#FAUX MONEY MAUX PROBLEMS

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Scorpion - Episode 3.13 - Sneak Peek 3

Scorpion 3x13  Faux Money Maux Problems  

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TRANSCRIPT 

Location: winery (IRL: shot at SRR - Saddle Rock Ranch in Malibu)

Episode 3.13: Scene #7 CC WINERY

Toby & Happy at the winery, waiting for the others…

Winery, outside, Toby is drinking (white) wine, Happy approaches, phone in hand (she’s just ended a phone call attempt to the Team)

Toby: It’s puckish, yet playful. (about the wine)

Happy:(looking at her phone) Still no answer from any of them. It’s been three hours.

Proprietress (winery hostess): (interrupts them) hmmm…  I’m sorry, this is a “no-phone zone”. If you want to tour the winery, yo have to leave your phones here. (extends the basket she’s holding…for their phones to put in)

Toby: I’m sorry…this one isn’t used to classy places. (as they put/throw their phones into the basket shes holding)

the proprietress leaves, Toby goes back to drinking wine..taking another glass from the table, Happy watches him do that…

Happy:There could be a back-up on PCH. Cell service sucks by the cliffs.

Toby: You know what I think? I think Wally isn’t as conch friendly as he thinks he is.  I think it burns his tuchas that you and I weren’t prepared for this job today and he had Lucinda take them to the winery’s tasting room by Zuma Beach.

Happy:Petty punishments aren’t Walt’s style. It’s inefficient.

Toby: Yeah… well..we’re sitting here like suckers. He’s punishing us. (as he takes another zip of wine)

Happy: (looking at Toby’s emptying another wine glass) You don’t seem to mind that much.

Toby: (”toasting”) When in Rome…

Happy: (as she takes the wine glass from his hand, and puts it down…) Why don’t we “roam” around the grounds, check it out. Could be a pretty sweet spot to tie the knot. (suggestively, as he takes his hand, and leads him away..to a tour of the winery grounds)

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Ermanda’s Inner Sanctum: Scorpion 3.13 “Faux Money Maux Problems”

This is another solid episode!  With a 9-minute intro before the first commercial break, there is a longer, 2-fold mission.  The mission is good and easy to follow and the comedy is great.  Scorpion’s previous work is notarized on the dark web.  We get more of Paige’s backstory with a little glimpse of her younger years with her mother, Veronica.  It further explains Paige’s dissent towards her mother and why she feels better maintaining her distance.  We also see Walter hilariously trying to be more emotionally aware while Sly is preparing for an upcoming debate for the Alderman election.  Also, Quintis is planning their wedding!  Let’s dive in!   

Sly 

Sly is an adorable sweetie pie!  But if he wants to win this election for Alderman, he has to play the game better.  As Cabe says, “honesty will get you points at the Pearly Gates. In politics, it will get you crushed!” 😂  And it’s hilarious that the best person to teach Sly all about obfuscation right now is Veronica Dineen, master con artist and vagabond!  Oh boy!  Good luck Sly!

Walter “Logical Dictator”

Walter tries a new method to boost team morale and be a more considerate, effective leader.  Hello conch method (from Lord of the Flies)!  Here we go again… HA!

Poor baby!  He tries so hard and commits to his plan.  And yet, it is still weird and does not work out the way he intends.  Toby calls this at the top of the episode, saying that Walter is acting out of his nature and will eventually snap.  By the end of the mission, he has destroyed the virtual conch and declares himself the logical dictator of Scorpion.  Relive this comical moment here!  As funny as this is, it is another indication that Walter needs to find better ways to take the EQ lessons he has learned and apply them in ways that best suit his nature in order to be a great boss - a lesson designed to push his emotional development this season.  Paige suggests that he needs to figure this out on his own since telling and intervening for him for the past 2.5 years hasn’t worked.  This is an interesting approach considering Veronica did the same with her.  Head here for more of my thoughts about the ��sink or swim” approach for Walter.

Quintis

It’s a countdown to the Quintis wedding!  Yay!  Love their teamwork this episode.  They always bring out the best in each other when they’re together!

