Chernobyl Episode 4 'The Happiness of All Mankind' REACTION!!
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- Valery Legasov and Boris Shcherbina attempt to find solutions to removing the radioactive debris from the roof. Ulana Khomyuk attempts to find out the cause of the explosion as the earth and the animals in the area get destroyed. Here's our reaction to episode 3 of Chernobyl.
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There is a monument dedicated to all of those workers and firefighters (aka liquidators) at Chernobyl. The inscription there reads, "To those who saved the world".
I think its good we are watching this 2019s to understand their sacrifice, and maybe get some young people to understand always question what you are told.
varus ez it is so true. If it hit the water in the gates it would have destroyed the other reactors spreading radiation not around Russia, but around the world killing everyone eventually. It would have.
Hopefully there are statues for those three workers who went in the water to drain the tanks too.
To think the current Russian regime objects to this show , don't they notice how heroic their own people where?
@@magnieto1 Because of the series (not officially, but the timing, alongside many other reactions happening there, is interesting), two weeks ago they were raised to Heroes of Ukraine, Order of the Gold Star, the highest possible award the Ukrainian government can bestow bar none. If I remember correctly, alongside the medal, from a practical sense, they get a relatively-not-insignificant pension from the state, preferential medical treatment, etc.
The pets suffered less than the humans they let slowly die in the hospital.
This is usually how it goes. I always use that as a devil's advocate argument for the abolition of putting animals to sleep. If we humanize pets they should suffer just as much as we do when we get so sick that it brings us to our deathbed.
Maybe that will people get to see how ridiculous it is that we spare animals from suffering while we prohibit doctors from actively killing someone on their demand.
@@Quotenwagnerianer This is mainly due to religious beliefs unfortunately. In Christianity, suicide/euthanasia is a "sin", dooming your soul to Hell. This belief strongly persist to this day. There isn't such forethought for the "afterlife" of animals however. This has given birth to this weird dichotomy that it is perfectly alright to spare an animal from suffering, to a point it would consider *cruel* not to end their misery, but the same treatment cannot even be fathom for a dying suffering human being. It's quite absurd, really. I will say, however, that we are sometimes too quick to euthanize animals, generally because of monetary reasons and the sentiment that it's not worthwhile... I could never let go of my pets unless I knew I did everything to give them a fighting chance beforehand, even if it ends up costing me an arm and a leg.
Most dogs survived chernobyl and around 1000 of dogs still lives there today.
This what we call modernism. Animals and humans are the same. Suffering is all the same. My beliefs are my own religion is bad spirituality is good. What a crock of shit?
Actually, they killed pets to avoid expansion of radiation not for mercy. Anyway they couldn't kill all animals from the nature, even abandoned dogs. So their plan failed on this matter.
During the puppy scene I gained so much respect for the boss of that crew. His first word was "fuck" coz he was struck by what needed doing. And then he sends his man outside to do it himself. Horrible situation and great leadership
Yeah. The "don't let them suffer" line was dual-layered. Don't let them suffer excessive pain of being put down, and don't let them suffer the horror of radiation sickness.
I also like how he's not painted as a madman that's happy with his job. He's constantly changing the subject in conversation away from what they're doing, or drinking to distract himself. Very well done character for such a small amount of screen time.
Yeah, it's kinda the same mentality as the military guy, can't remember his name, the guy who took the 15000 Roentgen measurement. "If my men shouldn't be doing it, then I'll do it myself", which is commendable and honorable, especially considering the context.
16:25 the mark of a good commander...”I will not order anyone to do anything I am unwilling to do myself”...he sees the puppies, knows the kid is struggling to cope with a difficult duty, and excuses the kid, tells him to go outside, and places the burden on HIS soul rather than his subordinates...
The mark of a good commander...
Not just a good commander, but a good man. He didn't want that boy or the animals to suffer any more than necessary.
Same with the commander in episode 2. "I'll do it myself."
Mark of a good person, and a good leader.
@@Zac_Frost The military general that strapped the dosimeter to a truck and drove the truck into the reactor compound is General Vladimir Pikalov. He had survived the WWII battles of Moscow and Stalingrad, and he became an expert in cleaning up hazardous waste. He actually handled the decommissioning of some WWI German gas weapons and he helped clean up a few toxic spills in Cuba over the years. When he arrived at Chernobyl, he made his young driver get out and stay behind while he drove himself the rest of the way in. He got there the afternoon after the explosion and knew it was BAD, despite what they were saying. He is recorded as telling his driver, “You have yet to become a father,” and that’s why he wouldn’t let the driver keep going. When it came to driving the truck, his officers organized two young soldiers to go with him, but he wouldn’t let them go, either.
Also Pikalov decided to go because as a General he knew nobody could doubt his word, even Gorbachev could not tell him he was lying. His reasoning was that politicians could reject the word of a private, but they would be forced to listen to the voice of a General.
Pikalov was the man who mapped the more dangerous areas around Chernobyl, found most of the ejected core fragments, helped get the robots, etc. His officers went on record as saying he slept two hours every night and worked the rest of the time. He went partially blind from radiation exposure by the time he was finished.
Vladimir Pikalov a name never to be forgotten, a hero to humanity.
