Chernobyl Episode 3 'Open Wide, O Earth' REACTION!!
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- Valery Legasov creates a detailed plan to decontaminate Chernobyl;. Lyudmilla Ignatenko ignores warnings about her firefighter husband's contamination. Here's our reaction to episode 3 of Chernobyl.
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#Chernobyl
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i have so much respect for Lyudmilla after reading her story in "Voices from Chernobyl". They didn't do her much justice in the show, other than showing her as a naive wife. In real life she went to the hospital day and night, not only to take care of her husband, but also all the other firemen. She brought them gifts, and cooked food, even though their stomachs could no longer process it. She removed pieces of organs from her husband's throat and tried to make him as comfortable as possible, even by almost removing her own nails because she didn't want to hurt him when she touched him. One of the sweetest moments in the book, which I wish they had kept, was on the night of the 9th May, during the celebration of Victory Day, Lyudmilla's husband told her to open the windows so they could watch the fireworks together. His condition at that time was already extremely bad. Yet, with the little energy he had left, he sat up and gave her a couple of flowers that he had hidden under his pillow. Apparently he had given the nurse all the money he had so that he could get the flowers for his wife... The most cruel thing was his death. Lyudmilla had been staying by his side for 2 weeks because she did not want to miss a single second with him, so she barely got any sleep. On the day he died, she told him that she would have to be away for 3 hours, because she had to attend her friend's funeral (another firefighter who had died). After she got home she called the hospital and was told that he had died 15 minutes before she called. He had been calling her name non-stop until his final breathe...
This is heartbreaking 😢
I'm so glad I read the book, even if it hurt to imagine what pain these people went through
i had read this book a month before the HBO's Chernobyl was released... Plus, my father was there. He was working in a helicopter, in a team, that dumped boron and sand on fire. He was responsible for measuring radiation rate. Thanks god, he was student of Faculty of Radiophysics, so at least he new, "what" radiation is, what he can and can't do, and so on. He is 63 now, and in good health)) love him
In my mind your father is a true hero, God Bless him and Your family; from the U.S.
I wish I never read this. Fuck
And this is why Legasov told the helicopter pilot he would be begging for a bullet if they flew over the core.
What he didn't tell is that the radiation would spoil the electronics, and cause the helicopter to crash.
@Zahir Datoo Superheated RADIOACTIVE air current.
@Zahir Datoo The most direct cause of the crash was that the fan blade collided with the crane wire.
But I'm pretty sure that the direct radiation exposure messed with both the helicopter's circuits and the crew.
@@CST1992 Actually the cause of pilot flying into the crane wire was
1. The smoke obstructed vision
2. Crew was flying all day and was exhausted
3. The direct official cause - the pilot got blinded by the sun and didn't see the cable
CST1992 ye
Episode 1: exciting
Episode 2: frustrating
Episode 3: gruesome
Episode 4: heartbreaking
Episode 5: intriguing
What an amazing show. 10/10.
Andy B
5 stages of grief are ( I’m not sure if intentional, or not ) strangely fitting for each episode:
1 Denial
2 Anger
3 Bargaining
4 Depression
5 Acceptance ( or perhaps.... “Truth” )
@@Reblwitoutacause Damn, I hadn't realized that. Brilliant observation my guy, good call!
nuclear disaster happens, 1 person literally boiling from the inside in episode 1, soooo exciting
When you do finish the show in episode 5, watch after the last scene, they include more real life stuff about Chernobyl
Some was arguably wrong though. I loved the show but the show does get a few things wrong and exaggerates a few things based on what people BELIEVED at the time. I think the show should have clarified that nowadays we know a lot more and some things were very wrong.
@@Cevichelicious Like what? Most of the fact checks I've seen on the show just ding it for the helicopter crash and compressing a lot of scientists into one character.
@Bear Falcon for example the steam explosion would not have been near to the estimations they made
And you will cry during the reading....
