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6/10
Gutted
trudiemead-646557 April 2022
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So I know I am very late to the party, but better late than never. My partner and I have loved this whole series, pure escapist entertainment and story telling from a wonderful cast. Then I watched this episode which I was already dreading knowing it was the last, but boy, I didn't expect you to literally break my heart! I am sure if there had been more you would have turned it around, but to leave us with absolutely everything broken and separate after all that they had all been through together, no way. You owe us a proper ending, maybe this could be like Dallas and Walter steps out of the shower and everything goes back to normal and he has an honest chat with Paige! Silly I know, but you have ended this in the most horrible way ever and I am truly gutted, I watched it several hours ago and still can't shake the feeling, yes I am aware how sad I am.
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5/10
Why
mathieuguigon27 April 2019
The episode is average but not that bad but how they thought it could be a good series's finale. It's very frustrating.
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5/10
This is unacceptable
samihamchev-104868 January 2023
Scorpion shouldn't have ended like this.

I remember accidentaly catching an end of an episode while scrolling through the channels on the TV and it immediately hooked me up. The non-stop action, the jokes and of cource the love. I was as interested of what's going to happen between Walter and Paige as I was with Ross and Rachel from "Friends". You can say anything you want about "Friends" but what I'm saying is once I get into a series I'm hooked up from the beginning through the end.

Every episode insisted on how much of a family they are and how nothing can break them apart. And it ended like this?! There's absolutely 0 logic. There must be another season. Or there shouldn't have been season 4 at all. Because I love the way season 3 ended. And the ending of season 4 is just a slap in the face of every fan.

Why cancel a series with such an open and heart-breaking ending? Please, someone at CBS do your stuff and find a way to make season 5. Or just erase season 4 from my memory.
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From Saudi Arabia
raya2224 June 2019
Serial is very beautiful, but why the end is open? As if there is a new season but unfortunately there is not
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10/10
Should not have been canx
rapsgumbo1 August 2021
I really enjoyed this series and was waiting for the next season to begin. There are other shows out there that should have been bagged before this one.

KUDOS to the entire cast!
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10/10
There HAS to be another season
Karyna_N19 January 2020
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I love this TVShow so much, it ended, but it did not feel like a proper end. I HOPE there will be another season.
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7/10
Ahhh, Finally ...
Aktham_Tashtush17 April 2018
As messed up as it looks under all of it there was a really good finale ,, Or i don't know!! maybe i feel that way because of how things turned out between Walter and Paige ,, I feel excited and kinda happy :D

The finale was a little expected in a way,, the mission in "Maorubi" was good filled with action they save lives and all, but it did not exceed the level of tension already was there from the last couple of episodes between Walter and paige.

This season over all was satisfying,, succeeded to attract me into wanting more.. which mean the connection between the episodes was really good .

Next season is gonna be critical ,, because it is expected that things will be patched in a way among the team members ,, but please ,, i'm already betting on a Walter-Florence thing,, just let it happen so we could see more action :D
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1/10
Why!
collinsryn17 April 2018
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So this episode was just a disappointment.

Where did all that come from? All of a sudden Florence has feelings, Toby and Happy don't care about keeping the 'family' together anymore and Sylvester somehow out of thin air blames Walter for his love troubles and because of that he quits?

Then we get thrust two weeks later to Scorpion 2.0 vs Centipede? Florence for some reason is on Scorpion now despite all the drama before and having her own thriving business.

Paige and Walter splitting was a stretch over the white lie she so willingly accepted and Florence's feelings appearing at the right opportune moment was just devoid of actual emotion or any perceived one at that.

Do the writers have more to offer? At this point I think they've hit a wall and its just not going much further. Hope it get renewed but it may not go much further.
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10/10
Nice twists, turns, and family happiness
MiketheWhistle20 April 2018
First the mission was better than most and included Toby's "a ceiling fan" (see Scorpion (2014)).Finally Flo's character is put to use with a huge twist about her.Lastly, the having a family resolution of Toby and Happy takes it's own, but not necessarily unexpected, turn towards what is something that more people should consider.So all in all, definitely worth watching.
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1/10
Worst season finale ever
aqueckboerner7 June 2020
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My husband and I really enjoyed watching all four seasons of the show even though it could be downright unbelievable at times. What was really unbelievable is how crappy the last episode was which was supposed to be the season finale and ended up being the last episode of the show since it wasn't renewed.