Not so funfacts: 1.The generals (Tarakanov) speech to the soldiers about to go up the roof, is the very speech the original general gave ...EACH of the 4 man groups, he did this day after day, hour for hour, again and again.
2. The footage seen on the tv screen during tarakanovs speech, is actual real footage from the roof, this short part is taken from footage made during the "unstuck" operation, wich leads to ->
3. Joker, the german robot did actually work in RL, the operators did move some graphite from the roof with it. Sadly, joker got stuck with its tracks on a piece of graphite, and as mentioned before, men had to build a winch system to unstuck him. When this was finally done, joker spend so much time in the high radiation that he soon ceased to work.
4.Officially every of the 3828 men had to go only once, this meant that their suits had to be produced for "one time use only" , yet ...it is said that some liquidators choosed to go up several times, arguing that they "already did so (and thus have to live with the consequence) and by going again, somone else would not have to waste their lives"
Lastly, with each team removing some graphite, the radiation on the roof became less and less. So later cleanup teams could stay longer on the roof for their cleanup cycle.
That last point stuck me hard, dude. Wow..
@@RajPraveen1312 Watch the 20 minute documentary "Chernobyl 3828" as told by the liquidator who climbed the cooling tower and planted the flag. It's all real footage from amateur photographers and is absolutely fascinating to behold. It's a great companion piece to this episode, like an extended version.
@@AdamBorseti Thanks buddy. I'll make sure to watch it.
Wow, I was 10 when this happened and didn't really pay attention to the details as it was across the world. But this story is crazy. Thanks for the details.
@@krilizek I was 1 month old back then, my mother told me how scared she was, with me as an infant especially, she told me how she almost had panic attacks not beeing sure if they were told everything, when it finally became known what happend at chernobyl (I'm german btw).
Steven: "I'm not even gonna try to understand all the science behind what happened."
Next episode: "Here is all the science behind what happened. Understand it."
Mikkamel yeah! Steven: they REALLY break it down so that even the party bureaucrats can understand what happened. You will understand it well enough by the time this mini series is over.
That's amazingly well done.. since episode one with the millions of bullets explanation and of course the 5th episode .. you actually can understand the accident and the chain reaction of events
I commented - hopeful that they see it - saying that the last episode is all the answers and explanations. It's really a courtroom drama and Lygasov goes over ALL the science of it.
@@santiagomunez3633 do people really not understand what radiation is tho? How many millennials are watching this show? I've known how deadly radiation was since I was still in diapers. Ever heard of Hiroshima? Radiation is the most dangerous thing on earth - I don't need no "bullet speech" to understand that.
@@JakeTS1992 bro..You can not assume that all people have your same level of preparation or your own access to information on certain topics .. Maybe there are things that you ignore but other people already give them as known or vice versa .. the same happens with this particular issue .. what should be highlighted in a good way is the subtle and practical way in which they explain the consequences of radiation and the accident itself in such easy way that almost anyone can understand
It's impossible for the reactor to explode, because we removed the pages that says it can.
@laura beth Belcher ~You didnt rip out the pages. You DIDN'T!! Because they WEREN'T THERE!!!
@laura beth Belcher ~I meant to say "weren't there in the first place!"
Valid argument. Denial first, safety later.
Reality can be whatever I want
That's about the size of it. The Soviet government lied and lied it's way through its entire history.
Another example was the Katyn Forest massacre of Polish Army officers in 1940 which was carried out by the Soviet NKVD (the precursor to the KGB). 22000 people - mostly Polish military personnel and "undesirables" were shot at close range with German made 9mm pistols. When the German army discovered the graves after they invaded Russia in 1941 the Soviets denied all responsibility pointing to the German bullets as evidence. They finally came clean in 1990 and publicly condemned the atrocity.
Vladimir Putin was a KGB officer, and his government policies, such as invading Ukraine and poisoning exiles in the UK represent a return to such "Maskirovka" and western democracies need to be very wary of such behaviour.
I like how they portrayed Stellan Skarsgård as Shcherbina, first he was a villain almost, but grows to be very likable.
Floki's father.
Not a villain, but he obviously doesn't care about Chernobyl and he definitely doesn't fully believe Lagasov. Throughout Episode 2 he starts to believe (it's not 300 Roentgen. It's 15,000 & We'll be dead in 5 years) and then he fully commits to the cause and realizes how serious this situation is.
Boris Shcherbina is a true hero of humanity.
@@murciadoxial8056 I agree one of many, especially of those higher ups dealing with the incident. we cannot blame the scientists directly in charge of the test, it's the guy ordering the test, ignoring the protests of the others asking to do the test the next day.
Character arcs make great stories. If only hollywood today would take notes
Its not heartless its merciful to compassionately kill someone in that situation.
still hard to watch im afraid
@@liliks14 Pretty disturbing, yeah.
"Don't let them suffer!"
@@liliks14 but it's also important to watch and to know the sacrifices that had to be made
@@TheHumpjbear thats sadly the truth... even innocent animals had to pay the dept...
Stay until post credits in the next episode, to see true people and pictures
Stefan Pejaković they HAVE to make sure to watch it.
that was very sad credit scenes and i almost cry :(
Unfortunately it had some lies in it too in that post credits scene but yeah. It was really cool seeing what the actual people looked like. An example is the bridge of death.
