The Worst Episodes of Scorpion
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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.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Scorpion" is "A Lie in the Sand", rated 6.4/10 from 592 user votes. It was directed by Sam Hill and written by Paul Grellong, Scott Sullivan. "A Lie in the Sand" aired on 4/16/2018 and is rated 0.6 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Cuba Libre".
6.4/10 592 votes#1 - 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
7.0/10 718 votes#2 - Cuba Libre
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2015
Team Scorpion heads to Cuba when a woman from Cabe’s past pleads for him to help catch a Serbian war criminal.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Rob Pearlstein, Nick Santora
7.1/10 780 votes#3 - Once Bitten, Twice Die
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/9/2015
When a conflict in Eastern Europe threatens to escalate, Team Scorpion is called on to help facilitate secret peace talks to prevent World War III.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: David J. North
7.2/10 861 votes#4 - Father's Day
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2014
A case gets personal for Team Scorpion when three convicts break out of prison and one of them is a brilliant hacker who was forced to help the others steal billions online. Meanwhile, Paige must manage Ralph's expectations when his father returns.
Director: Milan Cheylov
Writer: Nick Santora
7.2/10 413 votes#5 - Broken Wind
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 3/20/2017
While on a mission to repair a turbine at a wind farm, Team Scorpion must race to save Paige and Happy before the cable holding the gondola they are in snaps and sends them plummeting to the ground.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Cait Duffy, Nick Santora
7.2/10 488 votes#6 - 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
7.2/10 332 votes#7 - 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
7.3/10 936 votes#8 - Plutonium Is Forever
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2014
To fix a Los Angeles nuclear reactor that's on the verge of a cataclysmic meltdown, Walter and the team must reluctantly enlist the help of a troubled former member.
Director: Jeff T. Thomas
Writer: Paul Grellong
7.3/10 842 votes#9 - Risky Business
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2014
Team Scorpion enlists the help of a musician who created a controversial algorithm that generates hit songs to help find the murderer of a music blogger. Meanwhile, Drew asks Walter to help him connect with his son.
Director: Matt Earl Beesley
Writer: Nicholas Wootton
7.3/10 443 votes#10 - Bat Poop Crazy
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2016
Before Halloween, Team Scorpion must infiltrate a deep, vast cave system in order to prevent a bat population from destroying the North America ecosystem. Also, the team dons costumes to stage photos from Halloween’s past for Walter’s upcoming immigration inspection.
Director: Omar Madha
Writer: David Foster, Nicholas Wootton
7.3/10 452 votes#11 - Mother Load
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/2016
Paige’s estranged mother calls on Team Scorpion when she accidentally uncovers a forgotten nuclear reactor on the verge of exploding.
Director: Jeff T. Thomas
Writer: Kevin J. Hynes, Nick Santora
7.3/10 462 votes#12 - Sharknerdo
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/6/2017
Team Scorpion’s job to find sunken treasure goes awry when Walter and Paige’s boat explodes, leaving them lost in the middle of the Pacific Ocean surrounded by sharks.
Director: Tim Story
Writer: Elizabeth Davis Beall
7.3/10 435 votes#13 - Monkey See, Monkey Poo
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 3/13/2017
To stop a dangerous virus from spreading, Team Scorpion must locate a rare endangered monkey in the Amazon that has the antibody for the cure. Also, Toby and Happy see a counselor to prepare for matrimony.
Director: Don Tardino
Writer: Scott Sullivan
7.3/10 406 votes#14 - Rock Block
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 4/10/2017
Team Scorpion must defy the orders of a foreign government after they retrieve an asteroid from space containing DNA strands that could have deadly consequences once exposed.
Director: Antonio Negret
Writer: David Foster
7.3/10 381 votes#15 - 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
7.3/10 367 votes#16 - 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
7.3/10 364 votes#17 - 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
7.3/10 315 votes#18 - 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
7.4/10 1,255 votes#19 - Single Point of Failure
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2014
The governor calls on Team Scorpion when his daughter is mysteriously "bio-hacked" with a deadly virus and only has 24 hours to live. The case takes on a deeper significance for Walter after he receives a letter regarding his sister.
Director: Bobby Roth
Writer: David Foster
7.4/10 1,057 votes#20 - A Cyclone
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2014
After failing a military training mission, the team members are determined to prove themselves when an Internet infrastructure is threatened by a bomber.
Director: Gary Fleder
Writer: Nicholas Wootton, Nick Santora
7.4/10 706 votes#21 - Going South
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/23/2015
A tech billionaire hires Team Scorpion to rescue his kidnapped daughter. Meanwhile, some feelings get hurt when Walter gives an interview and fails to acknowledge the other members of the team.
Director: David Grossman
Writer: Nicholas Wootton, Nick Santora
7.4/10 534 votes#22 - Chernobyl Intentions
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 4/18/2016
Team Scorpion goes to Chernobyl to repair the decaying nuclear reactor before a catastrophic meltdown, but must also save Sylvester and Paige when they become trapped inside.
Director: Jeff T. Thomas
Writer: Nicholas Wootton, Nick Santora
7.4/10 343 votes#23 - More Civil War
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2016
The team members set aside their personal and romantic issues when hackers take over targeted U.S. military aircraft and war ships, pointing the weaponry at American cities.
Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writer: Nicholas Wootton, Nick Santora
7.4/10 456 votes#24 - Sly and the Family Stone
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2016
When Team Scorpion travels to Ireland for Megan’s one-year memorial, Walter discovers that a nearby lake’s natural disaster has created a poisonous cloud that could kill everyone in the village. Also, Cabe and Toby try to alleviate the tension between Tim and Walter.
Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writer: Adam Higgs, Nicholas Wootton
7.4/10 415 votes#25 - This is the Pits
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/2016
Walter must swim through the deadly La Brea Tar Pits when Team Scorpion helps a woman trapped in the tar before she runs out of oxygen.
Director: Sam Hill
Writer: Kim Rome, Nicholas Wootton