According to Legasovs daughter she said in a interview that when her father came back from Chernobyl he had lost lot of weight , he looked aged about 5 years , he could not eat anymore and only thing he was able to eat was Coffe and sandwitches and he could not sleep good and he saw bad dreams . So it took a heavy toll on him and he was a Hero.
Boris Shcherbina was an incredible man. Truly he was the “one good man” sent to handle the crisis. His grim determination to support the Liquidators at any cost, combined with Legasov’s stubborn insistence the truth get out may have saved more lives than either man would ever know. After Chernobyl, despite the fact he was slowly dying, Shcherbina went on to coordinate relief and recovery efforts in Armenia following the 1988 earthquake. He even prevailed upon Gorbachev to reach out to the USA and request humanitarian support, something that had not happened since the 1940s.
If poeple already spoiling this show somewhat, you definitely need someone to screen the comments for you once you watch DARK. It's such an awesome show and I'm a bit envious that you get to jump into it completely blind. I think I mentioned it before, but you absolutely MUST watch that show in German w/ subtitles! The dub is sub par, every single actor is top notch and their original voices add so much to the whole experience.
In defense of Dyatlov, he thought nothing they did would be unsafe due to the design of the reactor. As Mark Twain said, it’s not what you don’t know that kills you, it’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.
The SCRAM (AZ5) is designed to stop the reactor in seconds. There is no reactor condition it cannot correct. That is it’s definition. One note is that the computer’s safety systems are setup to scram the reactor if it goes unstable, so with the flawed control rod design, the computer in one of these reactors could have caused it to explode too. This was a known dangerous design flaw that was deliberately papered over. A loss of power (what the test was designed to check against) could have caused the reactor to massively overheat in seconds, the computer would scram, the rod tips would have accelerated the overheating, causing the reactor to crack and the rods to get stuck, and boom.
So many people miss this, even though it's pointed out multiple times throughout the series that nobody, including Legasov at first, thought it was possible for an RBMK reactor to explode under any condition
They did him so dirty in this show... just so they could have a villain for the series, because by all records he was not this over-the-top, evil idiot, but just a serious, strict, FAIR and RESPONSIBLE person who didn't know any better
Interestingly enough, In an interview with Dyatlov after the trial, he seemed to legitimately regret his decisions, it seems like he truly was in a delusional state through and through at the start but then realised and came to terms with what happened. In fact, Dyatlov had a very successful career working on nuclear submarines powerplants, so working on civilian powerplants did leave him with alot of arrogance.
I am not sure, if you missed it, but during the trial Shcherbina explained how a nuclear power plant works, and even turned to the audience and asked "Any questions?" which shows a lot of development for this character, after episode 1.
Cannon, kudos for being aware of talking over each other and helping keep others aware of it as well! I've commented about that before, I'm so glad to see you all get out of that habit, so we can hear all of your opinions clearly. Just wanted to say that, good on you for keeping track of that and trying to make sure it happens as little as possible! Cheers
Guys, Gorbachev was already General Secretary of the USSR when Chernobyl happened. He was leading the country from 1985 to it‘s dissolution in 1991. In the end he allowed free elections, ran for presidentcwith the communist party and lost big time. He is mostly seen as a positive person in the west for ending the cold war, but he did some really shady shit including hiding Chernobyl from the world aswell. Shcherbina on the other hand was a real hero. he did everything to clean up the mess of chernobyl and later in 1988 he was tasked to lead the effords of humanitarian aid in Armenia after a terrible earthquake there. He is still hailed a hero in Armenia and became an honerable citizen posthumus in 2003.
12:56 … because he started working with reactors after he graduated in 1959. And was at Chernobyl for 14 years. Just because that specific thing didn’t exist the entire time doesn’t mean he wasn’t doing it for as long as he said
Shout out to the CGI, truly the unsung hero. Every single shot of Pripyat or the nuclear plant from outside and even some inside used CGI, as do most shots of iconic historical locations. The CGI is purely used to include something that was real that can’t be filmed, so none of it can be identified as “unrealistic”.
You can film there. You can do tours there. You have to wear a dosimeter while you are there and sign a waver, of course,... They do documentaries in Chernobyl. They did a great one called 'the dogs of Chernobyl'; No, they did not get every single one when they tried to exterminate them. Seriously, google it. You can totally *GO* to Chernobyl... if you are dumb enough to.
5:13 - Legasov gave his life three times: 1) by going to Chernobyl, 2) at the trial where he told the truth, 3) when he actually did take his on life 8:52 - they actually used different powerplants that had the same Layout of Chernobyl to be as authentic as possible, however, all crew and actors were under armed guard at certain points for filming on a side note, no musical instrument was actually used for the music, except for one of the nuclear reactors at various stages of power 17:00 - Akimov went to his grave saying "i did everything right", which is true, he did everything by the book it was the reactor at fault, but the State kept secrets for a long time 17:35 - "S.C.R.A.M" - old reactors used ropes for the fuel, because the tech didn't exist back then, but if something went wrong with the reactor, they would cut the ropes, "S.C.R.A.M" means Safety Control Rod. Axe Man but some in the industry changed it to mean Start Cutting Right Away Men 20:33 - Legasov was basically silenced by the KGB and State, in reality, i believe it was actually hand written diaries on the events that were found, but ONLY by his death, which in itself, was a Statement and the first "breadcrumb" if you like 21:06 - YES, as Legasov says "it's a show trial", the State gave those involved THEIR version of events, who was to blame, how and why it happened, the "wild card" was Legasov himself, the State could not control what he said and for what he did say, he should of been shot and killed, but as was said "it would be embarrassing to kill you now", so they let him live, stripped of his job, but alive 23:28 - Legasov was hoping that his death was get the tapes found, given who he was, it was a BIG thing when he died, there was media coverage world wide, i think it was a couple of hours before they found the tapes as somebody noticed something that wasn't right and looked around the area, and there, among a lot of documents, were the diaries of Prof. Legasov, when these diaries were made public, the State tried to "bully" the police into getting them, but given they they "evidence", they were kept, eventually, the contents were made public and the world started to understand the rabbit hole that was the Soviet Union 23:57 - Dyatlov really WASN'T a bad guy, he attended several meetings to improve reactor safety, his own son died due to a reactor accident and that started a campaign of him lobbying for reactor safety across the Soviet Union,, he himself got hit with a dose of radiation in another incident, the films and documentaries paint him to be the bad guy, but in reality, he cared more for reactor safety than anybody else, when Chernobyl exploded, he KNEW he would get blamed for it and tried to protest his innocents in the disaster, but given the country he was in, he got painted as the bad guy and suffered for it 25:02 - this death-toll is in a way correct, the reactor exploded and thousands died, yes, but in the initial explosions themselves (as Reactor 4 actually exploded three times in rapid succession (first one blew the lid off, oxygen came in causing a larger second explosion that caused more air to get in, causing the third and final explosion that destroyed it)), only 31 people died - think of a grenade that exploded and kills 3 people, then two years later, one more died due to the effects, the official death-toll would be 3, same as Chernobyl - in the initial explosion, 31 died, everybody else was an "after-effect" of the radiation
That's exactly why I hate early fun fact comments, in masterpiece shows. Its so stupid here I can't even begin. And then at the ending of the last episode, where everything is explained, they have already ruined all those great surprises for you. So so wonderful. Happens literally all the time in youtube.
Yeah, it sucks that some comments just had to spoil some of the facts that were at the end. I'm glad y'all got to experience this phenomenal miniseries. I'm curious what series you guys will be reacting to next. Band of Brothers was mentioned in this video, so maybe we'll get that in the future? I think y'all mentioned before that Dark was next though.
"What do you mean you've done this for 25 years when the reactor has only been built 3 years before, what does he mean??" What do you mean you've worked in fast food for 25 years, this particular McDonald's location was built only 3 years ago, what do you mean??
@@vevcris9063 Is it really that different though? If his job was to oversee a nuclear reactor supplying varying power needs then the biggest difference would come from the model of reactor as opposed to its location, wouldn’t it?
@@vevcris9063 that's entirely irrelevant to how bad the assumption was that he could've worked ONLY in Chernobyl without prior experience. Frankly, it's on part with: -I'm 26 years old -That's impossible, I've only known you for a week!