Happy

In my past reviews, I mention that a Quintis shift is on the horizon.  It looks like my postulation is correct because this episode showcases Happy Quinn doing things we would expect from Toby Curtis from beginning to end.  First, Happy and Toby are not prepared for the mission because they forget her work at home.  What were they doing?  They were looking at wedding venues all night!  Makes me wonder if that’s the ONLY reason why they spaced. 😉😜😍  Second, Happy is the one who suggests checking out Crooning Crane Winery as a potential wedding venue while they wait for correspondence from the rest of team and Toby is busy tasting various wines.  Third, Toby is the behaviorist, but Happy is the one who notices that they are being followed.  The most EPIC part of this moment… SHE USES PDA TO ALERT TOBY ABOUT THEIR STALKER AND GET THEM OUT OF TROUBLE!!!  She could have used a code word or just drag Toby to the wine barrel storage shed.  She didn’t need to kiss him and yet she did!  The kiss is hot and does not seem like it is simply for a ruse!  Happy Quinn never ceases to amaze me!  (Side note: Remember this Quintis fandom? Yeah… that was a setup.  I can’t help but think… well played, Scorpion writers. Lol!)  Finally, we discover that Happy has a money problem too.  She can not help herself when it comes to rare motorcycle parts!  With 5 figures worth of rare motorcycle parts, I hope we get to see a newly built motorcycle from her in the future!  That’s a lot of dinero! 

Toby

This episode gives us glimpse of what Toby has been hiding behind the scenes as I anticipated from his behavior is previous episodes.  He admits to Happy that he is broke and can not afford his half for the wedding venue of her choice because he still has gambling debts.  Of course, he is gutted when Happy walks away for a moment because he feels like he messed up for not telling her sooner.  Thankfully, Happy reveals that she is unable to pay her half in full as well.  Her admission leads into a cute moment between them where Toby becomes Happy from their first talks about marriage.  Remember that Toby was the one to suggest a formal wedding ceremony while Happy wanted to quickly marry at the courthouse.  Now that he is incapable of financing this plan, he concedes to the idea of marrying Happy anywhere as long as he gets the opportunity to say “I do.”  Happy feels the same way, but is not on board with getting married in a parking lot.  Lol!  Interesting flip, no?  Another interesting tidbit is that we get a confirmation that Toby is not gambling, but compares his gambling debt payments to the process of students loans paid to the University of Bruno.  This is an interesting association considering that student loan debt takes years to resolve.  Therefore, it makes me question several things that are not mentioned in this scene: his original debt amount, how much he has paid, his current balance, the turnover time of his payments, and the consequences for failure to meet his payment deadlines.  I am thoroughly pleased that Toby kept his promise to Happy.  It shows incredible growth and resiliency.  Yet, I suspect we will learn more about this “Bruno” character as Quintis gets deeper into their wedding plans.  Will Toby’s issue inadvertently interfere with them?  How does Happy support Toby in this?

Hello to the grand beginnings of the Quintis shift! 😜🙌🏾🙌🏾  

If you have talked with me privately about the show, then you already know that I called the garage rooftop as the wedding spot since Happy decided to go through with a formal ceremony in 3.08 Sly and the Family Stone.  Let’s see how long it takes Quintis to finally decide on this spot.  And with their financial woes, does the team pitch in to help?  Who is on the guest list besides Team Scorpion?  Also, another key fob makes an appearance in this episode.  I fail to see that as a coincidence. 😉  We shall see!  All hail the Mighty Love Oak! 💚🌳💚

Paige & Veronica Dineen

This episode gives us more insight into this mother-daughter pair.  We first see Paige as young girl.  Unfortunately, she is in the middle of one of her mother’s cons. 

Now Veronica is back.  And of course we’re thinking… what is she up to now?  Come to find out Veronica can not stay in Los Angeles because of a former “business deal.”  Obviously, this is the important thing she has to say to Paige.  The last thing Paige wants is her mother’s ways to negatively affect the relationship she allows her to have with Ralph.  But the mission gives them an opportunity to talk since Veronica uses her skills to devise a way to keep her and Paige together.  And Paige learns a little more about what her mother’s past questionable jobs entailed.

I have to admit that Veronica Dineen is very instrumental in this situation.  Her skill set is perfect for dealing with Lucinda & crew from Norteguay.  She devises an escape plan for the guys, insults the team when things go south to get a rise out of Paige, and fakes a heart attack to move her and Paige to the room where the guys escape.  (I said to myself, “this woman is good, but poor Paige.”)  Yet, she has allowed herself to become so engulfed by the excitement of all her con work that she doesn’t realize or willingly admit how much her actions are a source of emotional abuse for Paige.  This is especially apparent when Veronica fakes a heart attack.  Since Paige is initially unaware of the lie, she honestly believes her mother is in grave danger.  Her emotions in this moment show that she stills cares for her mother, but it makes sense why she wants to keep her distance.  