@@Cevichelicious Which lies? And did you contact HBO about it?
@@DJFalkoHannover bridge of death specifically, the strength of the possible explosion as well, Saying there's been no research done on the after effects which is just wrong. And no, cause it's no supposed to be a history piece. It's just unfortunate people are watching the show as if it's completely accurate.
And I didn't care about the things they got wrong during the actual show cause it's just a show. I did get a bit annoyed during those credit scenes because those are presented as if they are facts.
One of my uncles was sent there. His job was to dig up the top layer of dirt. My mom still has letters he sent from Chernobyl. I think he spent 5 months there. His lungs were messed up and he had burns on his legs. He died in 2003 at age 47. They say he had a really healthy heart and that’s why he lived that long.
Sorry to hear about your uncle 😓 47 is certainly young but damn, good on him for making it as long as he did
He mustve ate them apples for a healthy heart
That scene where they have to clean all of that debris off the roof, that is one of the greatest filmed scenes in television history. The sound design with the meter being the score of the scene, it gives you chills. Oh, and Did you notice how it’s entirely all one long tracking shot? No cuts or breaks or anything, Pure genius...
And it takes precisely 90 seconds.
The tension in that scene is insane.
Absolutely unbelievable.
People underestimate the importance of excellent sound...
It would not surprise me at all if that was an homage to Tarkovsky.
Dyatlov never went in to the water like Toptunov and Akimov did to put water in to the core. Dyatlov didnt get even close to as exposed as the 2 that died in the hospital.
Dyatlov received a 450 rem dose. More than enough to destroy bone marrow and intestines and bring on an early death.
He was incredibly lucky.
Eddie T yes he sure was
He had a deadly dose earlier in his career too building submarine reactors. He must have made a pact with the devil
John Cusick considering that he was 99% to blame for the accident and come out of it the way he did yes he sure was lucky in many ways
Also Toptunov and Akimov stayed for hours to fill the core while Dyatlov left almost immediately to inform his bosses. Same for the firefighters, they stayed for hours until they were collapsing and passing out. Exposure time is as important a factor as the emitted radiation when it comes to the absorbed dose
the speech from the old lady and that soldier shooting her cow got to me, how she summed up the tragedies from the horrible past people went through overthere...
@Dr. Richard F/N Totally true from the soldiers side, i just found it a very good scene when the old lady summed up how tough her life has been with those historical events from the past.still no other way they needed to clear the area
That scene could be a short film by itself. Amazing.
@@gpeddino exactly my feeling about it
yeah, she's a ukrainian, and you can't imagine how many ukrainians of her age went through all the stuff she's mentioned, like holodomor, WW2, commies repressions. And WW2 is the lightest in this list...
@@vladme5335 World War 2 is not the lightest on that list. You can condemn Stalinist atrocities without downplaying and covering up Nazi atrocities. The Nazis killed, on average, a third of the civilian population in the areas of the Soviet Union they occupied. The Holodomor was brutal, but to say it was worse than the German War Crimes is objectively false.
Me watching episode 3 “Oh god that was horrific. Radiation poisoning is terrifying. This show could not shock me more”
Episode 4 “Hold my beer”
I've seen the graphic nature of Radiation poisoning WAYYY before the Chernobyl series. And as graphic as it was - it gets even worse.
You should search up Hitoshi Ouchi - it took him 83 days to die. People who don't know how graphic radiation poisoning is - have they ever seen footage of Hiroshima? Any of the so called "survivors"? Spoiler alert: it's better to be vaporized in the blast range of an atomic bomb than to die slowly, over weeks, melting to death if you were past the blast range but still within the nuclear fallout.
Hold my dead cat
@@JakeTS1992 The hibakusha doesn't hold a candle to the hell that the firefighters and the plant workers that were there went through, radiation is the closest thing there is in this world to a true lovecraftian horror.
@@JakeTS1992 Just a brief head's up that the photo of Ouchi that people often attribute to him (The particularly gory and terrifying looking one of him on a table) is fake! I mean, I'm sure it's a real person, but it's not /Ouchi/ that's in the photograph.
Episode 4: Hold my Graphite
Dyatlov probably was the most radiation resistant person on Earth. He got exposed to 250 rem (at 250 rem, half of the exposed people die) in the beginning of his career at a nuclear submarine facility. Dyatlov's son died, apparently from the exposure received from him. But Dyatlov lived. That's probably the reason of his sour attitude towards everything.
Then, Dyatlov got exposed to 560 rem at Chernobyl, and lived for 9 more years.
Built different
The universe kept him alive to suffer for his consequences.
Oooo quality meat :3
Well, to be honest, the image of Dyatlov shown in the series does not correspond to what was shown on the screen. I don't think he didn't respect his subordinates, but he was just very demanding, as someone described in his memoirs. Watch the video with his participation shortly before his death about the causes of the accident and you will see that he is not the way he was shown. Perhaps this is the only major inaccuracy in the series, the rest is done scrupulously, which cannot but cause admiration. And it's really a miracle that he lived so long, considering how much radiation he received.