@@TukaihaHithlec Not all nuclear reactors are the same, and they have different characteristics depending on their intended use and location. A submarine nuclear reactor is much smaller, generates about 10 times less power than a land-based one and uses Uranium-235 enriched to at least 93% while the land based one is enriched only up to 5%. A submarine reactor has a simple and robust design, with minimal safety systems, cooling systems, and control systems. Now I am not sure what Dyatlov's job really entails so I don't know how different for him it is.
I know FOR SURE you are gonna love Dark, its probably the best written show I have ever watched, and trust me I watch series every day of my life since like 14 ( yes I dont have a life)
So I recently went into a Chernobyl rabithole and found out that Dyatlov in real life wasn't nearly as bad as portrayed in the show. By his understanding, everything was done correctly. Since AZ5 was supposed to shut down a reactor. Morover, Dyatlov actually tried to send his staff home due to fear of exposure and searched for Khodemchuk with the others. When he sent staff members to lower control rods manually, he realised his mistake and tried to call them back. Afterwards, he tried to clear Toptunov and Akimov of any accusations, he wrote a letter to Toptunov family saying the truth about their son, and that he did everything correctly. I honestly don't know where this story began about dyatlov being a super villain. He was a deputy chief engineer, an effective manager who took safety seriously and considered rules strictly. He actually made Toptunov extend his training several times before letting him become a SIUR. And when it comes to Legasov, it is actually the opposite for him. He had insisted on helicopters flying over the smoke and pouring sand and wasn't as reluctant to endanger the lives of people in real life. Generally there are a lot of misconceptions following the Chernobyl accident. Some were done with a purpose of dramatisation for TV series and some were just popualr beliefs that show creaters accidently believed.
Dyatlov spent last years of his life advocating for safety regulations at nuclear stations and reviewing the disaster and constractional flaws of the reactors. Boris Shcherbina was a man behind soviet power industry and THE man for this job. He was also the one who spoke up about the flaws of the reactors and caused the turmoil. Legasov was named Hero of Russia and the school in Moscow that he had attended was named after him.
It's a shame they had to make him a disney villian, he's real person after all. He was not completely blameless, but still. People forget or don't want to know that one person from the that operation room is still alive today, or was when show aired, and he said that he wouldn't even hear his voice across the room, he been calm and polite. Dyatlov believed explosion happened right away and took measures for other 3 blocks. He was pro on the job. Now because show is good, he's now a cartoonish evil man, nice(not).
Yeah, the "fun fact" jerks really spoiled a lot for you on this one. Maybe just don't read comments at all for future shows, your audience clearly can't control themselves.
Some of the very good tv shows/web series recommendations are Dark, Dexter, The vampire diaries, The Originals, Squid game, All of us are dead, Alice in borderland and Money heist
Yes... Chernobyl is a MASTERPIECE 🛐 It is one of the best series the planet has ever created 🙏 and I'm glad I got to watch this 🙌 specially with you guys 🫶 Thank you for the great experience ☺️🤗
Think of radiation as a form of invisible, high-energy light. Radioactive materials emit this radiation in all directions, and when it interacts with tissue, it can damage DNA. The severity of the damage depends on the exposure time and the intensity of the radiation. Similar to a lightbulb, the farther you are from a radiation source, the less intense the radiation will be because it spreads out in all directions. Dense materials like lead can block this radiation entirely. If you are exposed to a high dose of radiation, you can develop cancer or even die, depending on the dosage. However, you yourself won't become radioactive from this exposure. There is another aspect: radioactive contamination. This occurs when tiny particles of radioactive material are present in the air, water, or on surfaces like clothes. These particles emit dangerous radiation. That's why contaminated areas are thoroughly cleaned, animals are culled, and workers' clothing is disposed of, because everything is contaminated with radioactive "dust." This is also how they detected radiation in Sweden and Germany after the explosion: the radioactive material was dispersed into the atmosphere, and the wind carried it far away, where it eventually fell as "fallout." The biggest danger is ingesting radioactive material from the environment because of such contamination, as it can irradiate your body from the inside for a long time.
I agree with ya'll about how media like this can teach you history in a way that is so much more personally impactful to a viewer than just reading about it in a textbook. Even fictional stories with loose historical accuracy can give someone a better understanding of these kinds of events. I remember being a kid and learning about the Titanic sinking-- knowing the numbers of all the casualties, the hours it took, how many life boats, all those things-- but the weight of the disaster did not click until I watched James Cameron's film. All of a sudden you have an emotional connection to this event. You now understand it by more than just what happened, how it happened, and when; you can now empathize with the people who experienced it. Despite inaccuracies and embellishments made for the sake of entertainment, I think media like that is still really important. Chernobyl in particular is one of the most accurate and respectful depictions of a historical disaster to date, it really sets the bar for this kind of show/movie/etc.
I'd love to see you guys watch Band of Brothers, but personally would also think you'd like a movie called "A Bridge too Far" a 1977 movie. my grandfather's youngest brother of three excluding himself was part of the British 1st Airborne division and died in combat. My granddad lost all his of his three brothers in WW2 but losing his youngest emotional crippled him. When the war ended he told me met Eisenhower he said nothing (due to he was an American commander) when he received a medal for his own service from Bernard Montgomery, he asked "Was Arnhem worth it?" in which he got no reply. He served in Germany during the cold war era helping the rebuilding efforts before leaving the army, marrying my grandmother, buying a pub in the UK. The movie shows the incompetence of how the allied military acted during WW2 (Also I think its free to watch on youtube if not mistaken)
Dyatlov is very misrepresented in the show unfortunately. He was not the arrogant villain with no sense for safety. He had much experience, more than any of his staff. He worked with naval reactors before coming to Chernobyl and was involved in an accident during his career where he received a hight dose of radiation. He knew what negligence around his field of work can cause. He also did not shout at people in the control room in the night of the accident. There are transcripts of the audio recordings and there is a very good interview on youtube with him just before his death. He was strict, and repremanded lazy workers. But he was very respected with most that did their job right. He worked overtime regularily to check every part of the plant.
Must-watch movies for all people living on earth (in my opinion): Troy 2004, (an epic with great actors and great battles, and a lot of cool dialogues), The Impossible 2012 (a tense disaster movie based on an incredible true story that is hard to believe), Back to the Future 1885 (Part 1,2,3) (a classic for all time), The Notebook 2004 (me as a non - lover of romantic films, I really liked this one), Seven 1995 (great actors in a great thriller), Cast Away 2000 (a film that makes you think about many things in life, a gorgeous film, it will not leave anyone indifferent), The Sixth Sense 1999 (I love this Bruce Willis movie and the child actor deserves an Oscar), Whiplash 2014 (I would never have thought that a film related to music could be so intense and make you excite so much, the adrenaline rush is provided), Léon 1994 (you will definitely not be bored in this movie!),
@@andrewguenther988 I know that was included. The reactors does not have to read the comments before the show has ended either. I cannot see the problem here.
@@obsidianspectre4281 Because everyone knows UA-camrs generally interact with their comments. Also, they had said in previous videos that they read the comments and to please not spoil them. People spoiled in the comments anyway. I cannot see why you don't see the problem, unless you're mentally deficient or pro-spoilers?
radiation "infecting" other people isn't technically true but it can spread in a way. As they mention the fire fighters' clothing was incredibly radioactive and still is to this day because those clothes are covered in dust that is radioactive because they were very near the freshly exploded exposed reactor. That's part of what is tricky is removing all the actually radioactive material when it's microscopic and floating in the air and settling all over people and their clothes and even in their lungs continuing to emit radiation from inside them.
I find it hard to believe you've not seen band of brothers, it's just so iconic. But if it's indeed true, then that needs to be your next show to react to.
awesome reaction!! Highly recommend Band of Brothers, which is based off a book written by Cpt Winters (or he is involved in it) who you follow in the series, at the same time you'll need something to lift your spirits because BoB it is NOT an easy watch, for that I recommend Extraordinary Attorney Woo, this series will make you all fuzzy inside. Also recoommend looking into Korean Dramas, koreans are really good at writing characters, highly recommend Parasyte
The memorial you saw in the epilogue says, "In memory of those who saved the world." Dylatov had managed a much smaller reactor accident in the Soviet Navy, which is why he was so casual about what happened. Although the real Dylatov did understand that the reactor blew at least partially apart.
