Scorpion (TV Series)

The Old College Try (2015)

Elyes Gabel: Walter O'Brien

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• Walter O'Brien : No. I was talking to myself, not you guys.

  [pause as students look shocked] 

  Walter O'Brien : What?

  Drama Student #2 : You referred to us as 'guys'. I'm a woman.

  Drama Student #1 : It's just a mistake your generation sometimes makes. Defining with gender-dominant labels.

  Walter O'Brien : I made a mistake?

  Paige Dineen : Walter, these are drama students. They are nothing but EQ, and their PC is all about sensitivity, so be patient with them.

  Walter O'Brien : No, I wasn't mistaken. Webster's Dictionary states that 'guys' may be used in plural to refer to members of a group regardless of sex. More than two is a group.

  Paige Dineen : Stop debating. Get near them. Let your scanner do its thing.

  Drama Student #2 : Your term choice is a microaggression.

  Walter O'Brien : Well, if it's micro, why is it a problem?

  Paige Dineen : Walter, there's nothing coming over your scanner. The device isn't there. You can stop fighting with the students and leave.

  Walter O'Brien : Okay. Time for me to go.

  Drama Student #2 : Good. And take your trigger words with you.

  Walter O'Brien : You know what? As your teacher, let me leave you with some guidance. You're spoiled, coddled and wasting your time. Study science, math, go to vocational school or learn a trade, because statistically you have less than a 0.01 chance of making it as an actor, and based on what I've seen today, it's even less than that.

  [pause as students gape] 

  Walter O'Brien : Okay, have a good day.