Timeline too guys - It's not necessarily so that in the universe of 'The Invaders' that all that Vincent goes through happens all within the period of time, two years, the show and it's seasons, ran. There could be ample time between episodes where Vincent is not only searching for Aliens, but returning to work on a job or two. The one or two episodes which did suggest he was still occasionally dropping back into his old job, like for instance the end of that 'Russian Embassy' episode, can support this.
Also Vincent, being an Architect, would be a self employed man, and so it's a convenient occupation for the central protagonist, because he can pick and choose, including opting whether to take on more clients/projects in his occupation as Architect. And as suggested, he could've just taken an extended break from his job anyway, given his new 'call of duty.'
And all these things aside - Given his well paid occupation and the character's age range, as too the fact that, well, he's single and without family can easily = believably a man who's saved a fair bit in the kitty. And again, just being a partner in a firm, shows how successful his architectural business probably was.
And on that too - The episode where the Aliens try to deceive Vincent by manipulating his dreams, involve Vincent being taken to a new city built in the desert (out Nevada or somewhere), which was modelled precisely on Vincent's blueprints for such a city.
The very fact that Vincent, in his architectural career, may be in a position to be designing cities would be quite impressive. Though remembering further, granted I think his design for a city was from his 'college days' as expressed in that episode, because his sweetheart from those college years also appeared in that dream, trying to manipulate him into believing it was real.
Oh and BTW - With his cars, it's been referenced by Vincent himself in atleast a couple episodes that he RENTS them! Makes sense too - given he's in one corner of the country and then another. With all the plane trips he's taken during the course of the series, it's highly probable most cars he's driven in are rentals. Though later in the series I started to notice across a few episodes a more 'regular' car which seemed to 'belong' to Vincent - that teal/aqua coloured convertible or whatever it is? Though just judging that car, that didn't seem that pricey a car, rather modest and comparable to the other cars around in the show.
And agreed about Scoville, once he was onboard including becoming essentially one of the few/only regularly recurring supporting cast members of the series, it's often made clear in dialogue between many characters, including Vincent and Scoville, that Scoville sends support, including transportation in the form of private jets and even helicopters. And we see the regard Scoville holds Vincent, including when Scoville asks a tired/drained Vincent to 'take a break.' Infact I swear Scoville has even stated to other co-horts or underlings to give Vincent all means of support. Scoville even sent that loyal 'repair guy' to investigate that medical centre where they were doing the mind control experiments, who also gave Vincent a much needed helping hand when it came to some physical stoushes with The Invaders. Scoville trusted Vincent and bestowed him much support, once they united and that's partly no surpise as I think it's also referenced that Vincent has by far the most knowledge and experience in regards to 'dealing with The Invaders.' So Vincent himself was perhaps the most highly valued resource of all.
Though on that latter point, I suppose one could point out why didn't the Invaders just take Vincent out earlier in the piece when it was becoming clear he was an ever growing menace/threat, but then that would've been a short series I suppose. And I suppose a believe excuse for this lack of efficiency is maybe that the lines of communication/Intel weren't that great between the various sub-groups of The Invaders and it was only later in the series that Vincent was a more 'known' and 'notorious' figure amongst the more leading figures of The Invaders atleast. Though we also saw how the Invaders also relied on Vincent as a liaison of sorts to mediate the odd ceasefire/backdown or two, preventing outright war/annihilation. So Vincent was of quite a bit of use for both sides.
"If anyone wants me I'll be in my room" - Lisa Simpson
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