I think it’s like drunk drivers…. They can get in a horrendous wreck where everyone dies and walk away with a sprained wrist.
_"We live in a country where a child has to die to protect the mother. The hell with your deal, and the hell with our lives"_
She summed up the oppressed science community very perfectly.
Oppressed in Hard left communist dictatorships alright. Wuhan is another good example.
If its any consolation the exclusion zone has become home to a whole lot of animals including an endangered species of wild horse.
The household dogs and cats are still there, the radiation has faded but theres isolated lethal hotspots so theyre living in a radiation minefield.
theyre supposedly relatively healthy but only have half the lifespan of regular dogs and cats.
If you check the interviews with General Tarakanov, the cleanup was supposed to be done on wild migratory animals not pets, if you read the actual soldiers reports that message hadn't got down to them and they were just told to shoot everything to be thorough.
You can see their point, they talk about hunting cats that were mobile but had their faces burned off and rotting from radiation burns and infection.
Yeah, turns out "normal" human activity is a lot more lethal to wildlife than a nuclear meltdown. Yay?
@@voiceofraisin3778 "but only have half the lifespan of regular dogs and cats." Isn't that more to the fact that they live in the wild instead of in the care of humans?
@@voiceofraisin3778 I wonder if Tarakanov just said that to save face
@@CALISUPERSPORT More likely he was dealing with policy, somebody lower down the food chain either didn't understand or exceeded his orders.
The Generals got his hands full with the reactor, why would some Major bother him with where half a dozen men had been assigned?
At 18:04, the scene with the liquidator spending 90 seconds on the rooftop. It is so well done and you're so into what's going on at that moment that it doesn't even register in the first viewing: The scene is 90 seconds long, and it's *one continuous shot* with no cuts. Just you and one masked liquidator spending 90 seconds in the most dangerous place on earth.
I think there is a cleverly disguised cut that happens when the camera focuses on the stack/tower for a second.
Chernobyl really makes the most terrifying sound you'll ever hear become the steady ticking of a Geiger Counter loosing it's mind.
"Dude just tell people so they can help you" That sentence somehow struck me hard
Dyatlov had left the plant pretty fast. He went to the meeting with officials. That’s why he didn’t get as much radiation. And others went inside the plant to the exploded corridors. Of course they died within weeks..(
Yep, Dyatlov mainly stayed in the concrete reinforced control room, hence shielded from the quite a lot of radiation.
He was down in the bunker too. He was protected..the douche should have been thrown off the side of building 4!
I'm sorry to say but I'm glad he was sick the rest of his miserable life! F him! Hope he busted Hell wide open!!!!
except he didnt go anywhere in real life
R4diance of course. I’m talking about the series.
I couldn't imagine how crazy intense and horrific that must have been clearing that roof off..
Imagine the feeling you get when you trip and fall but going on for two minutes.
There is a vid called Chernobyl 3828 about the Masha roof liquidators. You’ll see that the show looks 100% the same, it is so accurate it is mind boggling.
I'll be honest... I wouldn't be man enough to take that kinda duty. I'm not even embarrassed. My inner bitch would jump out. Those liquidators were brave men.
Have you seen the real footage? It's on youtube - it's not hard to find. It's EXACTLY like you see in the show. You may also be interested to know the meltdown formed "The Elephant's Foot" in the basement - and to this day it is the most radioactive substance on earth. You can't even stand in the same room as it. People have though, and pictures of it do exist.
@@lawrencegough i've seen that video. It looks exactly the same as the show - it's insane the care they took with this show.
Chernobyl is a master class in story telling. They so beautifully show the human sacrifices both physically and mentally. Can’t wait to watch the finale 😌
Not Germany, but West Germany.
They are still divided at this time.
Europe looked very different in 1986 than it does now.
mizzfit02 - ...and oh how we wish it could magically revert.
But why wouldn't they have gotten the robot from East Germany?
Bill D because they use eastern technology as they are under control from the the soviet government. Any technology they had will have already been considered. Western Germany however is not par of the communist bloc but under US help. So they may have western technology that is useful.
@@algrimthestrong no. absolutly no.
If an American said "Germany" they meant West Germany. If a Russian said "Germany" they meant East Germany.
Authors have really managed to capture the atmosphere.
BTW, hello from Ukraine, 270 km away from Chernobyl. Love to watch your reactions.
Цікаво було глянути, як це все сприймають на "заході".
Ярослав Уршуляк ага)
Is life normal out there ?
Ismail Bouazizi
Absolutely. Ukraine is not the richest country in Europe, but if you are smart enough you get many opportunities for good life
May I ask you how old are you my friend? We live in Hungary 960 kms away, and yet I was born 3 years after Chernobyl, but my cousin was born 5 months after and everyone was really concerned about him, but fortunately no harm was done to him
The scene where Ulyana says: "To hell with your deal. To hell with our lives. Someone has to start telling the truth" brought me to tears. It was so intense. Emily Watson is a goddess of acting.
I found you guys through these Chernobyl videos after I watched it. After I saw Nikki cry at the dog chasing the bus during the evacuation I knew this would be a tricky one! 😭
Victoriaaa Trouble ditto
You've found a great channel! Go watch all their stuff. I can really recommend their Game of Thrones and Haunting of Hill House reactions.