Just as an info, Toptunov stalled the reactor when he switched from local to global automatic control. This was a normal procedure when running on low power. But he made a mistake here: Before switching, he would need to tell the computer what level he wanted to switch to. But he did not. So, with no input other than the default, zero, the computer shut down the reactor.
You should definitely watch Band of Brothers. It's about WW2. It follows Easy Company. After watching the show, you should watch the short documentary. It's basically the 11th episode. It's an amazing show based on real events and people.
If you want a movie about a crazy historic event, try watching Society of the Snow. It's a well known survival story in South America. Band of Brothers from HBO is also a good one if you want true stories.
The wife of the firefighter lost her baby due to the exposure to the radiation while she was still in Chernobyl! Not the physical contact with her husband in Moscow as was shown. I think you guys would really enjoy Band of Brothers if you liked this! I think Chernobyl is a bit better but Band of Brothers is iconic.
Hello guys. I'm glad you watched this series. It was very serious, difficult. I'm also glad that 5 American guys were interested in this period of history. You learned a lot from it. I lived in Hungary as a teenager. Our smiles here in the country were not sincere. I recommend an interesting movie for you... Das Boot. WW2 movie.
@Cinema Gek : You guys should check out the first season of the Terror, it also has Jared Harris killing it in another lead role. Each season of the Terror tells a different story but the first is just absolute peak. It has some historical accuracy, telling the story of two ships stranded in the Arctic, its incredibly compelling and has an amazing ending, can't recommend enough, absolute must watch, I will also put that while the premise is real, there are fictional elements
Recently visited my grandmother whose little brother was sent to Chernobyl. He was done serving in Ukraine, and the day he came back home to Kazakhstan he was called back for “training” in Chernobyl. He was one of thousands of people who went to the roof to pick up graffite. He suffered from illness related to nerve system. He became unstable to the point of dangerously aggressive. He was told to not get married, but he still had kids. His daughter didn’t have a thumb, and his son had problems with his eyes and then became blind due to that.
If you liked this, you're going to love HBO's "Band Of Brothers". It's unreal how good it is. Produced by Spielberg & Tom Hanks, it's about parachute infantry regiment Easy Company's journey from D-Day in Normandy to the end of WW2 in Germany. The action sequences are electrifying, nothing "TV" about it. The writing, direction & performances are top notch. A must watch.
back then they believed its dangerous coming into contact with a person that got exposed to radiation so it was accurate, but nowadays we know its safe :)
Damn spoiling comments, still it was a great reaction, this short series is incredible. Also the song in the end. 👀😮 Fun fact: When Legasov enters the torture room and has a quick loot behind the door, that is because it was a common thing for the KGB to have an agent with a Garrotte there to strangle people.
Besides the events of the disaster, what truly made this workso important and impactful is how it discusses the politics surrounding the disaster. It's disturbing how accurate how humans - even in the face of world-ending danger - will turn into a bizarre mixture of heroes, villains, cowards, and opportunists all vying to save or ruin the day. To be reminded that in our every day lives, we're surrounded by people who care deeply for their fellow humans AND by people who would rather watch the world burn than watch their careers get hit. That we're all on the edge of one big crisis to see society go to hell. "Why won't you listen to reason?!" we yell at the Soviet leadership, knowing full well we're still living in that world today. Truly incredible work.
Very very true. To be fair Band of Brothers was for me the perfect early 00s short TV show, along maybe with HBO Rome. Back when TV shows was nowhere close to the popularity they have today, very few people watched shows those years. But masterpieces were made nevertheless.
If you're looking for good mini-series (also HBO) and interested in WW2 at all.. (if you havent already seen them) Band of Brothers, and The Pacific are incredible.
"The truth doesn't care about our needs or wants. It doesn't care about our governments, our ideologies, our religions. It will lie in wait for all time." That's my favorite quote to come out of that show. I was in New Orleans recently visiting for the first time and I got to learn about the history, the interesting geography, and the reality of living with constant hurricanes. The weird part was that in all the museums and tours, not a single person mentioned global warming. They did talk about coping with more and worse hurricanes. The steps they were taking to better the levee technology. But I kept thinking about this Chernobyl quote because global warming was the control rods and our dumb decisions pushed the environment to the brink. The explosion is imminent. But for some reason, while everyone talked about life in the quarter, preparing for hurricanes, and the resilient people who live there, nobody was acknowledging the truth: scientists predict New Orleans will be uninhabitable in 25 years. It already naturally sits below sea level and the hurricanes are getting measurably worse so you don't even need to dig deeper than that. I was in Estonia a few years ago and according to my guide, people there are moving away from the coasts. Inland towns are growing as people face reality that it's a very flat country at sea level and there's no stopping the creeping shoreline. Is New Orleans working on getting people out *now* and helping them to migrate to other Louisiana towns? Are they preparing facilities and infrastructure in those towns to accommodate massive (potentially overnight) population growth? Are they preemptively moving important historical items and art? Maybe they are doing that but I didn't hear anything about it and it wasn't reflected in the popular ethos like in Tallinn. No. To me, it just felt like everybody was selling themselves a different story, whether it was climate change denial or faith that scientific innovation can overcome climate change or emotional denial based on the ingrained social narrative of resilience. Nobody wants to acknowledge the truth that they *have* to leave and that one of these hurricane seasons, the sea will swallow the city and anyone and everything still there will be taken for good. Spending the next 25 years living by the comforting lie that everything will be fine will have an astronomical cost. It was unnerving to experience.
If you guys liked this kind of historical drama, I would suggest checking out "The King's Choice"(Kongens nei), it's a norwegian film, following king Haakon VII and his family's journey, and eventual escape, during the first week of the nazi invasion of Norway. Word of warning, it is in norwegian. The IMDB rating is 7,1.
Is that the movie where they have the scene of the old norwegian naval battery destroying that one german battleship named after that one Napoleon era Prussian general (can't remember his name for some reason). Anyway the ship was state of the art at that point.
I agree with the many others who've mentioned it, Dark is an *incredibly* high quality show to watch and I'd love to see you guys react to it and hear yout thoughts! Edit: i also agree that you'd need someone to screen/mod comments if you do, though. If thwy spoiled *Chernobyl*, they'd go crazy with Dark 😂
The trial was held in Chernobyl because Soviet law required the trial to be held where the offence was committed. In the USSR, the jodge works for the prosecutor. The events in the control room are historically accurate to the degree that we can know. Legasov was actually not there for the trial. But the result was the same: everyone shunned him, and he was voted down for director of the Kirchatov Institute, which he had expected. That broke him. Dyatlov actually did claim that he was not in the room at the time, and maintained so to the end of his life. Dyatlov's 25 years of experience was actually on nuclear sub reactors. A naval sub commander was invited to tour the reactor before it was started. He said, "You're putting this piece of shit into civilian production?" I suspect the threat to the divers was exaggerated for dramatic purposes. Legasov dropping that tile was unscripted. No one knows how his tapes got out. Fomin broken his glasses and slashed his wrists awaiting trial. He was let go early for mental instability. He was let go from Kalinin for the same reason. Brukhyanov found himself virtually unemployable and ended up a minor paper pusher in the Ukranian Ministry of Trade. The series made Lyudmila a celeb. She had to move out of Kyiv to keep people from showing up on her doorstep. She was done and turned down five offers to come on as a consultant. The only reason this story can be told is that during Gorbachev's glaznost initiative, everything went wide open. Documnts were read, interviews were provided, that would have been punishable by death a few years earlier. If you want to be truly depressed, read Voices from Chernobyl--a famous Russian journalist interviewed everybody she could find and recorded their thoughts.
@0:24 no no no ain’t no way none of yall knew about the iconic “50 thousand people used to live here…. And now it’s a ghost town” line my heart it hurts. Request play all the black ops campaign and Modern Warfare Campaign on a new gaming channel
this is an episode you simply watch in silence with your fellow reactor channels. And Legasov' words about the lies should be put on every money in the world, also that wonderful and terrifying words: "why worry about something that isn't going to happen?"
True detective season 1 was once in top 5,6 in imdb , later mid to shit seasons have pushed it where it is now, every season has a different story and cast hopefully its next
The control room was not a set, but an actual control room from an identical nuclear power plant built by soviets in Lithuania (former soviet union state, that regained it's freedom and independence after all of this weakened the soviet union and made it crumble).