Veronica is also impressed by the villains and proud of her daughter’s ability to work through sticky situations.  She deems parenting methods as a beneficial part of Paige’s development because Paige turns out to be a strong woman and great mother.  Of course, Paige thinks differently… “you’re turning abandonment into a recipe for successful parenting” (insert major side eye from Paige here).  But now that they manage to save themselves, Veronica finds herself outed by news coverage of the team’s escape.  And she wants Paige’s help to get her out of trouble.  Uh oh!  What is the “Kentucky two-step?”  Dun dun dun…  

Drabbles… 

Walter and the conch method… 😂😂😂😂😂😂  Make it stop!  My stomach hurts from laughing so much!!

Paige is so sassy with her mother in this episode!  It is quite funny at times!

Lucinda: Now, if you’re uncapable, we have bullets with your names on them.  Sylvester: Guilty as charged. We make ‘em, we fake 'em, we turn 'em over to you, you take 'em. That’s our motto. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Oh Sly!   

Super Fun Guy manages to save the day in a lot of ways on Scorpion.  Poor Sly! He has to surrender his SFG watch for the greater good.  Should we start a count of Sly’s novelty items that suffer the same fate? 😂😂😂

Happy to know that Cabe and Allie are good and her healthy eating habits are getting Cabe to change his meat-heavy eating habits.  But cayenne pepper beef jerky?  Roll down the windows everyone! 😂😂😂

Toby: That might be our only chance to find the guys; we got to hack it and fast! To the Genius Lair! (Happy gives him questionable look) It’s better than saying, “to the dirty garage.” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Veronica is a good grifter but the emotional abuse she uses to get there… 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾

That moment between the saloon owner and Cabe… YAAAAAASSS!  Semper Fi! 👊🏾

Paige: You’re turning abandonment into a recipe for successful parenting.  Veronica: You can’t argue with success.  Me: Can I get a what the what?! 😱😱😱😱

Happy receives a call with unknown id from Simi Valley.  There is no, “hello, this is Scorpion headquarters. How may I help you?” Happy just says, “who’s this?” Some things never change and I love it! ��😂😂😂😂

Toby called it again… virtual conch destroyed!  Enter egotistical Walter.  Funniest part for me?  

V: You going to talk him down?  P: No. (grabs Veronica’s hand and speedily walks to vault)  😂😂😂😂😂

Is Veronica originally from the US midwest?  The names for her cons - Tennessee, Illinois, Kentucky - have me wondering. 

Is it just me or has Riley grown a couple inches this season? 

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In the episode Faux Money Maux Problems... Veronica tries to claim that her style of parenting (IE: roping her young daughter into her cons) was what made it possible for Paige to succeed in situations like this case. Paige vehemently disagrees and obviously (rightly so, because her mother was neglectful and abusive in these terms) still has a problem with her mother’s treatment of her as a kid. 

Throughout this episode, Walter tries a new approach to the team. He tries to be more patient and accepting of other’s contributions and repeatedly offers encouragement so that everyone understands that they are integral to the team. Everyone all shows unease and disapproval with this attempt, which doesn’t make any sense considering they’re always calling him selfish and arrogant. Toby points out that the whole thing won’t last because Walter would eventually snap.

However, Walter snaps because he’s got four minutes to save everyone and when he comes up with a plan everyone immediately sets to telling him it’s a terrible idea. They all partake in the “virtual conch” and interrupt him, which is not what that method is about in the slightest. They spend the whole episode shitting on his idea to be kinder and more considerate, then talk over him. And then when he finally snaps and declares Scorpion a “Logical Dictatorship” everyone rolls their eyes and goes along with it. And Walter’s plan works, as always. 

Then, at the very end Walter is obviously still agitated about the whole thing. And he’s giving a lecture to two agents about the history of currency. And is giving them what Toby dubs a ‘dressing down’. Sylvester sought Paige out to help, asking her to interfere and stop Walter from committing an act that could possibly cause problems for Walter and the team. However, she suddenly cites her mother’s way of ‘sink or swim’ parenting and deems that she’s been working with Walter for two years and with their ‘foundation’ he needs to figure it out himself.

