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Ermanda's Inner Sanctum: Scorpion 3.17 "Dirty Seeds, Done Dirt Cheap"

This is a really great episode! It is all about the cyclone. Ray comes back to troll Cabe in his hallucination. Happy keeps breaking our hearts. Toby kills us with his fluffy, romantic self. Young Happy and Toby will be with us forever! Ralph is a darling! Walter and Paige amuse me to no end. Callie makes me smile! And Sly makes me wish I lived in West Altadenia so I could vote for him. He throws down the gauntlet and I am so proud him! As great as the episode is, it is a victim of “too many elements” and some great dialogue is cut that would have melted us even more if we weren’t at that point already! There are so many things to discuss! It all centers around the episode’s core message on the relationship between logic and fear. Let’s get to it!

Waige: Toby and Ralph

The episode’s theme is first explained through Ralph’s conversation to Toby about Walter and his mother in the midst of his history lesson. Ralph sounds like hallucinatory Walter from 3.03 It Isn’t the Fall that Kills You. He knows the logical plan is for Walter to ask Paige out, but that didn’t happen. He hopes that Walter’s ability to use logic to beat a fear of snakes can extend to his fear to romantically pursue Paige. Toby explains that this is a possibility, but concludes that Walter and Paige are likely going to remain friends. I suspect Toby comes to this conclusion given everything that has happened between Walter and Paige since she started dating Tim. Walter would need a bold, respectable move to change the course of events. Even Veronica, with her wacky plan, tells Walter that he has to think of something because Tim is “planting roots.” Toby is doubtful that Walter is capable of working past that fear and coming out successful. The last time Walter tried he hurt Paige in the process. Toby is also aware that this is in addition to a series of opportunities that we’ve seen as the audience since season 1. So his statements to Ralph are likely said to protect him. This is unfortunate but understandable.

So Ralph seems to be the only person actively captaining the Waige ship right now because they feel like Toby or are busy invested in their personal relationships. Let’s all give a collective “Aw!” On another note, I am laughing out loud at the visual in my head thinking about this because I am a Deadliest Catch fan. I have this vision of Ralph driving one of those crab boats, named Waige, in inclement weather! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Paige’s Internal Conflict

The secret is out! Walter is on an apology tour. The team is all like, “say what now?” Kudos are given to Paige for getting Walter to do something that, in Happy’s words, is a sign of the apocalypse. Lol! This is good news since Walter and Paige have renewed their friendship. They are spending time together like they have in the past. And it seems as if this has inspired Walter to jump onto an accelerated path to improvement.

Paige is in mother mode when it comes to the froyo. No desserts before lunch children! 😂😂😂😂 As she places the items in the fridge, Toby approaches, or shall I say scares her, to commend her on the adjustments she has made with Walter. But before he speaks, she assumes that Toby is coming to tell her something about Walter and her spending more time together. She is mildly surprised when he doesn’t say that. Yet, we all can see that Toby is also trying to butter her up to get his froyo! 😂😂😂😂

This exchange with Toby is another depiction of Paige’s hesitations that started in season 2 but are more apparent in season 3. The most notable examples are 3.01 Civil War with Tim, 3.05 Plight at the Museum with Toby, 3.14 The Hole Truth with her mother, Veronica Dineen, and this episode with her own mind’s manifestations. These moments highlight the episode’s theme, but the main component of that message is choice. Walter has his emotional struggles, but some of his difficulties this season stem from his choice to ignore that which he already knows (e.g., episode 3.14). Paige’s hesitations expose an internal conflict with her own choices.