The power plant is called Ignalina power plant, which is mentioned in ep02 when Komiuk and her coworker are naming the possible closest power plants that could be the source of the massive radiation leak.
If this show piqued your interest in Chernobyl I recommend watching some videos about what's happened there since. The New Safe Confinement is a remarkable structure. It's designed to protect the site from potential natural disasters that might spread radiation (for years there was a risk of a storm or something damaging the lead and concrete sarcophagus and spreading pollution across Europe), but it's also a nuclear research facility and they plan to conduct a clean up operation inside it over the course of decades. They'll be dismantling the old building inside the hermetically sealed dome and securing all the waste in a smaller facility. Also (actual) interesting fact: Scientists there recently discovered a new fungus growing inside the destroyed reactor area that survives by "eating" the radiation. It's growing quite healthily on the surfaces of debris inside the old building. There are hopes this new fungus can teach us new ways to deal with the clean up of such incidents in the future and it could possibly lead to developments in biological mitigation methods. I just think it's fascinating that even in such an inhospitable place where life shouldn't be able to survive nature finds a way to adapt and make use of the environment.
Scherbina Episode 2: "Teach me how a nuclear reactor works." Scherbina Episode 5: "This is how a nuclear reactor works, the science is sound, but Dyatlov fucked it up. Any questions?"!
There's a Russian (I think) doctor's video on youtube where she comments on the accuracy of the medical and radiation risk aspects of Chernobyl. I watched it some time ago. It was interesting. Apparently there would have been no risk to Valery's wife from being near him after the accident and the damage to her unborn baby was more likely from radiation she absorbed in Pripyat after the reactor explosion. I just found it. Here it is ua-cam.com/video/m1GEPsSVpZY/v-deo.html
HBO make shows u watch over again to experience the dialogue. Also, if ure thinking of Band of Brothers, watch Generation Kill first. Both compliments each other so well
I started to watch this series because of you and when i finished one i watched your reactions... what a ride... loved it but it was definitely sometimes hard to watch because of the fact it's based on reality x.x
Well U guys missed one line in the ending credits..""Gorbachev wrote in his memorys the Chernobyl was the true cause of the break up of the Soviet Union.So accurate movies PATTON '70..true story fo General George Patton Americas Greatest WW2 General..
"On 20 September 1996, Russian president Boris Yeltsin posthumously conferred on Legasov the honorary title of Hero of the Russian Federation, the country's highest honorary title, for the "courage and heroism" shown in his investigation of the disaster." So the KGB dude was wrong, he officially given the hero title after his death and will be forever remembered.
If you have a reactor capable of having another incident at that level, the design should be changed and fail safes added. It doesn’t matter the likelihood. They even plan for intentional abuse from a terrorist attack. The worst possible outcome for a reactor in the US can be completely contained
Just keep in mind a lot was dramatized. I watched a great video from a Russian nurse who explained how the fireman's wife was never in that much danger and this show caused her to be harassed by people calling her a stupid.
n my opinion: PLEASE do not feel bad for not knowing about this disaster. I am 40 years old (born in 1985), i vaguely remember this on the news; in my entire time in school, K-12, there was less then a paragraph about this in my World History class in high school; and a little more in college (and the college class was a “special interest class” that a teacher wanted to do and it was a class of 20 students, the minimum required to keep open the class). Unless you actively look into this event, it’s info that is not regularly talked about, especially in America. Literally the only reason I personally knew a little bit more than you guys upon first watch, is because my father (a Cuban immigrant familiar with dictatorial regime) loved history and stressed importance of researching history because in a dictatorial regime is extremely controlled to say the least; he couldn’t speak english well, but understood it fine and consumed documentaries on history channel, discovery channel, and got me my first library card to be able to rent documentaries from the library. Somewhere in there were a few Chernobyl documentaries, but mostly from an outside prespective with limited information. Over time after the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union, more information started to come out about what happened and how it was handled, etc. Then comes the task of trying to decipher what information is legitimate or has been “modified” by the government, and even more research. SO PLEASE DON’T FEEL IGNORANT. It’s not your fault. History is written and released by who ever is the dominant power at the time, and not all information and not all prespectives are revealed/heard. Last thing I’ll say before i get off my soap box, as i have Rage Against the Machine “No Shelter Here” on my mind. Yes certain “entertainment” can help is distract ourselves from things going on in life, but there are other forms of entertainment such as this dramatization of the events surrounding the Chernobyl disaster that are extremely valuable. Why? Because it gets your attention with the drama and then you realize holy cow this really happened? Which then leads you to research on your own to find more information for yourself. Even if it’s just checking to see what was accurate and where did the show take some creative license. Obviously a tv show or a documentary alone is not sufficient history in itself. Sincerely from the bottom of my heart, I’m not trying to be condescending or anything. I’m happy to see a show reaction for this from a younger prespective (at least younger than me). I’m thoroughly enjoying your reactions especially as a group and how you talk to each other, i assume your friends. Please don’t be discouraged. Looking forward to more reactions. Have a beautiful day!
According to Legasovs daughter she said in a interview that when her father came back from Chernobyl he had lost lot of weight , he looked aged about 5 years , he could not eat anymore and only thing he was able to eat was Coffe and sandwitches and he could not sleep good and he saw bad dreams . So it took a heavy toll on him and he was a Hero.
Omg 🥺
He had a daughter?!
@@juliomichaellondo8282yes her name is Inga Legasova
@@juliomichaellondo8282Yes, he had a whole ass family. Wife and 2 kids
@@budgreen4x4 Damn....that makes it even sadder :c
Boris Shcherbina was an incredible man. Truly he was the “one good man” sent to handle the crisis. His grim determination to support the Liquidators at any cost, combined with Legasov’s stubborn insistence the truth get out may have saved more lives than either man would ever know. After Chernobyl, despite the fact he was slowly dying, Shcherbina went on to coordinate relief and recovery efforts in Armenia following the 1988 earthquake. He even prevailed upon Gorbachev to reach out to the USA and request humanitarian support, something that had not happened since the 1940s.
20:55 It’s for water, blood, urine, etc. It’s a torture room, with easy drainage for cleaning.
This interrogation room is a real room located in the KGB museum in Vilnius. I was there a few years ago, creepy...
@@atomictsarina4378 a KGB museum? That must have been wild
DARK would be a perfect follow up to this show, they discuss chernobyl a lot and now you have the context.
YYYEESSS pleasee
These guys would COOK on the theories
No I’d say Andor has to be next! A lot of carryover in terms of cast and behind the scenes screw.
Interesting thematic comparisons too.
Definitely the best miniseries to exist. I tell everyone about it that hasn't seen it. They ended it perfectly.
Until Shogun arrived. But they can co-exist at the top for sure.
@@funisanartform Well shogun isn't a miniseries anymore since it got renewed for seasons 2 & 3
@@SuperPieguy55 Band of Brothers up there as well. And I count True Detective as a mini series. It only has the first season in my eyes
@@fifa2446 True detective s1 is so good so I understand haha
Band of Brothers and Sharp Objects too
If poeple already spoiling this show somewhat, you definitely need someone to screen the comments for you once you watch DARK. It's such an awesome show and I'm a bit envious that you get to jump into it completely blind. I think I mentioned it before, but you absolutely MUST watch that show in German w/ subtitles! The dub is sub par, every single actor is top notch and their original voices add so much to the whole experience.
Omg yes please, they need to watch Dark!! It's so insanely good
In defense of Dyatlov, he thought nothing they did would be unsafe due to the design of the reactor.
As Mark Twain said, it’s not what you don’t know that kills you, it’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.
The SCRAM (AZ5) is designed to stop the reactor in seconds. There is no reactor condition it cannot correct. That is it’s definition.
One note is that the computer’s safety systems are setup to scram the reactor if it goes unstable, so with the flawed control rod design, the computer in one of these reactors could have caused it to explode too. This was a known dangerous design flaw that was deliberately papered over. A loss of power (what the test was designed to check against) could have caused the reactor to massively overheat in seconds, the computer would scram, the rod tips would have accelerated the overheating, causing the reactor to crack and the rods to get stuck, and boom.