@@soogitill Oh okay
The radiation burns are actually tv friendly here: what it looked like irl was too intense to actually show on television
Oh my god. I feel like, it would have been way more humane to just overdose the men (at a much earlier stage) with morphine to let them go. It seems so cruel to make people go through the whole process of dying like that.
@@i_love_rescue_animals That's called euthanasia and it's illegal in almost the entire world until this day. No much how much pain and suffering you're going through you cannot ask them to end it.
i_love_rescue_animals their veins had exploded at this point so there would be nothing for them to inject the morphine into. the only way to euthanize them at that point would be with a bullet.
you should read about what they did to hisashi ouchi after fukushima. they kept him alive for 83 days even though there was nothing to be done for him. they tortured him in the name of science. it´s disgusting.
@@i_love_rescue_animals didn't he say the arteries and the veins spill open so you can't even give morphine.
"fun" fact: the wind-up flashlights were invented to make the scene filmable. In real life the divers navigated in the dark, using their hands to identify familiar pipes.
The divers also actually survived aswell
That’s a bad word choice. The flashlights were invented long before this was filmed, should have said “added” or “used”
Why the hell didn't they take torches with them?
@@henrygibson9107 radiation ate the batteries
@@snatchadams69 I think he meant like Minecraft torches...
And this is actually TONED DOWN! The radiation sickness was actually way worse than shown here. Horrifying.
More people need to do research after watching the show
@Alex F I have no idea why they didn't just euthanize them once it came to their organs melting down. At the first stage stay behind the plastic curtain and say your goodbyes to loved ones that are allowed short visits. Latter stage when they get covered in lesions and start throwing up, just give the poor folks the injection.
@@Nast33 Unfortunately, an injection wouldn't work, the arteries and veins have all collapsed, morphine can't even be administered for the pain. The only way to euthanize them would've been a bullet.
@@Nast33 Euthanasia is illegal in most countries, and it shouldn't be. Things have only started to change in the last decade with a few European countries making it legal, and a few US states. People don't seem to realize how backward things were in the '80s, and still are even today in many places. I had first-hand experience of this when my mother was in her final days of enduring cancer (in the UK). She wanted to go, but there was nothing anyone could do to help her. It's terrible that the lives of others are dictated by arbitrary laws, usually enforced by religious groups who should have no involvement in the lives of others or the creation of laws.
Yes crazy, and I believe the three guys that went in at the beginning two are still alive and one died in a car accident or something. Unbelievable story, and definitely something to learn from on all fronts, from secretive governments, to education, to regulation
The most terrifying part about all of this is that they actually toned it down for the show. The story with the firefighter and his wife is actually based if a real couple. She wrote in her accounts that she had to clean organs that he coughed up off of his mouth, and that the flesh was literally sliding off their bones.The shoes she was holding were her husbands, but his legs had become so swollen that not only did his shoes not fit, they couldn’t find any shoes that did. He was buried barefoot. There bodies are radioactive it won’t be safe to dig them out if the concrete for tens of thousands of years.
Also, to put it in perspective, 50 degrees Celsius is 122 degrees Fahrenheit.
Be strong guys I know these are tough to watch but you can do it, you’ll be glad in the end!
Geez
glad in the end..? oooooooowkay...
Well, that is not entirely correct. But the show does a good job recreating how little we knew about the effects of radiation. If one is exposed to high levels of radiation one does not become radioactive. The only thing radioactive is the dust from the nuclear fuel. After being washed you should theoretically be safe to be around.
Robin K. He meant that as difficult it is to digest this show, it's worthwhile to see the whole thing
@@EthanDyTioco He's a she. ;-) And I think the word she meant was "thankful". ...but I'm nitpicking.
She was six months pregnant at the time and she was the only one who took care of him in the hospital, the staff refused to.
And she took care of the other firefighters too. The families were told that it was gas not radiation poisoning.
She was still an overemotional dimwit her kindness was misplaced she should have put the life of her child first
@@Troupe_Master Radiation isn’t contagious from people after they’ve been washed down, it was the dust - though admittedly at the time they where under that misconception, so you could argue she was still taking too much fo a risk to be fair.