I think it is interesting that Paige’s short hallucination is an image of Walter with another woman. Isn’t this the first reason why she starts a relationship with Tim?! Allow me to recall events that lead into the Walter/Linda and Paige/Tim rooftop scenes of 2.22 Hard Knox. Walter takes Paige’s advice to put himself out there and make new friends. This manifests into speed dating as a social experiment and eventually dating Linda. Paige doesn’t anticipate that Walter would take her advice in this manner. Tim comes as a Homeland trainee assigned to Scorpion detail. Paige spends time with him, but their relationship does not become official until that moment on the roof. Walter breaks up with Linda after Toby reveals to him that her infatuation with him is a result of “damsel-in-distress syndrome.” At the same time, Tim asks Paige out on an official date. Before Paige answers, she looks at Walter and sees him sharing a laugh with Linda, which doesn’t look like a amicable breakup to her even though the audience knows otherwise. The disappointment is shown in her facial expression. She turns to Tim and accepts his request. This link is about to come full circle. If you have been following my reviews, then you are aware of the pattern that is unfolding. If this episode on its own doesn’t give you a big hint about what is next for Waige, you must be sleeping! THE WAIGE FLIP IS ON FIRE!!! 🔥🔥🔥 THESE ASSOCIATIONS GIVE ME LIFE! 🙌🏾🙌🏾 WAIGE IS ENDGAME YO! 💙💙💙💙

Immediately thought of this song! I think it is fitting! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Logic vs. Fear feat. The Cyclone

Cabe/Callie

Cabe: I don’t want to play this game. Ray: Well, nobody does, but we all have to play it eventually, even badass, ex-football-playing Marines.

Cabe enjoys Allie’s company. Their relationship is getting off to a great start, but he still feels uneasy about their age difference. In addition, he really feels his age when he considers that he uses reading glasses. He’s so insecure about these things that they mostly have dinner dates at places that match her vegan interests, Cabe supplements the loss of meat with beef jerky, and he accidentally orders unfavorable meals because he can not read the menu without his glasses. (Side note: I am glad that Allie’s veganism is pushing Cabe to eat better because he was inching himself close to an MI with those meat-filled sandwiches he would make for Happy. Lol!) So it is no surprise that his hallucination is a short version of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. 😂😂😂😂 He fears that his age will make him unwanted because he can’t keep up with the younger generation. He is already a father figure to the team and multiple times the team has reminded him of his age when he drops pre-1980s pop culture references. He has already felt the pressures of his age with Tim as a younger version of him and Walter’s speech in 3.12 Ice Ca-Cabes on how everyone is replaceable.

During his hallucination, Walter manages to get his attention by reminding him that his fear is not aging. He fears weakness. His age gives him a unique advantage and his headstrong personality pushes him to do anything he desires! In result, Cabe mobilizes himself, drops the white hair and the age spots, puts on his signature glasses and flips the breaker! The glasses bit is GOLD!!! Reminds me of Horatio Cane from CSI: Miami and his sunglasses.

His path to enlightenment doesn’t stop in the vault. When he sees Allie again at Sly’s debate, he asks her to accept him as he is. Allie confirms that she is all in. What a great win for Cabe!

Sylvester & the W. Altadenia Alderman Election

Patel: The matter at hand is taking private property to help, not the populace, but a big box store. The kind of store grown-ups go to. Sly: Yes. I patronize the Warlock’s Chest. I had a tough childhood, I was picked on. Make-believe was my refuge. I found solace amongst the fantasy and I would gather up my courage to face another day. And trust me, when I was a kid, I needed courage just to show up at school. And I need it now for my job. But the difference is, with Scorpion, I have a team to help me remember that I can be brave. And if the Warlock’s Chest will provide refuge for more kids who don’t know they’re brave yet, well… I want it to stick around.

