There isn’t a lot of down time on the pilot episode for CBS’s “Scorpion,” which ends up being a good thing. When it does slow down, then the clunky dialogue and the emotional confessionals gives you time to see the weaknesses in the drama.
Based on a true story, “Scorpion” opens by introducing us to a young Walter O’Brien, a kid genius who attracts the attention of FBI agent Cabe Gallo (Robert Patrick) when he hacks into NASA.
Fast-forward two decades and Walter (Elyes Gabel) has put together a team of geniuses who are having a hard time paying the bills.