@@derekwhittom1639Conducting an experiment when the generator power is only 200 MW. It will definitely fail😂
So many people miss this, even though it's pointed out multiple times throughout the series that nobody, including Legasov at first, thought it was possible for an RBMK reactor to explode under any condition
They did him so dirty in this show... just so they could have a villain for the series, because by all records he was not this over-the-top, evil idiot, but just a serious, strict, FAIR and RESPONSIBLE person who didn't know any better
Interestingly enough, In an interview with Dyatlov after the trial, he seemed to legitimately regret his decisions, it seems like he truly was in a delusional state through and through at the start but then realised and came to terms with what happened. In fact, Dyatlov had a very successful career working on nuclear submarines powerplants, so working on civilian powerplants did leave him with alot of arrogance.
I am not sure, if you missed it, but during the trial Shcherbina explained how a nuclear power plant works, and even turned to the audience and asked "Any questions?" which shows a lot of development for this character, after episode 1.
Fun fact: Never read fun facts in the contents. Those folks are just excited to show off details the show would have taught you anyway! Nice reaction.
Fun fact: the term "fun fact" is horribly overused. :)
Most things mentioned in the comments are actually taking place around the show related to the event.
@@obsidianspectre4281 Yeah and in the process spoiled the show lol.
@@andrewguenther988 It's every viewer's responsibility to NOT read the comments before the video. No one is forcing you.
The show didn't teach me this 🤔
Cannon, kudos for being aware of talking over each other and helping keep others aware of it as well! I've commented about that before, I'm so glad to see you all get out of that habit, so we can hear all of your opinions clearly. Just wanted to say that, good on you for keeping track of that and trying to make sure it happens as little as possible! Cheers
Guys, Gorbachev was already General Secretary of the USSR when Chernobyl happened. He was leading the country from 1985 to it‘s dissolution in 1991.
In the end he allowed free elections, ran for presidentcwith the communist party and lost big time.
He is mostly seen as a positive person in the west for ending the cold war, but he did some really shady shit including hiding Chernobyl from the world aswell.
Shcherbina on the other hand was a real hero. he did everything to clean up the mess of chernobyl and later in 1988 he was tasked to lead the effords of humanitarian aid in Armenia after a terrible earthquake there.
He is still hailed a hero in Armenia and became an honerable citizen posthumus in 2003.
Its great knowing this giving his line: "I'm an inconsequential man. I hoped that I would matter someday, but I didn't."
He has a street and I believe a statue in the capitol of Armenia
12:56 … because he started working with reactors after he graduated in 1959. And was at Chernobyl for 14 years. Just because that specific thing didn’t exist the entire time doesn’t mean he wasn’t doing it for as long as he said
Dyatlov had actually been involved in another accident prior when he worked on reactors for subs.
@@panzerwolf494 and he lost his son in a reactor-accident. That is the reason, why he became so bitter.
@@kristofgulyas2541 That somehow makes him even worse.
Shout out to the CGI, truly the unsung hero. Every single shot of Pripyat or the nuclear plant from outside and even some inside used CGI, as do most shots of iconic historical locations. The CGI is purely used to include something that was real that can’t be filmed, so none of it can be identified as “unrealistic”.
You can film there. You can do tours there. You have to wear a dosimeter while you are there and sign a waver, of course,... They do documentaries in Chernobyl. They did a great one called 'the dogs of Chernobyl'; No, they did not get every single one when they tried to exterminate them. Seriously, google it. You can totally *GO* to Chernobyl... if you are dumb enough to.
5:13 - Legasov gave his life three times: 1) by going to Chernobyl, 2) at the trial where he told the truth, 3) when he actually did take his on life
8:52 - they actually used different powerplants that had the same Layout of Chernobyl to be as authentic as possible, however, all crew and actors were under armed guard at certain points for filming
on a side note, no musical instrument was actually used for the music, except for one of the nuclear reactors at various stages of power
17:00 - Akimov went to his grave saying "i did everything right", which is true, he did everything by the book it was the reactor at fault, but the State kept secrets for a long time
17:35 - "S.C.R.A.M" - old reactors used ropes for the fuel, because the tech didn't exist back then, but if something went wrong with the reactor, they would cut the ropes, "S.C.R.A.M" means Safety Control Rod. Axe Man but some in the industry changed it to mean Start Cutting Right Away Men
20:33 - Legasov was basically silenced by the KGB and State, in reality, i believe it was actually hand written diaries on the events that were found, but ONLY by his death, which in itself, was a Statement and the first "breadcrumb" if you like
21:06 - YES, as Legasov says "it's a show trial", the State gave those involved THEIR version of events, who was to blame, how and why it happened, the "wild card" was Legasov himself, the State could not control what he said and for what he did say, he should of been shot and killed, but as was said "it would be embarrassing to kill you now", so they let him live, stripped of his job, but alive
23:28 - Legasov was hoping that his death was get the tapes found, given who he was, it was a BIG thing when he died, there was media coverage world wide, i think it was a couple of hours before they found the tapes as somebody noticed something that wasn't right and looked around the area, and there, among a lot of documents, were the diaries of Prof. Legasov, when these diaries were made public, the State tried to "bully" the police into getting them, but given they they "evidence", they were kept, eventually, the contents were made public and the world started to understand the rabbit hole that was the Soviet Union
23:57 - Dyatlov really WASN'T a bad guy, he attended several meetings to improve reactor safety, his own son died due to a reactor accident and that started a campaign of him lobbying for reactor safety across the Soviet Union,, he himself got hit with a dose of radiation in another incident, the films and documentaries paint him to be the bad guy, but in reality, he cared more for reactor safety than anybody else, when Chernobyl exploded, he KNEW he would get blamed for it and tried to protest his innocents in the disaster, but given the country he was in, he got painted as the bad guy and suffered for it
25:02 - this death-toll is in a way correct, the reactor exploded and thousands died, yes, but in the initial explosions themselves (as Reactor 4 actually exploded three times in rapid succession (first one blew the lid off, oxygen came in causing a larger second explosion that caused more air to get in, causing the third and final explosion that destroyed it)), only 31 people died - think of a grenade that exploded and kills 3 people, then two years later, one more died due to the effects, the official death-toll would be 3, same as Chernobyl - in the initial explosion, 31 died, everybody else was an "after-effect" of the radiation
Great comment
SHOWS you should watch:
BAND OF BROTHERS
DARK
MOVIES you should watch:
1917
Schinlder's List
Saving Private Ryan
Dunkirk
Tenet
Next is got to be Dark, its the best follow up show with one of the best storyline in little more of fantasy side
Standing next to that sculpture of the cupped hands holding the reactor, with the reactor itself in the background. That was unsettling.
That's exactly why I hate early fun fact comments, in masterpiece shows. Its so stupid here I can't even begin. And then at the ending of the last episode, where everything is explained, they have already ruined all those great surprises for you. So so wonderful. Happens literally all the time in youtube.
Cannon has some crazy bed hair this session 😂
Yeah, it sucks that some comments just had to spoil some of the facts that were at the end. I'm glad y'all got to experience this phenomenal miniseries.
I'm curious what series you guys will be reacting to next. Band of Brothers was mentioned in this video, so maybe we'll get that in the future? I think y'all mentioned before that Dark was next though.
"What do you mean you've done this for 25 years when the reactor has only been built 3 years before, what does he mean??"
What do you mean you've worked in fast food for 25 years, this particular McDonald's location was built only 3 years ago, what do you mean??
Oops lol
To be fair his 25 years of experience were on a nuclear submarine which is very different compared to a nuclear plant
@@vevcris9063 Is it really that different though? If his job was to oversee a nuclear reactor supplying varying power needs then the biggest difference would come from the model of reactor as opposed to its location, wouldn’t it?
@@vevcris9063 that's entirely irrelevant to how bad the assumption was that he could've worked ONLY in Chernobyl without prior experience.
Frankly, it's on part with:
-I'm 26 years old
-That's impossible, I've only known you for a week!
@@TukaihaHithlec Not all nuclear reactors are the same, and they have different characteristics depending on their intended use and location. A submarine nuclear reactor is much smaller, generates about 10 times less power than a land-based one and uses Uranium-235 enriched to at least 93% while the land based one is enriched only up to 5%. A submarine reactor has a simple and robust design, with minimal safety systems, cooling systems, and control systems. Now I am not sure what Dyatlov's job really entails so I don't know how different for him it is.