The writers could have had Gabe marry his girlfriend. And Sylvester and Florence could have ended up together finally. In fact they could have done a whole intense episode around those two so Florence could finally see how much Sylvester liked her. And why did it take Toby and Happy this long to figure out they could adopt? I thought they were geniuses? The worst part of this episode is Page's pettiness. Yeah she sure loves him no matter what. Obviously not. The whole team has stuck by Walter when he has done the dumbest things but now they suddenly walk out? And they go and create another team? Why wasn't Page just as mad at the rest of the team for keeping Walter's secret? This episode was just unbelievable and totally ruined what could have been a beautiful ending for the show.
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8/10
Episode Description is a complete Spoiler...!
chivracq18 April 2018
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Not really a Review but I find (2nd part of) the current Episode Description a complete Spoiler: "Also, Paige and Walter's relationship takes a shocking turn, and Toby and Happy make an important decision." Yeah...!, if you mention that "a relationship is going to take a "shocking turn"", we already know they are going to split up...! What's the point of mentioning that in the Episode Summary...!? Let us watch the Episode without constantly waiting for the moment when that Clash is going to happen...! And the part about Toby and Happy is a bit useless as well in the Description I would think...

But OK, I really like this Series, grrr..., Season 4 is already finished, can't wait for Season 5 to start, ah-ah...!

OK, I can go a bit on, I've selected the 'YES' for "Spoilers", ah-ah...!

I found the Finale a bit "weak" for a Finale, only in the last 5 min, you realize it's the Finale of the Season, I can understand the Clash with Paige and Sylvester, but the Departure from Toby and Happy comes completely out of the blue... And it would have been nice to see (again) all the main Characters of the Series in this final Episode... Hum..., so OK, we had to wait so long for Walter and Paige to get together, now it's going to be Walter and Flo...!?, OK, why not...!
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4/10
Why...
conor-2019223 February 2021
Such a good series ends like this I really don't get it. Always disappointing to see a good series finish in such a bad way but what can you do... Wish they made a season 5 to add more suspense to what happened
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2/10
If you're on this page it's probably too late, but if you're a fan don't watch this episode.
Sully32010 February 2021
The show's cancellation was a surprise, so while this is the last episode it was not intended as one. Consequently, it created loose ends rather than tying them up, and these loose ends are depressing. I just saw it, and right now I feel like it ruined the show for me. Stay away if you can.
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1/10
Are we supposed to swallow this?
luislast19 April 2018
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Scorpion has always had some terrible script problems. Almost all the "romances" have been so unlikely, you would think they originated with a committee of network suits that had the bright notion that a) romances are good for TV shows, as they always generate viewership b) the more romances, the better, no matter how obviously unlikely. The only one that has ever made any reasonable sense was Ralph's crush on Patty. In fact, I'm surprised that those two didn't end up running off together, considering how much thought has been put into the other love stories. And of course, don't get me started on the scientific inaccuracies ('don't worry, you can go walk around inside the Chernobyl concrete sarcophagus without fear, as long as you stay upwind of the "worst" parts'). I have suspended disbelief on all these issues, instead focusing on they wild storylines and my enjoyment of the multiple MacGyver rip-offs (can't believe they've never been sued by the producers of THAT show) that each episode brings.

But the last 7 minutes of the season finale reached new lows. Paige apparently had nothing better to do with her so-called highly evolved EQ than to split hairs just so she could have an excuse to erupt at Walter (who had done NOTHING but a) have a dream and b) tried to protect her from yet another extremely boring evening, the very type of thing she found fault with when listing his failings). Sylvester decided that Walter is solely governed by his unconscious and goes ballistic with this as a basis. Florence suddenly has "feelings" for Walter that were never alluded to before. How convenient (for the plot, that is), Toby and Happy, who were all along the worst winds fanning this brushfire, walk off in a self-righteous huff, completely oblivious to the deleterious and inflammatory part they played in the whole mess. All this so we could have a cliffhanger. A completely dumb, out-of-the-blue, unnecessary, ridiculous cliffhanger.

Again, no TV show is perfect. The comic book-related shows, notably "The Flash" and "Arrow," are becoming especially notable for this trend of lazy writing, manufacturing plot lines (and resolutions to them) out of thin air. Even "Supergirl," my sentimental favorite show on TV, has made some absurd turns in its storylines (if you've never seen it, they had Supergirl spend a full year pining after Jimmy Olsen, only to have her rethink it, in a few sentences, just so that they could immediately have a big romance with a new character, Mon-El). But how much maltreatment can we, the viewers, take from these thoughtless producers?

