Fresh off their third season renewal, the cast and producers of CBS’s Scorpion made their WonderCon debut in Los Angeles for this year’s pop culture extravaganza. After their panel, they joined us for a roundtable interview to chat about the direction of the show, touching specifically on the romantic aspects of the show and even bringing up the possibility of incorporating musical elements to its already entertaining premise.
Producers Nick Santora and Nicholas Wootton along with cast members Ari Stidham, Eddie Kaye Thomas, and Robert Patrick shared with us some tidbits about what’s in store for Scorpion for the remainder of Season 2. Here are the highlights from our interview.
- Waige fans, don’t despair. The slow build up to that relationship—while frustrating—is important because it’s very true to Walter’s character. But could maybe the addition of Tim Armstrong (Scott Porter) to the Scorpion team be that push that Walter needs to admit his feelings for Paige? “Walter moves at his own pace and his pace is extremely slow,” Wootton said, “We see that he has these aspirations and in order to know what you’re missing you have to see it threatened. We’re showing Walter what he could lose.” Finally, Wootton had some reassuring words for those fans who constantly ask for more scenes of their favorite pairing. “Patience will pay off. We keep [those relationships] in mind. We’ll take care of you, we promise.”
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- Megan’s death was painful for everyone but the characters—including Sylvester—seemed to have overcome that loss fairly quickly. Stidham said that it came as no surprise to him that Sylvester would get over her death instead of dwelling in the loss. “She taught him how to get over her. The whole point was to be with somebody, to share this love and to lift each other up as long as we can until the shoe drops,” he added.
- Patrick demonstrated his singing ability by sharing with our table a clip of a concert at which he recently performed, and he also serenaded us a cappella with a short rendition of that song. When the idea of a Scorpion musical episode was brought up, he sounded like he was on board, “I would like to do it. Let’s make it happen.”