I know FOR SURE you are gonna love Dark, its probably the best written show I have ever watched, and trust me I watch series every day of my life since like 14 ( yes I dont have a life)
So I recently went into a Chernobyl rabithole and found out that Dyatlov in real life wasn't nearly as bad as portrayed in the show. By his understanding, everything was done correctly. Since AZ5 was supposed to shut down a reactor. Morover, Dyatlov actually tried to send his staff home due to fear of exposure and searched for Khodemchuk with the others. When he sent staff members to lower control rods manually, he realised his mistake and tried to call them back. Afterwards, he tried to clear Toptunov and Akimov of any accusations, he wrote a letter to Toptunov family saying the truth about their son, and that he did everything correctly. I honestly don't know where this story began about dyatlov being a super villain. He was a deputy chief engineer, an effective manager who took safety seriously and considered rules strictly. He actually made Toptunov extend his training several times before letting him become a SIUR.
And when it comes to Legasov, it is actually the opposite for him. He had insisted on helicopters flying over the smoke and pouring sand and wasn't as reluctant to endanger the lives of people in real life.
Generally there are a lot of misconceptions following the Chernobyl accident. Some were done with a purpose of dramatisation for TV series and some were just popualr beliefs that show creaters accidently believed.
Dyatlov spent last years of his life advocating for safety regulations at nuclear stations and reviewing the disaster and constractional flaws of the reactors.
Boris Shcherbina was a man behind soviet power industry and THE man for this job. He was also the one who spoke up about the flaws of the reactors and caused the turmoil.
Legasov was named Hero of Russia and the school in Moscow that he had attended was named after him.
It's a shame they had to make him a disney villian, he's real person after all. He was not completely blameless, but still. People forget or don't want to know that one person from the that operation room is still alive today, or was when show aired, and he said that he wouldn't even hear his voice across the room, he been calm and polite. Dyatlov believed explosion happened right away and took measures for other 3 blocks. He was pro on the job. Now because show is good, he's now a cartoonish evil man, nice(not).
Fun fact: the writer of Chernobyl previously wrote some of the Scary Movie and Hangover sequels
Yeah, the "fun fact" jerks really spoiled a lot for you on this one.
Maybe just don't read comments at all for future shows, your audience clearly can't control themselves.
CinemaGek: *watches the Wizard of Oz*
Commenters: "Fun fact, the Wizard is a fraud and Dorothy has been asleep the whole time."
Thank you guys for reacting to this show!
One of the great greater greatest endings 💯 Because the good endings are very rare when it comes to the tv shows...
Some of the very good tv shows/web series recommendations are Dark, Dexter, The vampire diaries, The Originals, Squid game, All of us are dead, Alice in borderland and Money heist
Bro wtf. Vampire diaries is teenage garbage lmao. These adult men won't enjoy that
Yes... Chernobyl is a MASTERPIECE 🛐 It is one of the best series the planet has ever created 🙏 and I'm glad I got to watch this 🙌 specially with you guys 🫶 Thank you for the great experience ☺️🤗
Band of Brothers is a must see, best mini series ever made
Think of radiation as a form of invisible, high-energy light. Radioactive materials emit this radiation in all directions, and when it interacts with tissue, it can damage DNA. The severity of the damage depends on the exposure time and the intensity of the radiation. Similar to a lightbulb, the farther you are from a radiation source, the less intense the radiation will be because it spreads out in all directions. Dense materials like lead can block this radiation entirely. If you are exposed to a high dose of radiation, you can develop cancer or even die, depending on the dosage. However, you yourself won't become radioactive from this exposure.
There is another aspect: radioactive contamination. This occurs when tiny particles of radioactive material are present in the air, water, or on surfaces like clothes. These particles emit dangerous radiation. That's why contaminated areas are thoroughly cleaned, animals are culled, and workers' clothing is disposed of, because everything is contaminated with radioactive "dust." This is also how they detected radiation in Sweden and Germany after the explosion: the radioactive material was dispersed into the atmosphere, and the wind carried it far away, where it eventually fell as "fallout." The biggest danger is ingesting radioactive material from the environment because of such contamination, as it can irradiate your body from the inside for a long time.
This show blew my mind. It educates on so many levels. I loved it.
I agree with ya'll about how media like this can teach you history in a way that is so much more personally impactful to a viewer than just reading about it in a textbook. Even fictional stories with loose historical accuracy can give someone a better understanding of these kinds of events. I remember being a kid and learning about the Titanic sinking-- knowing the numbers of all the casualties, the hours it took, how many life boats, all those things-- but the weight of the disaster did not click until I watched James Cameron's film. All of a sudden you have an emotional connection to this event. You now understand it by more than just what happened, how it happened, and when; you can now empathize with the people who experienced it. Despite inaccuracies and embellishments made for the sake of entertainment, I think media like that is still really important. Chernobyl in particular is one of the most accurate and respectful depictions of a historical disaster to date, it really sets the bar for this kind of show/movie/etc.
I'd love to see you guys watch Band of Brothers, but personally would also think you'd like a movie called "A Bridge too Far" a 1977 movie. my grandfather's youngest brother of three excluding himself was part of the British 1st Airborne division and died in combat. My granddad lost all his of his three brothers in WW2 but losing his youngest emotional crippled him. When the war ended he told me met Eisenhower he said nothing (due to he was an American commander) when he received a medal for his own service from Bernard Montgomery, he asked "Was Arnhem worth it?" in which he got no reply. He served in Germany during the cold war era helping the rebuilding efforts before leaving the army, marrying my grandmother, buying a pub in the UK. The movie shows the incompetence of how the allied military acted during WW2 (Also I think its free to watch on youtube if not mistaken)
Dyatlov is very misrepresented in the show unfortunately. He was not the arrogant villain with no sense for safety. He had much experience, more than any of his staff. He worked with naval reactors before coming to Chernobyl and was involved in an accident during his career where he received a hight dose of radiation. He knew what negligence around his field of work can cause. He also did not shout at people in the control room in the night of the accident. There are transcripts of the audio recordings and there is a very good interview on youtube with him just before his death.
He was strict, and repremanded lazy workers. But he was very respected with most that did their job right. He worked overtime regularily to check every part of the plant.
Must-watch movies for all people living on earth (in my opinion):
Troy 2004, (an epic with great actors and great battles, and a lot of cool dialogues),
The Impossible 2012 (a tense disaster movie based on an incredible true story that is hard to believe),
Back to the Future 1885 (Part 1,2,3) (a classic for all time),
The Notebook 2004 (me as a non - lover of romantic films, I really liked this one),
Seven 1995 (great actors in a great thriller),
Cast Away 2000 (a film that makes you think about many things in life, a gorgeous film, it will not leave anyone indifferent),
The Sixth Sense 1999 (I love this Bruce Willis movie and the child actor deserves an Oscar),
Whiplash 2014 (I would never have thought that a film related to music could be so intense and make you excite so much, the adrenaline rush is provided),
Léon 1994 (you will definitely not be bored in this movie!),
Literally f**k the commentors who ruined the aftercredits facts.
Literally the worst type of people on this website lol. Such pick-me babies.
Why read the comments before watching the video? Isn´t that your own responsibility?
@@obsidianspectre4281 He's talking about the people who commented and spoiled it for the reactors, not us watching this video...
@@andrewguenther988 I know that was included. The reactors does not have to read the comments before the show has ended either. I cannot see the problem here.
@@obsidianspectre4281 Because everyone knows UA-camrs generally interact with their comments. Also, they had said in previous videos that they read the comments and to please not spoil them. People spoiled in the comments anyway. I cannot see why you don't see the problem, unless you're mentally deficient or pro-spoilers?
Cannon looks like a little bird that just woke up😭
radiation "infecting" other people isn't technically true but it can spread in a way. As they mention the fire fighters' clothing was incredibly radioactive and still is to this day because those clothes are covered in dust that is radioactive because they were very near the freshly exploded exposed reactor. That's part of what is tricky is removing all the actually radioactive material when it's microscopic and floating in the air and settling all over people and their clothes and even in their lungs continuing to emit radiation from inside them.
Just after this scene Roose Bolton’s character died. Poisoned by his enemies.