Yeah, I think we all figured that.
Yeah I found them while looking for more reaction reviews to the miniseries. I'm so glad I found them and a couple other channels. :)
Ditto
As Legasov said at the begging "there was nothing sane about Chernobyl, madness, all of it, madness".
When the Colonel told the kid to go outside when he come across the mother and four new pups he was at his most compassionate.
Ah shit, here we go again.
Nikki, never apologize for your emotions... I could see it in Steven's eyes of, "Shit, I'm gonna have to edit this and see it all over again..."
Well done to the both of you...
Steven was a bit teary-eyed too, and you can't blame him. If you could watch this and not get emotional in some way, you may be a sociopath.
@@ryanfreer77 Who said anything about reacting SOLELY out of emotion? You can understand the logic in a situation while still feeling the emotion of it. At least, if you are a well-balanced person that's how it should work. Frankly sir, I think you may be a Sociopath if you can't understand the duality of logic and emotion and how they coexist.
Also, it's incredibly rude to go on someone's channel and essentially call them "stupid" because they have a heart. They never said that they didn't understand why the animals needed to be killed, and they also never said that the animals lives were more important than human lives. It's pretty much just sad all around, as it should be. Also, morality is steeped in emotion. That's why it's incredibly difficult (not impossible) to make those types of choices, I do believe they call them "Moral Dilemmas" for that reason.
So, I think the problem actually lies with you. Perhaps you should see someone about that.
@@ryanfreer77 They never said they value animals' lives more, they just heavily empathize because animals are so innocent and have no understanding, and they sadly must be treated as much more expendable in these scenarios. You're a dick for calling them dumb just because they are empathetic and this affected them a lot. They're not dumb, they're just good people. Plus they are just watching the show, they aren't in charge of making these kinds of decisions.
@@kristagemini May be? I'm not even trained or that educated for it, but I would absolutely confirm possible sociopath or extreme narcissist to have absolutely no reaction to all of this.
Is it wrong that I watch this reaction video over and over again just to see Nikki’s reaction to the dogs getting shot?
Now imagine that all three remaining reactors worked after the disaster. The plant was operational until 2000. And the last reactor which was shutted down was number 3, closest to the destroyed 4. They share the same part of building. People worked there making electricity 14 years after theese events. Thats crazy.
Oh no. This is the reaction I've been worried about since I saw the episode.
I love the tough soldier sending Pavel away so he didn’t have to live with killing the puppies.
The scene between Scherbina and Legasov smiling was wonderful.
The show shows the beauty and strength of human beings.
Dave Dahl yeah - just because the tough soldier was well, you know, tough, it doesn't mean that he was heartless. He knew what had to happen
This episode was brutally difficult to watch. It's always the children and innocent animals that must suffer the most for our mistakes :(
evryone involved in the cleanup Operation, from the lowest soldier, technician, miner, firefighter, up to the top like Legasov and scherbina(sry for misspelling) are heroes of the soviet union. heroes of the world. remember their sacrifice.
i can't wait for the last Episode...
also you will understand what exactly and why it happened, without studying Physics or chemistry… they did a great Job on explaining such matters to ordinary People...
Haven't watched the video yet, but sending you a big hug, Nikki!
Thank you guys for covering Chernobyl! This was definitely the hardest one to get through. Fun fact: the actor who played the soldier in the opening scene played Jon Snow's friend Pyp from the Night's Watch.
Cluster_F And the main soldier, lieutenant guy was the one who knocked out and betrayed Theon before he became Reek.
@@JimboSlice7797 Yeah, I recognised him before I could even see his face. He's got a very distinctive voice 😄
James Nolan Ralph Inneson, born in Leeds West Yorkshire played Dagmar in game of thrones and in Chernobyl played decorated general Nikoli Tarantanov. You can watch an interview taken not long ago with Tarantanov himself. It's absolutely phenomenal, I would really recommend it.
and Armenian is from Westworld
That old lady at the beginning is very much a representation of the real women still living in the exclusion zone, there's an excellent documentary called The Babushkas of Chernobyl about these women who simply refused to leave their homes or returned as soon as possible and have continued to live there for decades. It's fascinating, heartwarming and heartbreaking to hear their stories.
This is one of the darkest episodes of television in history. You handled it well. You learned of the horror, and you learn from the horror. Great reaction, totally impressed with your realness and empathy.
Fun fact (not exactly “fun”, but): there is real video footage of the workers clearing off the roof at site 4. The TH-cam video is titled “Chernobyl 3828”.
Fun fact: there are many videos of this lol but yes, the real footage looks EXACTLY like what was in the show.
JakeTS1992 Yes there are. That’s just the one with the most views🤷♀️
One of the very few videos I've "liked" that wasn't music lol
If you want to see Paul Ritter (Dyatlov) in something the complete polar opposite look up the UK comedy called "Friday Night Dinner" Really shows what an incredible actor he is!
Yes, I saw Paul Ritter in a recent interview and he seems like a delightful, kind person!
Never thought that someone dethroned Jofferey as the most hated character in tv series. I fucking hate Dyatlov
Is paul ritter relative of that other actor john ritter?