But that’s literally... Her job? She’s supposed to interfere when the team ruffles feathers or commits social faux pas. Walter is perhaps the biggest contender of these situations, and she just suddenly has decided to just let him figure things out. With the same frame of mind that Paige herself expressed disdain for her mother having??? How does that make sense? Also, that’s LITERALLY YOUR JOB!!! You can’t just not do your job and say you’ve done what you can. Just because Walter is more difficult than some of the others socially and emotionally doesn’t mean she can just give up on him. Which she basically starts to do in Ice Ca-Cabes where she confronts Walter for not being more emotional towards Cabe when he might be dying. AND WALTER APOLOGIZES FOR THAT! It’s not Walter’s fault that he has these issues, and it’s Paige’s job to explain things to him and point things out. It’s what she was hired for, she can’t just say ‘Oh well, I’ve done what I can’. Jesus.

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Scorpion Season 3 - Episode 13: Faux Money Maux Problems AirDate: January 16th, 2017, 10:00 PM

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Walter’s responses to Paige landing on top of him progressively getting more primal. 

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i don't dislike paige's mom or anything, but i severely reject the idea that paige turned out well because of how her mom treated her when she was a kid, because she threw her in the deep end. the worst part is by the end of #faux money maux problems, paige seems to accept that her mom played a role in her personal success.

paige did not turn out well because of her mom. she turned out well in spite of her.

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Quintis Wedding Countdown BONUS POST!  Day 4 - Favorite Kiss, Honorable Mention: 3x13, Faux Money, Maux Problems

“The booze must be affecting my receptors; I had no idea you were feeling frisky.”

I mean...

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‘Wait, are you serious?’ you asked, turning to face your older brother. The garage was empty other than the two of you. Everyone else had gone home, but you’d wanted to look around the place without worrying that you were going to get in the way.

A small smile ghosted Toby’s lips at your reaction to his big news. ‘Deadly,’ he said simply. ‘See if you had –’

‘Tobias, I swear if you mention your genius level of intellect so help me I am going to give you a wedgy or worse,’ you warned, folding your arms over your chest and shooting him an unimpressed look.

Toby shrugged. ‘I was going to say listened to your phone, but there we are.’

You rolled your eyes, moving to hit your older brother lightly on the arm. ‘I’m glad you’ve found someone who makes you happy, Tobe.’

‘Is it that obvious?’ he asked, fiddling idly with something on the desk.

‘I’m not a behaviourist, but I’m pretty sure you’d have to be completely blind to that kind of thing to miss it,’ you assured him, grinning as you moved further around the garage.

A/N: Gif credit goes to the respective owners; I just found them on Google (added the links in the captions).

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Paige Dineen "Faux Money Maux Problems" - 3x13

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Scorpion - Episode 3.13 -  Sneak Peek 1

Scorpion 3x13  Faux Money Maux Problems  

source: scorpionYT [geoblocked]

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My ranking of the S3 episodes Scorpion has aired thus far in the order of my enjoyment (the first two obviously have those spots because of my well known Waige and Halloween biases).  

It Isn’t The Fall That Kills You (3.03)

Bat Poop Crazy (3.06)

Ice Ca Cabes (3.12)

Little Boy Lost (3.04)

The Hole Truth (3.14)

Faux Money Maux Problems (3.13)

This Is The Pits (3.10)

Mother Lode (3.09)

We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Vote (3.07)

Plight At The Museum (3.05)

Sly and the Family Stone (3.08)

Civil War/More Civil War (3.01/3.02)

All the fanvids posted since season three started.

Any “CBS cares” ads featuring someone from Scorpion.

That Instagram video CBS posted with a tiny clip of Waige.

Kat’s insta-stories.

Ari’s snapchat.

Scott’s pushup videos.

The fanfics that handle the marriage plot more creatively than the show.

Wreck The Halls (3.11)

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‘’Faux Money Maux Problems’’  ‘’Dirty Seeds’’ and Waige

If you see the extended promo for episode 3x13 you can see that when the team wake up after being drugged Walter and Paige are next to each other and from Paige’s body direction i assume that she was sleeping on top of Walter’s chest. Also i saw a photo in one of crew member’s instagram (journeywiththepkd) where they are filming episode 3x17 and he upload a photo writing below it ‘’Waige in the middle’’ so i believe that episode 3x17 will be Waige-centric and episode 3x18 will be Quintis-centic.Good share if that’s the case.