But if the radiation did kill her kid, it’s like to have happened long before she took care of the firefighters.
@@matthewbibby8921 exactly, it wasn’t from spending time with him but from breathing in the air particles and exposure from the nuclear fallout.
@@Troupe_Master Are you joking? This is 1980s Soviet Union, no one knows shit, apart from what the state tell them. The state now tells her it's just burns. It's not contagious, not dangerous, and doesn't have any adverse effects to her in the future, or her unborn child.
I feel like this was a REALLY gross error by giving the impression she killed her baby by staying by the side of her husband
What they show with the radiation burns is the tv friendly version
unfortunately you're absolutely correct, hit is even worse irl I almost couldn't believe it
OMG That's horrifying D=
That's true, because the reality is much more gruesome. The patient would throw up their internal organ, like lungs, intestines, liver, etc. And they had to put them back inside, ughhhh
@@Jon.A.Scholt Which begs the question, why wouldn't they put these people out of their misery?
That is called euthanasia, which is legal in very few countries in the world nowadays, but definitely not in the USSR back in the 80'.
At the final stage of ARS, there is no way, except for a bullet in a head, how to eliminate suffering.
Regarding Vasily, they even tried to transplant bone marrow from his sister (he was against it), which did not help him, and injured his sister forever.
And don't forget, that everything was under KGB supervision.
One of the most radioactive places on earth is the basement storage room in the hospital where the firemen’s uniforms still sit.
And the "Elephant's Foot"
@@darthken815 Pretty sure the hospital room has been safe for decades, even the room with the elephants foot can be safely occupied for several hours nowadays. Still scary stuff though.
No the most radiactive place now is inside the fukushima nuclear reactor they measured 65000/roentgens per hour
Crizznik
There is a video out there of the room being visited recently. They got video of the uniforms and the Geiger counter readings. Needless to say, they only stayed there for a few seconds.
@Crizznik ~Safe my ass! I know the radiation has decreased some in the years since the accident, but "safe" is not the word to describe Pripyat, Chernobyl, or the Elephant's Foot. There are safe zones where the amount of radiation is less than in other places, but you are advised not to stay long. 30 years ago going near the Elephant's Foot or the firemen uniforms even in a radiation suit was practically suicide. Nowadays you can go near those hotspots for a few minutes only. Or risk cancer down the line.
The dude who says, "Now you look like the Minister of Coal" is Jeor Mormont.
There's a GoT actor in every episode (except for maybe ep 2 although I could be wrong there!)
@@cjbrett89 General Pikalov, the guy who drove the dosimeter to test the core, was played by Shagga, son of Dolf.
@@cjbrett89 Also, real life fact. Apparently one major reason that Pikalov drove the dosimeter himself was to ensure there was no doubt. The higher ups would doubt the word of an enlisted man, but not a general.
@@roykentseyebrows4196 Ahhh yes you are correct! Then yep every episode does. Also I can totally believe that fact, very heroic thing to do.
he's still wearing the black
It is understandable that you feel uncomfortable continuing this series.
Yet, personally speaking, this TV series is the best example of how a history lesson should be adapted and shown. You'll know and learn so much once you survive to finish it.
This is a little support from a Taiwan fan. Please keep on your great work!
Ye totally agree with you there, the shocking nature of it is fascinating and horrifying.
I really don’t think Nikki could handle the next episode
I really don't know if Nikki is gonna make it through next episode.
Tbh they dramatized it a bit though and a bit was wrong so I disagree about a history lesson. Loved the miniseries but it wasn't exactly completely accurate
@@Cevichelicious have you listened to the podcast?
That poor couple, the firefighter & his wife, were newlyweds. Broke my heart when I heard that.
And she was already expecting. Worse yet, they were ready to move for another place, the sudden emergence of the accident caught his plans and life short...
yah, the shit was real
@@mangalvnam2010 She's a great woman. She served all of those men till the end. She'll have my and the people's respect forever.