@@sannakarppinen4163 -- No, he isn't related to John Ritter.
@@eme.261 okay! Thank you for answering to me .
This was where the gruesome side of the disaster basically ends and the show moves on to "why" it happened and getting the truth out. Episode 5 is in my opinion the best simply because of the recap of every step leading up to it all. This series is magnificent and deserves every bit of praise it gets and more.
BTW, you need to stay for the credits next episode.
Especially at the very end when they say how many people died. That was a joke.
@@karenl5597 no, that was very real. And to this day, even after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the death toll is still 31.
@JakeTS1992 ~Research before you type. 31 only refers to the number of plant personel deaths. The amount of Chernobyl-related deaths is estimated to be around 4,000.
@@darthken815sorry everyone couldn't help but be a little emotional after watching this series. I was under the impression that this was one more cover up.
@Karen L ~Apologies are unnecessary. Anyone would get upset about something like this. Theres still a coverup aspect to it. The Russian government still insists the death toll is minimal: 31 plant personnel & 23 firefighters. That radioactive cloud drifted hundreds of miles and we're supposed to believe that?! I don't think so!
The last episode is a bittersweet victory. Probably the easiest to watch. It's a bit frustrating but I don't think they'll be any tears.
I think it's great that in that last episode they explain what happened in a way that everybody understands. Not an easy thing to do.
I cried when.showed real victims
The heart to heart interaction between Scherbina and Legasov got me as well as the credits.
There will be tears...in the epilogue video
Tears at the end just keep falling.
My best friend lost a baby when she was 6 months pregnant and they left her in the labor and delivery unit for two days.(I guess there was no room anywhere else/the hospital staff was inept). This was twenty years ago, she is still deeply affected by it. I can't even imagine the heartache she lives with.
I really respect both of you for choosing to react to this show. It makes you feel a whole lot of real stuff and to share that with others takes something 🙌🏻
the wildest thing is that the other reactors in chernobyl were still operating during all of it.
loungeblogger and until this century!
I remember being a kid in Scotland and we were warned not to eat lamb (for six months), drink fresh milk if possible and avoid salmon/ fish produce from Scandinavia, and not to hang laundry outside when some of the clouds drifted over from Chernobyl. Meanwhile none of the warnings were given to population of England even in the north where it could possibly pass over. So yeah pretty horrifying times even hundreds of miles away.
Wasn't it shortly after that mad cow, and ?
i love the Actor portraying Dyatlov...
he does an amazing Job and evry Scene he is in is a pleasure to watch… also the reseemblance to the real Dyatlow is unbelievable oO
Eh.. not terrible, not great.
@@AlanHoey86 You got the quote wrong you donkey. It's "Not great, not terrible" not the other way around
I'd have to save one bullet if I were assigned to "animal control."
The worst thing is, the liquidation in this show is cleaned up very much and doesn't even show the most horrific things that can be read about in a book written about the experiences of the Chernobyl liquidators.
Not gonna lie, I didn't cry during this episode even though it was close but watching Nikki cry made me cry.
Heres a fun little fact for gamers out there. The soldier showing Pavel the ropes and what not is the voice actor who played *Leo* in the game *A Way Out*
And he's also in Westworld, together with Gustav Skarsgård.. and his dad is in this show 😬 Full Circle!
I could tell by the nose
What did you guys think of the Shcherbina's rant call following the Joker robot failure? Because that was one of the scenes that really stuck with me.
These are the best reactions on Chernobyl I have seen, thank you for enduring and sharing. 😘
I almost didn't watch this reaction because I knew this one would be so hard on Nikki (I believe it got to you too Steven), but I watch your reactions because of how real y'all are. Kudos to you guys for getting through it. Big hugs to y'all!!
That 90 seconds on the roof deserves an Emmy on its own.
The part where Scherbina goes mental and smashes the phone to bits might be my favourite
Episode 5 is one of the better episodes of any series...
Every episode of this series was a better episode of any series.
Chernobyl is one of the best produced shows ever. I'd actually call it the best piece of media of all of 2019.
Tough tough tough, and Nikki just has a heart of gold. Bless!
Dont worry guys you will understand everything in last episode, it is one the best wrap up episode to end the series .
The show uses real life characters like Vasily and his wife Lyudmilla and many others from the book "Voices from Chernobyl". It is a compilation of interviews (monologues) of people who were there in some way or another. The book had a chapter of monologues from three "liquidators" who did the animal control, which is somewhat how it all played out in the show. But the show creators omitted more horrific events from the show because at this point what they filmed is pretty brutal. One account said how they were out of bullets and they realized that one of the pets was still alive as they poured the concrete in their grave. They had to kill that dog with the wooden butt of the rifle. I couldn't even finish that book, seriously!
3,828 men were deployed to clear up the graphite on that roof in teams of 4.
Out of the 3,828 men, what we are shown in the scene are a few scant hundred or so men. Meaning the other 3000 men might have been sick or dying by this time.
Real life might show the remaining healthy liquidators here by a thousand or so, but it doesnt deny the fact that many more have and will die from radiation poisoning in the next few years or so.
Fun fact. Many of the 3828 men went up several times on different occasions, not just once. Also the general, Nikoli Tarantanov, still keeps in touch with every single one of the men that are still alive and did so too with all the ones who have since passed away.