Sylvester is really coming into his own as a politician looking to achieve the greater good for his county. The chickens in his hallucination are both literal and metaphorical representations of a childhood memory. Sly is a world class ornithologist, but he is terrified of birds (mentioned in 2.24 Toby or Not Toby). This is why he asks Cabe to handle to falcon during the mission in 3.05 Plight at the Museum. Sly is also a germaphobe and chickens have been known to spread disease. Furthermore, the label “chicken” is thrown at those who fear confrontation. Sly was bullied as a child and relives the fear of that moment when Bucky Hanson and other jocks locked him in a chicken pen. But Sly is a man of facts. Facts are his life! When Paige reminds him of all the brave things he has accomplished with Team Scorpion, he comes out of hiding, moves his bully to the side, and moves a chicken out of the way to pull the lever. Go Sly go!!! The way he screams from the time he lifts the chicken to when he drops it is HILARIOUS!!! At the debate, he applies the same lesson and creams Patel! Sly is getting more people on his side each time he shows his courage. His courage is giving him a voice and I love that we are seeing this unfold in Sly’s story this season!

Walter & the Emotional Conundrum

Walter: I don’t know how to talk someone out of being scared. I can’t relate to that kind of emotion. Paige: Really? 'Cause you seem pretty scared now. Your biggest fear isn’t snakes, was it? It’s problems you can’t solve. Now do what you did with the yogurt guy, and put yourself in Cabe’s shoes.

This episodes features another moment where Walter uses what he knows in order to find a way to relate to emotions. He just needs a push. Holy character development! As I have said in past reviews, he has the tools. He just needs to unlock them when the time comes. Therefore, it is possible that Walter can independently do this in some instances, gaining more experience each time he does it. This links to what he says to Cabe about his age giving him knowledge, wisdom, and experience. In that moment, he uses the feeling of powerless in encountering problems he can not solve with Cabe’s fear of weakness. He has done the same in previous episodes (e.g., episode 3.14).

His doubt in this moment also parallels Happy and her judgment of her own emotional capabilities and expectations. One can say that this extends to Sly and Cabe too (when they’re not hallucinating), but here’s the difference. When Cabe and Sly finally do something they thought they couldn’t, they do not doubt it later. They recognize the change and use it to their benefit. For example, Sly jumps off a boat in 1.16 Love Boat, which is something he never anticipated doing in his lifetime. He was fearful, but he mobilizes himself and succeeds. He does this again in 3.04 Little Boy Lost when he climbs over the silo’s railing to jump on canisters to pull Walter and Daniel to safety. In the second scenario, Sly doesn’t say that he can’t do it. He just whines a little about it and puts himself into action to save the day.

Walter and Happy’s doubt have caused them to question pivotal moments in their lives. This has affected their romances. Walter walks away from the Tahoe situation, but Cabe gives him hope that self-improvement will give him a fighting chance if the opportunity to win Paige arises again. He has struggled in this endeavor, but he is now gaining new ground. For Happy, doubt is evident in her hallucination, which continues off of her development arc from 3.15 Sharknerdo and 3.16 Keep It in Check, Mate.

Happy & the Abandonment Saga

Dr. Curtis: I’m not sure about this. You know, if I commit to her, I’m stuck with her for the rest of my life? There’s got to be something wrong with her if she’s here, right? Hallucinatory Happy: I try hard. I’m just a little bit different from the other kids. Dr. C: Well, I’m not so sure this will be the right fit. HH: No, you promised to be with me for life. You proposed to me. Dr. C: Quick to anger. Volatile. I think I’d regret this decision. Sorry, I… I don’t want her. Not for me. […] HH: But I’m perfect for you.

This version of Toby is rigid and noncommittal. Happy is envisioning Toby as a man who uses psychological logic to reject her for her differences. THIS IS THE ANTITHESIS OF THEIR ENTIRE RELATIONSHIP!!! Happy has experienced a lot of rejection. Her father’s recent imprisonment feels like another wave of abandonment. Yet, she finds happiness in her relationship with Toby. When he accidentally flakes on a promise, Toby asks for second chance. Happy gives it to him even though it took some time. He consistently loves her despite her faults. Happy notices that Toby is a chance at family and marrying him represents stability which he has never experienced with others. She may be the world’s unfunniest person, but she makes Toby want to be a better man. And she acknowledges that they are perfect for one another! In essence, her doubts are like pre-wedding jitters that are projected onto Toby in this hallucination. The realities of their relationship continue to manifest in Toby’s words to her through young Toby. In the end, her dreams match reality. Just… just call the morgue already! I AM DEAD OVER ALL THE FEELS!!! 💕💚💚😍😍😍💀

