabe to uncover the details of his father's death that he has suppressed since he was a boy.

    Director: Antonio Negret

    Writer: Kim Rome, Nicholas Wootton

  • Crime Every Mountain
    7.6/10 365 votes

    #10 - Crime Every Mountain

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/2017

    As Cabe’s trial looms over Team Scorpion, a simple case goes sideways when they help a father and his daughter whose plane crashes nearby. Also, Paige helps Walter navigate his feelings about Cabe’s possible future in prison.

    Director: Sam Hill

    Writer: Aadrita Mukerji, Nick Santora

  • Who Let the Dog Out ('Cause Now It's Stuck in a Cistern)
    7.9/10 389 votes

    #11 - Who Let the Dog Out ('Cause Now It's Stuck in a Cistern)

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/2017

    As Team Scorpion anxiously awaits the verdict of Cabe’s trial which could send him to prison, they focus their nervous energy on trying to save a dog stuck in a cistern.

    Director: Omar Madha

    Writer: David Foster, Nick Santora

  • A Christmas Car-Roll
    7.5/10 398 votes

    #12 - A Christmas Car-Roll

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/2017

    On Christmas Eve, when Walter chooses work over spending quality time with his friends, he falls down the stairs and hits his head, and as he lays unconscious, he enters a dream world where Team Scorpion never existed.

    Director: LeVar Burton

    Writer: Paul Grellong, Nicholas Wootton

  • The Bunker Games
    7.5/10 363 votes

    #13 - The Bunker Games

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/2018

    Team Scorpion must work with Toby’s nemesis, Quincy Berkstead, and his wife, Amy, Toby’s ex-fiancée, when they are locked inside an artificially intelligent doomsday bunker that aims to kill them. Also, Walter is distracted by his recent dream where he is married to Florence, not Paige.

    Director: Milan Cheylov

    Writer: Rob Pearlstein

  • Lighthouse of the Rising Sun
    7.5/10 358 votes

    #14 - Lighthouse of the Rising Sun

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/2018

    A solar storm knocks out power in Los Angeles, and Team Scorpion must help a teen pilot and his girlfriend who are lost over the Pacific without navigation or radio contact. Also, during the crisis, Walter must look after a group of Ralph’s classmates, and Cabe tries to tell Allie finally that he loves her.

    Director: Sam Hill

    Writer: Adam Higgs

  • Wave Goodbye
    7.4/10 341 votes

    #15 - Wave Goodbye

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 1/29/2018

    Team Scorpion must prevent an incoming tsunami from hitting a vulnerable nuclear power facility, and Toby secretly helps his ex-fiancée retrieve her stolen identity.

    Director: Jeff T. Thomas

    Writer: Kevin J. Hynes

  • Nerd, Wind and Fire
    7.5/10 337 votes

    #16 - Nerd, Wind and Fire

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/5/2018

    On Valentine's Day, Team Scorpion must set aside their romantic plans to help a doctor and pilot trapped inside a helicopter that crashed atop a skyscraper. Also, Toby and Happy wait for news on their fertility results, and Sylvester realizes that he may have feelings for Florence.

    Director: Bethany Rooney

    Writer: Scott Sullivan

  • Dumbster Fire
    7.5/10 336 votes

    #17 - Dumbster Fire

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/26/2018

    The geniuses of Team Scorpion turn into knuckleheads and Paige must simplify the science for them, when their mental faculties are impaired during a job to prevent the creation of a black hole. Also, Florence and Sylvester grow closer when she helps him with a special project.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Aadrita Mukerji

  • Dork Day Afternoon
    7.6/10 338 votes

    #18 - Dork Day Afternoon

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 3/5/2018

    Team Scorpion inadvertently crashes a bank robbery in progress and is taken hostage. Also, Sylvester’s feelings for Florence grow.

    Director: Steven A. Adelson

    Writer: Paul Grellong

  • Gator Done
    7.2/10 332 votes

    #19 - Gator Done

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/19/2018

    Team Scorpion heads to the bayou to track down a cagey alligator in order to stop a deadly mosquito-borne virus, and Paige teaches Walter the concept of the “white lie.” Also, Walter hits Cabe with a tranquilizer gun and Toby must save his life, and Sylvester and Ralph help Patty when the mean girls at her school force her to get a dreaded tardy slip.

    Director: Omar Madha

    Writer: Kim Rome

  • Foul Balls
    7.3/10 364 votes

    #20 - Foul Balls

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/26/2018

    Team Scorpion must use their high IQs to win a softball game when the homeland director challenges, with all of their future government contracts on the line. Also, Walter’s secret night out with Florence puts Toby and Happy on edge.

    Director: Nick Santora

    Writer: Kim Rome

  • Kenny and the Jet
    7.3/10 315 votes

    #21 - Kenny and the Jet

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 4/9/2018

    Paige’s maternal side goes into high gear when Team Scorpion must save an unconscious, hypothermic boy stuck in the wheel well of their airborne airplane. Also, Walter’s white lie to Paige starts to take a toll on him, and Paige realizes something’s up.

    Director: Jeff T. Thomas

    Writer: Rob Pearlstein, Adam Higgs

  • A Lie in the Sand
    6.4/10 592 votes

    #22 - A Lie in the Sand

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 4/16/2018

    Team Scorpion heads to Northeast Africa where they must carefully navigate a minefield in order to save the lives of local villagers. Also, Paige and Walter’s relationship takes a shocking turn, and Toby and Happy make an important decision.

    Director: Sam Hill

    Writer: Paul Grellong, Scott Sullivan