I find it hard to believe you've not seen band of brothers, it's just so iconic. But if it's indeed true, then that needs to be your next show to react to.
awesome reaction!! Highly recommend Band of Brothers, which is based off a book written by Cpt Winters (or he is involved in it) who you follow in the series, at the same time you'll need something to lift your spirits because BoB it is NOT an easy watch, for that I recommend Extraordinary Attorney Woo, this series will make you all fuzzy inside. Also recoommend looking into Korean Dramas, koreans are really good at writing characters, highly recommend Parasyte
@12:52 - I think he was referring to being in the Nuclear Power Industry (running Nuclear reactors) for 25 years (work experience).
I think watching THE DAYS would be a nice follow-up, since it’s another dramatized show about what happened in Fukushima in 2011. Great acting too!
It's nice to see you guys actually smiling in the thumbnail after the last few episodes lol 😆
The memorial you saw in the epilogue says, "In memory of those who saved the world."
Dylatov had managed a much smaller reactor accident in the Soviet Navy, which is why he was so casual about what happened. Although the real Dylatov did understand that the reactor blew at least partially apart.
Band of brothers is THE best war series I’ve ever watched, even the sequels don’t come close.
there are no "sequels" to BoB, they are companion series.
Just as an info, Toptunov stalled the reactor when he switched from local to global automatic control. This was a normal procedure when running on low power. But he made a mistake here: Before switching, he would need to tell the computer what level he wanted to switch to. But he did not. So, with no input other than the default, zero, the computer shut down the reactor.
You should definitely watch Band of Brothers. It's about WW2. It follows Easy Company. After watching the show, you should watch the short documentary. It's basically the 11th episode. It's an amazing show based on real events and people.
Band of brothers is epic! Please watch it followed by The Pacific both masterpieces
14:59 I 100% agree. That talk is my absolute favorite scene.
If you want a movie about a crazy historic event, try watching Society of the Snow. It's a well known survival story in South America.
Band of Brothers from HBO is also a good one if you want true stories.
Its a remake of Alive 1993
The wife of the firefighter lost her baby due to the exposure to the radiation while she was still in Chernobyl! Not the physical contact with her husband in Moscow as was shown. I think you guys would really enjoy Band of Brothers if you liked this! I think Chernobyl is a bit better but Band of Brothers is iconic.
The scene with the inch-worm was 'improvised', as in the worm just showed up and Skarsgard went with it
Hello guys. I'm glad you watched this series. It was very serious, difficult. I'm also glad that 5 American guys were interested in this period of history. You learned a lot from it. I lived in Hungary as a teenager. Our smiles here in the country were not sincere. I recommend an interesting movie for you... Das Boot. WW2 movie.
24:28 their balls of steel likely absorbed all the radiation, saving their lives
Next show has to be Dark.
@Cinema Gek : You guys should check out the first season of the Terror, it also has Jared Harris killing it in another lead role. Each season of the Terror tells a different story but the first is just absolute peak. It has some historical accuracy, telling the story of two ships stranded in the Arctic, its incredibly compelling and has an amazing ending, can't recommend enough, absolute must watch, I will also put that while the premise is real, there are fictional elements
Recently visited my grandmother whose little brother was sent to Chernobyl.
He was done serving in Ukraine, and the day he came back home to Kazakhstan he was called back for “training” in Chernobyl. He was one of thousands of people who went to the roof to pick up graffite.
He suffered from illness related to nerve system. He became unstable to the point of dangerously aggressive. He was told to not get married, but he still had kids. His daughter didn’t have a thumb, and his son had problems with his eyes and then became blind due to that.
Band of Brothers is a must see
Band of Brothers next!! One of the best TV shows ever made!!
You guy MUST watch band of brothers. It is easily the best limited series ever made. I watch it all the way through at least once a year.
band of brothers !
If you liked this, you're going to love HBO's "Band Of Brothers". It's unreal how good it is. Produced by Spielberg & Tom Hanks, it's about parachute infantry regiment Easy Company's journey from D-Day in Normandy to the end of WW2 in Germany. The action sequences are electrifying, nothing "TV" about it. The writing, direction & performances are top notch. A must watch.
8:04 Because she's not renowned enough. She said so herself in the previous episode.
back then they believed its dangerous coming into contact with a person that got exposed to radiation so it was accurate, but nowadays we know its safe :)
No one ever mentions, but Ignatenko was living in KIEV after this horrific experience with her son.
@KayosHybrid Still lived there in 2019. If she's there still, I hope she and her son are all right. Kyiv was bombed many times.
@@luciebrisson5881that’s my point. I’m reminded every single time i see reactions. The Ukrainian people have been through so much
@@KayosHybrid Right? I too think to myself that nobody in more recent reactions seems to realise she's again living through some terrible things.
Band of brothers is amazing, it would be amazing if you react to it
Damn spoiling comments, still it was a great reaction, this short series is incredible. Also the song in the end. 👀😮
Fun fact: When Legasov enters the torture room and has a quick loot behind the door, that is because it was a common thing for the KGB to have an agent with a Garrotte there to strangle people.
Besides the events of the disaster, what truly made this workso important and impactful is how it discusses the politics surrounding the disaster. It's disturbing how accurate how humans - even in the face of world-ending danger - will turn into a bizarre mixture of heroes, villains, cowards, and opportunists all vying to save or ruin the day. To be reminded that in our every day lives, we're surrounded by people who care deeply for their fellow humans AND by people who would rather watch the world burn than watch their careers get hit. That we're all on the edge of one big crisis to see society go to hell. "Why won't you listen to reason?!" we yell at the Soviet leadership, knowing full well we're still living in that world today. Truly incredible work.
Band of brothers is one of the best shows ever made
Very very true. To be fair Band of Brothers was for me the perfect early 00s short TV show, along maybe with HBO Rome. Back when TV shows was nowhere close to the popularity they have today, very few people watched shows those years. But masterpieces were made nevertheless.
Band of Brothers! Must watch!
Love your reactions. This is one of the best series to ever air on television.
If you're looking for good mini-series (also HBO) and interested in WW2 at all.. (if you havent already seen them) Band of Brothers, and The Pacific are incredible.
"The truth doesn't care about our needs or wants. It doesn't care about our governments, our ideologies, our religions. It will lie in wait for all time." That's my favorite quote to come out of that show. I was in New Orleans recently visiting for the first time and I got to learn about the history, the interesting geography, and the reality of living with constant hurricanes. The weird part was that in all the museums and tours, not a single person mentioned global warming. They did talk about coping with more and worse hurricanes. The steps they were taking to better the levee technology. But I kept thinking about this Chernobyl quote because global warming was the control rods and our dumb decisions pushed the environment to the brink. The explosion is imminent. But for some reason, while everyone talked about life in the quarter, preparing for hurricanes, and the resilient people who live there, nobody was acknowledging the truth: scientists predict New Orleans will be uninhabitable in 25 years. It already naturally sits below sea level and the hurricanes are getting measurably worse so you don't even need to dig deeper than that. I was in Estonia a few years ago and according to my guide, people there are moving away from the coasts. Inland towns are growing as people face reality that it's a very flat country at sea level and there's no stopping the creeping shoreline. Is New Orleans working on getting people out *now* and helping them to migrate to other Louisiana towns? Are they preparing facilities and infrastructure in those towns to accommodate massive (potentially overnight) population growth? Are they preemptively moving important historical items and art? Maybe they are doing that but I didn't hear anything about it and it wasn't reflected in the popular ethos like in Tallinn. No. To me, it just felt like everybody was selling themselves a different story, whether it was climate change denial or faith that scientific innovation can overcome climate change or emotional denial based on the ingrained social narrative of resilience. Nobody wants to acknowledge the truth that they *have* to leave and that one of these hurricane seasons, the sea will swallow the city and anyone and everything still there will be taken for good. Spending the next 25 years living by the comforting lie that everything will be fine will have an astronomical cost. It was unnerving to experience.
If you guys liked this kind of historical drama, I would suggest checking out "The King's Choice"(Kongens nei), it's a norwegian film, following king Haakon VII and his family's journey, and eventual escape, during the first week of the nazi invasion of Norway. Word of warning, it is in norwegian. The IMDB rating is 7,1.