Dannii (aka. @tobiasmquinn) questioned Dr. Curtis’ outfit in Happy’s hallucination. I first get Dr. Rizzuto vibes from the wardrobe, but the mannerisms of these two men do not correlate. Dr. Rizzuto is witty and charismatic. So I think the wardrobe is fashioned after Sigmund Freud who has several images of himself holding a cigar. Plus, Toby dresses as a famous psychiatrist from the past each Halloween.

Drabbles…

Callie is killing me with their cuteness!

Can we take a moment to freak out over the open Quintis PDA in front of the team?! Happy has her legs crossed over Toby’s leg and Toby is resting his arm on them! 😍😍😍😍🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

Scorpion trivia: The words “not good” are said by Happy in every episode. Now Toby is the one to deliver it… love it!!! More Toby being Happy! 🙌🏾

Happy (to Cabe): You don’t need to warn me about getting lost in a blizzard. Been there, done that. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Sly: Back away, hens. I will deep-fry the lot of you. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

I died with Ray’s appearance in Cabe’s hallucination! That was perfect!

Have you seen the titles on the game show wheel from Cabe’s hallucination?! They are hilarious! Kudos to the art department!

Young Toby/Toby: You know who I am, and my biggest regret in life is that we really didn’t meet when we were eight because I would’ve fallen in love with you from that moment. The truth is you’ve never been alone. My love for you has always been there. It just took a while for our paths to cross so I could share it with you. And under all those neurotoxins in your head, you know I’m right. You have nothing to be scared of, ever. 💚💚💚💚💚💚😍😍😍😍😍😍 *swoons forever*

The mother/son moments between Ralph and Paige in this episode are so sweet! I love them! 💜💜💜💜

Walter: You are a military man, a government agent, someone who is strong for their friends, but when you fear weakness, you feel that you’ll lose your identity because of it, and the people that you care about, like Allie. Is that right? Cabe? Cabe: God? Is that you? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Walter: That’s because I’m worried about you, but I shouldn’t be because getting old is not a detriment. It is a strength. Now, with age, comes experience, knowledge, and wisdom. What you’ve forgotten, others will never know. Now what you’ve lived, others will only read about. What you can do, others can only dream about. Cabe Gallo is stopped by nothing. Me: I’m not crying, you are! 😭😭😭😭😭👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

Paige using her phone to grind the seeds… 😂😂😂 Total “make it work” moment! 👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

That fire is really pretty! Excuse me, I was a chem major! Lol! But let’s clear up something here. Oxygen is not flammable! It’s not a fuel. Toby states this as a potential danger in the episode. The process that creates the fire is described correctly, but the designation is incorrect. It’s a misnomer. Probably done to save time considering that this moment is happening close to the 50 minute mark. Plus, it is easier to communicate the danger of adding oxygen to a flame by making such a statement to a general audience who may not know this. I know, I know… kinda weird for a show about geniuses, but everyone who watches this show isn’t.

My only disappointments: 1) We didn’t see Riley Go as Young Happy in the middle of Happy’s hallucination. 2) Funky age moment… if Happy is technically 29 going on 30 now, then she should be 12 going on 13 in the year 2000. However, she says she is 8 and Toby doesn’t make that adjustment because it’s not insinuated by his statement, “we just exited the 90s.” The year (1996) was right in the sides. Maybe this is done to save time or Toby made his statements to account for all the years Happy had been rejected for adoption. 3) I wish young Toby moved more in the scene to be a little more animated like adult Toby. 4) The line, “I know you’ll never let go,” was cut from the end scene. I thought it was perfect and I am disappointed it ended up on the cutting room floor. Maybe it was taken out because of time or because of what’s to come for Quintis in the season finale storyline.

Last edited: February 22, 2017

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