I believe that the cleanup on the roof is probably the best possible job you could do in the cleanup process.
You are pretty much only hammered by gamma radiation and you are wearing protective gear, so you won't ingest a lot of radioisotopes with alpha decay, which are actually the real killer. You get shipped in to do your job then you get shipped out and are done. Compared to those out in the fields, who breathe in radioactive particles all the time, working on the roof is really not all that unhealthy. As for cancer, getting blasted by a massive dose of gamma radiation all at once is not nearly as dangerous as being around low level radiation for a long time and it certainly isn't as dangerous as ingesting a lot of radioisotopes.
@@naphackDT No insult or offense meant, but The risks are still high however for the roof job as it is the most dangerous one out of all the tasks. The place is ground zero and the whole 2 minutes deal is an approximate speculation, not standardized fact as how I understand it. There are no doubt countless other factors involved in terms of safety and survivability.
Compare Chernobyl to a massive bonfire. Most only get to feel the blazing heat and others taste a few embers, but those liquidators might as well be standing on top of hot coal beds while being peppered by prejudiced flames. Armor or otherwise, the risks of death is still too great as shown by how few of the 3,828 remained in the aftermath. I'd take animal control, dirt scrubbing, or ditch digging for months over a second hanging around the reactor's gaping maw.
But of course, this is my own take on it to no aggravation to yours. Peace.
The beginning with the elderly lady and the soldier shooting her cow killed me. That scene was literally heartbreaking.
Valery finally allowing himself a smile and the building friendship between him and Boris - the most heartwarming scene.
You are emotional That’s what i like about you guys because i am emotional too.
Great reactions love u guys 🇫🇷😘
You can see the actual footage of the liquidators shoveling the graphite off the roof and its striking how pinpoint accurate they got in this scene what it looked like i cant wait till you guys get to the last episode the final few minutes of episode 5 made me cry one of the best miniseries ive ever seen
I really cannot believe that Dyatlov lived for as long as he did after Chernobyl. That ANYONE got out of there alive is amazing.
btw this was not the first nuclear disaster in Russia, one happen in 1957 . Kyshtym disaster, except they kept that a secret for a long time
The Chernobyl incident happened in Ukraine but Kyshtym was pretty horrifying as well.
Don’t forget 3-mile island in the U.S. too. Happened in 1979 and they were “cleaning up” from it until 1993! Was increased cancer rates in area around - was only a partial meltdown. Really scary
@@majbrat TMI was nothing compared to Chernobyl.
@@majbrat TMI was pretty small and the negative aspects behind it have always been very iffy with whether it is true or not.
What exactly happened at kyshtym? What is it
Most heartbreaking episode of all miniseries
Not by a longshot
I had to pause this episode it upset me that much. Nikki, how emotional you get shows that you have a big wonderful heart. And we love you for it. Never stop being you ♥️ xx
The show also turned down the horror of the animal section. People reported animals were walking around with body parts melted together from radioactive disintegration. To the point where workers could not recognize cats as cats and dogs as dogs. Some cats looked like lizards. Some dogs looked like frogs. Just imagine seeing something like that and it almost looked alien-like.
the song you heard when they were burying the animals is an old cossack song, from the point of view of a wounded soldier, telling the circling ravens to go away because the soldier has loved ones waiting for them.
also the speech General Tarakanov gave to the liquidators ("The Soviet People have had enough of this accident…") is a translation of the general's original speech to the liquidators.
The "animal stuff" actually was worse. The makers of the show didn't want to be gratuitous.
Like so much of the show. The truth is so insane you can hardly believe it.
Many of the radioactive animals that had to be disposed of were horribly disfigured. Thankfully they didn't show that.
Indeed. I was expecting much worse, given it was on HBO. I guess leaving it to the imagination was almost worse for most people? Personally, I found the final imagery of them being dumped into the pit along with the somber music much harder to handle than the actual door-to-door stuff.
rocketcon what do you mean horribly disfigured?
@@Mayhemm007 they actually filmed a scene in the concrete pit that actually happened. But they realized it was too much so it was cut from the show.
Damn! You Did it! Lots of hugs and love for you guys, especially for you nikki! , this episode was brutal AF! I cried myself to sleep! Just one more to go!
Boris smashes the telephone out of rage...but then he tosses it outside, because its now just radioactive junk. SO MANY brilliantly subtle moments in this series.
21:26 She lost her child not because of her exposure to her husband, but because of her exposure while staying in Pripyat. Radiation sickness is not contagious. It stays in the person's body who absorbed it. Their remains might give off low levels of radiation as they decompose, but while alive they're not radioactive.
24:50 They say it right in the words the General is saying to the men. "You are the last of 3,828 men." It took 3,828 men to go up on that roof to clear the debris off of there.
Nikki, from my experience (I'm overemotional too) looking down make it worse, You don't see it, but you hear it and Your brain will fill that void ;)
Most of the roof workers lived quite long and ok life after this - that is why they work only 90sec. of course, it has an impact on their health, but radiation doses were not on-spot-lethal.
I tripped myself when i noticed the video is up holyshiet
Comrade Yajeed... You´re done.