Sounds interesting! Will give it a watch, thanks for the rec
Is that the movie where they have the scene of the old norwegian naval battery destroying that one german battleship named after that one Napoleon era Prussian general (can't remember his name for some reason). Anyway the ship was state of the art at that point.
@@cassu6 yes it is
@@nielsdanielbuch9022 Dope! That's the only scene I've seen from the movie. Maybe I should watch it if it's good
I agree with the many others who've mentioned it, Dark is an *incredibly* high quality show to watch and I'd love to see you guys react to it and hear yout thoughts!
Edit: i also agree that you'd need someone to screen/mod comments if you do, though. If thwy spoiled *Chernobyl*, they'd go crazy with Dark 😂
The trial was held in Chernobyl because Soviet law required the trial to be held where the offence was committed. In the USSR, the jodge works for the prosecutor. The events in the control room are historically accurate to the degree that we can know. Legasov was actually not there for the trial. But the result was the same: everyone shunned him, and he was voted down for director of the Kirchatov Institute, which he had expected. That broke him. Dyatlov actually did claim that he was not in the room at the time, and maintained so to the end of his life. Dyatlov's 25 years of experience was actually on nuclear sub reactors. A naval sub commander was invited to tour the reactor before it was started. He said, "You're putting this piece of shit into civilian production?"
I suspect the threat to the divers was exaggerated for dramatic purposes. Legasov dropping that tile was unscripted. No one knows how his tapes got out. Fomin broken his glasses and slashed his wrists awaiting trial. He was let go early for mental instability. He was let go from Kalinin for the same reason. Brukhyanov found himself virtually unemployable and ended up a minor paper pusher in the Ukranian Ministry of Trade. The series made Lyudmila a celeb. She had to move out of Kyiv to keep people from showing up on her doorstep. She was done and turned down five offers to come on as a consultant.
The only reason this story can be told is that during Gorbachev's glaznost initiative, everything went wide open. Documnts were read, interviews were provided, that would have been punishable by death a few years earlier. If you want to be truly depressed, read Voices from Chernobyl--a famous Russian journalist interviewed everybody she could find and recorded their thoughts.
@0:24 no no no ain’t no way none of yall knew about the iconic “50 thousand people used to live here…. And now it’s a ghost town” line my heart it hurts. Request play all the black ops campaign and Modern Warfare Campaign on a new gaming channel
Gotta watch Band of Brothers now!
32:34 "Soviet Union tore out 2 pages just because they didnt want to be seen as cheap" my boy nothing changed
this is an episode you simply watch in silence with your fellow reactor channels. And Legasov' words about the lies should be put on every money in the world, also that wonderful and terrifying words: "why worry about something that isn't going to happen?"
True detective season 1 was once in top 5,6 in imdb , later mid to shit seasons have pushed it where it is now, every season has a different story and cast hopefully its next
The control room was not a set, but an actual control room from an identical nuclear power plant built by soviets in Lithuania (former soviet union state, that regained it's freedom and independence after all of this weakened the soviet union and made it crumble).
The power plant is called Ignalina power plant, which is mentioned in ep02 when Komiuk and her coworker are naming the possible closest power plants that could be the source of the massive radiation leak.
If this show piqued your interest in Chernobyl I recommend watching some videos about what's happened there since. The New Safe Confinement is a remarkable structure. It's designed to protect the site from potential natural disasters that might spread radiation (for years there was a risk of a storm or something damaging the lead and concrete sarcophagus and spreading pollution across Europe), but it's also a nuclear research facility and they plan to conduct a clean up operation inside it over the course of decades. They'll be dismantling the old building inside the hermetically sealed dome and securing all the waste in a smaller facility.
Also (actual) interesting fact: Scientists there recently discovered a new fungus growing inside the destroyed reactor area that survives by "eating" the radiation. It's growing quite healthily on the surfaces of debris inside the old building. There are hopes this new fungus can teach us new ways to deal with the clean up of such incidents in the future and it could possibly lead to developments in biological mitigation methods.
I just think it's fascinating that even in such an inhospitable place where life shouldn't be able to survive nature finds a way to adapt and make use of the environment.
You guys should watch "The battle of Chernobyl" documentary as well. The most detailed and correct documentary about the topic.
Scherbina Episode 2: "Teach me how a nuclear reactor works."
Scherbina Episode 5: "This is how a nuclear reactor works, the science is sound, but Dyatlov fucked it up. Any questions?"!
There's a Russian (I think) doctor's video on youtube where she comments on the accuracy of the medical and radiation risk aspects of Chernobyl. I watched it some time ago. It was interesting. Apparently there would have been no risk to Valery's wife from being near him after the accident and the damage to her unborn baby was more likely from radiation she absorbed in Pripyat after the reactor explosion. I just found it. Here it is ua-cam.com/video/m1GEPsSVpZY/v-deo.html
HBO make shows u watch over again to experience the dialogue.
Also, if ure thinking of Band of Brothers, watch Generation Kill first. Both compliments each other so well
I started to watch this series because of you and when i finished one i watched your reactions... what a ride... loved it but it was definitely sometimes hard to watch because of the fact it's based on reality x.x
Gorbachev was last president of Soviet Union. He was not just leader of communist party. Loved your reactions.
Well U guys missed one line in the ending credits..""Gorbachev wrote in his memorys the Chernobyl was the true cause of the break up of the Soviet Union.So accurate movies PATTON '70..true story fo General George Patton Americas Greatest WW2 General..
"On 20 September 1996, Russian president Boris Yeltsin posthumously conferred on Legasov the honorary title of Hero of the Russian Federation, the country's highest honorary title, for the "courage and heroism" shown in his investigation of the disaster." So the KGB dude was wrong, he officially given the hero title after his death and will be forever remembered.
3:00 … you should have read the replies clarifying that
Band of Brothers vote here!
If you have a reactor capable of having another incident at that level, the design should be changed and fail safes added. It doesn’t matter the likelihood. They even plan for intentional abuse from a terrorist attack. The worst possible outcome for a reactor in the US can be completely contained
Just keep in mind a lot was dramatized. I watched a great video from a Russian nurse who explained how the fireman's wife was never in that much danger and this show caused her to be harassed by people calling her a stupid.
n my opinion: PLEASE do not feel bad for not knowing about this disaster. I am 40 years old (born in 1985), i vaguely remember this on the news; in my entire time in school, K-12, there was less then a paragraph about this in my World History class in high school; and a little more in college (and the college class was a “special interest class” that a teacher wanted to do and it was a class of 20 students, the minimum required to keep open the class). Unless you actively look into this event, it’s info that is not regularly talked about, especially in America. Literally the only reason I personally knew a little bit more than you guys upon first watch, is because my father (a Cuban immigrant familiar with dictatorial regime) loved history and stressed importance of researching history because in a dictatorial regime is extremely controlled to say the least; he couldn’t speak english well, but understood it fine and consumed documentaries on history channel, discovery channel, and got me my first library card to be able to rent documentaries from the library. Somewhere in there were a few Chernobyl documentaries, but mostly from an outside prespective with limited information. Over time after the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union, more information started to come out about what happened and how it was handled, etc. Then comes the task of trying to decipher what information is legitimate or has been “modified” by the government, and even more research.
SO PLEASE DON’T FEEL IGNORANT. It’s not your fault. History is written and released by who ever is the dominant power at the time, and not all information and not all prespectives are revealed/heard.
Last thing I’ll say before i get off my soap box, as i have Rage Against the Machine “No Shelter Here” on my mind. Yes certain “entertainment” can help is distract ourselves from things going on in life, but there are other forms of entertainment such as this dramatization of the events surrounding the Chernobyl disaster that are extremely valuable. Why? Because it gets your attention with the drama and then you realize holy cow this really happened? Which then leads you to research on your own to find more information for yourself. Even if it’s just checking to see what was accurate and where did the show take some creative license. Obviously a tv show or a documentary alone is not sufficient history in itself.
Sincerely from the bottom of my heart, I’m not trying to be condescending or anything. I’m happy to see a show reaction for this from a younger prespective (at least younger than me). I’m thoroughly enjoying your reactions especially as a group and how you talk to each other, i assume your friends. Please don’t be discouraged. Looking forward to more reactions. Have a beautiful day!
You should watch 3 mile island of the nuclear plant in Pennsylvania that almost melted down!