Scorpion Season 2
DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:
I thoroughly enjoyed the first season as the whole idea gelled to a story worth following and I SOOOO missed it over the summer. This season? Well worth the wait – and I am loving how Paige’s words to Walter are evolving into a discussion rather then the first season’s “sagely advice.” They are setting her to become a very complex character and setting to redefine the parameters of genius – she has a street and people smarts they others have no clue about. I am really psyched to see this as the days of the pretty blonde “arm-candy” make for very boring stories as I society becomes more complex in its relationships. The whole show is a great blend of adventure, humor, silliness, danger,…darn it – where is that thesaurus? (Yes, some of us still have one.) Anyways, the show is well worth the watch and a fantastic chance to escape the daily drudges and enjoy a good story. Try it for yourself – I am just one viewpoint and you have to find something within the story that makes it “yours.”
– Susie
The nerds came back for a second season and, in the main, that was a very good thing.
The episodes based around Megan O’Brien’s hospitalization and death, for example, demonstrated how great writing combined with nuanced acting can result in excellent programming. The intense frustration that Walter O’Brien feels when he finally realizes that despite his genius IQ he cannot save his sister’s life came through loud and clear as did her equally intense desire to let nature run its course.
On the other hand, some of the situations Team Scorpion found itself in were… well, let’s just say they stretched the limits of credibility to the breaking point. I realize that this series is the first cousin to science fiction but, still, its episodes need to have at least one foot on the ground at all times. In this season that was not always the case as the team continued to come up with miraculous escapes from impossible situations. That’s not unexpected – in fact the ability to do just that is the crux of the whole show – but this season the writers did not always give O’Brien and his crew enough time to reasonably do so. I get that geniuses think faster than most of us, but it still takes some time to process data. More than that, it takes time to drive to and from various locations to find the materials and equipment needed to pull off the miracle and then – under high pressure – do what needs to be done without dropping a screwdriver or hitting the wrong key on a laptop.
Despite that flaw, this was a good season for the team. As viewers we learned more about each character – a plus – and we got to see more of Paige’s young son Ralph. In the first season it was taken for granted that he’s a genius but we didn’t get to see him do much more than be a normal kid. In this season he has a more featured role; an opportunity to demonstrate just how bright he really is. That, in my opinion, is another big plus.
So, based on the data, my conclusion is that Season 2 rates a solid 4 stars.
– Mike Billington
As the show continues, we meet Happy’s father and Sylvester’s father, which help us to understand their relationships with the growing up with adults who cannot comprehend their genius. Sorry to see Walter’s sister gone, but that episode introduced us to Walter’s parents. The fist episode of Season Two is really over the top and highly unlikely, even with the teams genius capacities. Many of the first season episodes can be watched repeatedly (isn’t that why you buy the season?), but I’m not sure yet, if that will be true with the second season. That being said, I’m looking forward to Season Three.
– PFM
DVD Wholesale Main Features :
Actors: Elyes Gabel, Robert Patrick
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Number of discs: 6
Rated: NR-Not Rated
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: September 13, 2016
ASIN: B01D66KWSE