I, for one, have no intention of returning to "Scorpion." There is much too much good TV out there at this time for one to waste time on such a sub-par show.
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2/10
21 and 9/10th episodes vs 1/10th of undoing it all
feyipuk11 October 2018
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I've got that the life and death escapades of this series just overlap the real emotional interactions between the team, but the end of the season was so lame it made Mark Collins escape plan at the start of the season look poor. Seriously; having gone through all their previous episodes where the team basically follows Walter through the gates of hell, where Happy was married to Walter but simply for immigration and is now in a relationship with Toby, where they'll happily give up all their financial security for Cabes freedom that he only gave up because Walter said so, all the things that Sly wrote to Alex about etc and etc, they all walk out on him over the fact he took someone else to a lecture because all the others were busy and he has a really low EQ to know that was bad! So much for the Scorpion "family".

It was obvious Florence would have feelings for Walter the moment she categorically said she did not, just like Happy and Toby ending up with their plan to adopt, given Happys history. Given their journey to wanting a kid to add to the Scorpion family, them walking out on "197" over something so petty is another kick in the gooty. Likewise, given all the grief Director Carson has given Cabe and Scorpion, why is Homeland (Cabe) still with Walter. The rest of the team leaving would be the perfect opportunity for him to dump him.

They happily go around stealing all types of equipment to avert disasters (did Happy put the sensors back in the Homeland SUVs?), breaking all types of laws without any blow back or second thought, but Walter spending time with another woman and Scorpion is over? If they make another series, you know the first episode(s?) will be the team realising they need each other (like Episode 12 when Walter is unconscious).

Could they not just have ended it with Sly and Florence locked in a life threatening situation together!
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3/10
Worst ending ever
robertnorrman13 November 2019
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This may be one of the best series ever made. But it is also one of the longest running episodes ever made... All throughout the series every episode is basically the same. There's a few minutes of calm and then everything goes wrong, for forty minutes...

The series as a whole is amazing, entertaining and smart. The way they end it all; horrific!

Admittedly there are a few bumps in the road and the dynamic of the crew is at some points troubling. But to go from 0-60 like this where you split the crew up within minutes of airtime when the ending episode is number 93; mind boggling!

Foolish to believe but I sure hope they bring it back for a better ending!
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1/10
A disappointment
mariamalik9117 September 2020
Unfortunately it was such a horrible way to end a good tv serie.
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1/10
Why?
paulcre31 July 2021
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The ending is so unplausable. It's like the writers were so upset that they were being cancelled that they just wrote the worst ending possible.
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1/10
The worst finale
toledomarcio9 May 2020
It's the worst end of tv shows that I watched in my life. The lack of inspiration of the creator is incredible.
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5/10
Worst ending ever
r-43154-4483211 June 2021
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The last episode ruined everything !I really don't get it why the series would end like this.
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4/10
Script is awful but acting, as usual, amazing
clmulkey29 November 2020
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Wow. I'm completely convinced the writers or producers wanted the show cancelled because there is no way they wrote our beloved Team Scorpion as caricatures of themselves.

The main cast, as usual, did a flawless and believable performance with the most ridiculous script and worst series finale ever (yes, I'm including Seinfeld and How I Met Your Mother). Maybe, they thought they get another season to remedy it but had to know season 4 was signing its own death warrant.

Clearly, they were mocking their own show when Sly's pen pal described the ridiculous plot line of every episode. Also, they were still suffering financially but able to take a non paying job in a fictional African country and get a last minute flight and arrive in time????

Big season 4 takeaways: Sylvester could be really MEAN which was the most shocking thing. Adding Florence was like adding Cousin Oliver to The Brady Bunch. What were they thinking??!!

After everything the team endured together, breaking them up like this was a slap in the face to the cast and loyal viewers.
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1/10
Just Bad! It's really a disappointment
samueltwum29 September 2021
What kind of ending is this? The ending could've being better and not feel like a rush. Just really disappointed.
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2/10
Disappointing episode.
wkozak22120 January 2020
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I really didn't like this episode. It seemed stuffed and chaotic. I really don't know why Walter didn't explain to Paige about the seminar. Also, I really got tired of Sylvester. It seemed h wanted people to pity him. He didn't explain himself to anyone except Meagan and then she died. I wish the episode ended better than it did. Also, how can the team with Toby exist? They don't have Cabe as their government handler. Oh well....
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1/10
I'll just say
mesen-1773315 October 2020
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WTF happened with Ralph? No closure for him. That's lame.
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3/10
Lost fun & adventure
wwwrohantd27 September 2022
This was the worst finale ever all characters were out of line it should continue with a better starting.this show has some kind of positivity while other procedural were crime.the team must combine otherwise he will become depressed maybe suicidal .this show character have more than professional relationship but with this episode it lost everything without each other they won't survive in outside world a season five is required .this show didn't have lot of tragedies as per show lead keeps a piece of memory each relationship because he is true to them it didn't have villains fallen from the sky.
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