@@olgud.manega sorry comrade. I shouldve done better
I’ll be crying right along with you Nikki. Bless you and your amazingly big heart darlin. I sobbed and had to skip certain parts of this episode when I first watched it but I’m going to be brave this time and watch it with you guys. Hugs xx
Been waiting on this review since I discovered y’all! Thank you for roughing it through this episode. It’s honestly so so tough but so great. I’m so glad Chernobyl had the balls to show the true horrors of this experience
Almost at 90k guys keep up the great work!
Hey Folks, this episode was so gut wrenching, I was just torn apart. The scenes with the animals were very emotional for me too, Nikki. Sending you both big hugs! Take care my friends!❤❤❤
5:33 That's Pyp from GoT, Josef Altin. I think there are about 8 GoT actors in Chernobyl
7:40 The guy who plays the Georgian soldier Bacho, is Fares Fares, a Swedish-Lebanese actor. He´s a close friend of Swedish actor Joel Kinnaman and the Skarsgårds, and he was also in Westworld season 2. His brother Joseph Fares, is a director (And their cousin Roy Fares is a well know pastry chef and TV-personality in Sweden)
Episode 5 is a must see. You've gotten through the worst...and now you'll see the trial, and everything explained.
I said the same thing Nikki like y not just put em out of their misery they're basically suffering uncontrollably. I get it. Crazy show.
That was an amazing reaction, thanks. I promise you will be blown away by the last episode.
my moms friend was from chernobyl, she lives in LA right now and she is in her 50s and 60s, she was on a train while the explosion happened and she saw everything. She was by a doctor, and he said that they needed to drink vodka(alcohol) to shield from radiation, and THAT saved their lives.
Vlad Miziuk it doesn’t.....iodine does a bit
Nikki you’re my hero. I was scared to watch your reaction but you did it. You made it!
Note most of the liquidators survived ... With the life expectancy cut in half.
The Chernobyl Union has claimed that 10% of all Liquidators are dead today. The World Health Organisation sent over a team of scientists and they estimated 0.6% of Liquidators have died.
Making a broad claim like "Their life expectancy was cut in half" is untrue. We literally don't know. No one does. Estimates vary by several thousand percent. According to WHO, excess mortality wasn't that big. According to the Chernobyl Union, it was.
When they speak about life expectancy cut in half they imply a certain dose of radiation. Surely most of liquidators didn't get the severe doses. Do you even understand what they are saying? :)
@@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa Even though only ten percent of them have died, the survivors aren't exactly in good health.
@@shounenbat510 I like that I gave two extreme numbers are your knee-jerk reaction was to take the highest possible one and proclaim it was fact lol
@@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa I'm sorry, I didn't see the WHO estimation. Even with the smaller number, however, the survivors are still in pretty bad shape today.
One thing to note that the show made for more dramatic purposes, irl Dyatlov was not such a dick as he was in the show, but he wasn't perfect either, he did threaten to fire Akimov, but he also stayed in the Plant for all night helping others and he actually went to look for Khodemchuk, he worked until he passed out and was sent to a hospital.
I recommend watching his interview in 1994, he was a REALLY broken man, he made mistakes and he clearly regretted the choices he made that night, but he wasn't solely the one to blame, and was used by the Soviet Government as a scapegoat.
Nikki, I am so proud of you! That was an extremely hard episode for everyone. Sending a huge virtual hug to you for making it through. The next and final episode is sad but satisfying because you are going to get a very well presented explanation of what happened that is understandable for the viewers. Thank you to both of you for allowing us to watch this with you. Much love from South Carolina! ❤️
it seems weird djatlov is doing so well, but during te accident he was mostly in shielded area's and when he got sick, the directer said:bring him to a medic,hospital whatever he needs.
Well done Nicky, you did really well, under the circumstances. 🤘
I give you guys a lot of credit... This show puts you through a lot while exposing all the aftermath of the disaster, and the fact that you chose to share those very raw emotions is commendable. 💜
This was one hell of a reaction, guys.
I can tell how much it affected you both, but watching the tears in Nikki's eyes and see her flinch when the puppies and their mother were shot really was another level. I had a similar reaction myself when I watched this.
I can tell how hard this episode was on the both of you. There's so much horrific stuff in it. Your reactions were normal and on point, as this was a properly horrible thing that who knows how many really went through.
I remember the news broadcasts over here in the UK when it happened. I was somewhat removed from it here, but I remember it vividly.
Nikki you are the sweetest person
Guys, please, watch Band Of Brothers after Chernobyl
John Wu that one is such a genre classic. Paved the way to Chernobyl and other similar series
I watched Band of Brothers after Chernobyl, outstanding series.
oooh excellent suggestion!! that series is incredible!!
John Wu Band of Brothers is on my list of shows to watch as well, heard a lot of good things about it.
just gave this show a shot after hearing about it years ago and im super impressed with how well you handled this whole episode nikki!
Once again thank you for reacting. Can’t wait for the last episode. It is amazing!
This episode was brutal even if you’re not an avid animal lover. I'm glad Nikki was pre warned about this episode, I think it made it little easier to get through, instead of being blindsided. p.s...Nikki, I hate seeing you cry!!