She went to the hospital everyday. She made food for her husband and his friends she was 6 months pregnant at the time. She survived it all, and is living in a remote part of Russia
@Kyle Whitehead No, she didn't. The firemen changed clothes and showered. They were no longer radioactive. Ionising radiation doesn't work like that.
18:31 I just realised thats the actual fireman's picture they're holding up. As in, that's the actual Vasily ignatenko
Oh boy
They were burying seven coffins in that scene, so that photo was certainly one of the seven firefighters. Whether that was truly Vasily is up for theorizing.
In reality the three men that went down to empty the water tanks were actually more "volentold" rather than volunteered. They're still heroes in my eyes.
The reason why she went in despite being pregnant is simply because radiation wasn't commonly understood at that time. Especially in the Soviet Union (and I can say this because I have relatives that grew up in the Soviet Union), the type of industrial accidents that were common involved collieries (mines) or warehouse fires, which is initially what they tried to cover up Chernobyl as, just another severe warehouse fire type situation. So it's entirely possible that at the time, she thought that a radiation injury (ARS, acute radiation sickness) was like a severe chemical burn, which was a much more familiar or at least widely understood industrial injury. They all knew it was an atomic plant, but nobody really grasped what that potentially meant when a major incident might occur... Which it so painfully did.
And since you can't smell, hear, see, or feel radiation, combined with the psychological effect of denial because people of course want to believe they are safe so they will sometimes selectively or outright refuse information to the otherwise out of fear and confusion, then that's how you get pregnant women disobeying doctor's orders.... :(
Once the contaminated clothes, are removed and the person's showered there's no risk of contamination. The doctors warned her, becuase that's what they believed at the time
radiation is not virus ,, the only thing that will be harmful would be contamination from radioactive dust
@@LilySaintSin their contaminated lungs however were not removed so I would not dismiss idea of them being dangerous - I don't know the answer - however that should be easily checked via doismeter but I have found no information on the subject... I guess because since Chernobyl disaster there were simply no patient who breath in radioactive dust (except ironically Russian soldiers who were ordered to dig trenches in Red Forest near Chernobyl about a year ago, but its not like we will know what happened to them in this decade)
On the HBO podcast, the showrunner explained that the reason the coal miners were so arrogant towards that minister about going was they were miners of most of the coal supply; the single most valuable resource that the Soviet Union needed. If you rubbed them the wrong way, they had the power to shut down mining operations, which meant no fuel to run machines in manufacturing nor any fuel to heat their homes (many of which were out in the arctic eastern portion of that country). So if you needed them to do something, you had to ask the right way.
For those that never understood why people have always said it would be better to die in a nuclear blast, than to "survive" in the radiation zone outside it: Now you know why.
12:58 You KNOW it's bad when even Steven has to look away for a second.
Yes, don't think I have seen him look away from any scene like that, ever.
@@elisabethlarsen4282 also during the Shireen scene in GoT 5x09
I mean, damn; that poor guy looked like a ghoul from Fallout. Horrible. Can you imagine the fucking suffering and pain?
@@AdamBorseti yeah. Knowing this is why I hate having to kill ferals in that series. I'd go fucking insane in five seconds, could you imagine 200 YEARS?!
I know it’s hard but I love your Chernobyl reactions
Seen the series at least 5 times now
Better educate yourself and watch some documentaries and Pripyat videos, reading books and some articles will blow your mind even more, didnt touch this tragedy for quite a while myself, hbo reignited something. There have been a lot of good documetaries in last 10 years, 7 days after accident or "Хроника аварии на 4 блоке ЧАЭС" 7 part mini series is one of the best. Someone should try making subititles to at least the best ones.
Glad to know I'm not the only one obsessed with this show (and the event itself). I'm going to read "Voices from Chernobyl" and "Midnight in Chernobyl".
Mistress of weirdness 84 Yes! I really like and think these reactions for Chernobyl are important!
Those miners are hardcore. It’s dangerous to cook bacon in the nude, much less dig under a nuclear reactor! 😳
The heat exchanger was unnecessary in the end.
The Lava never melted that deep into the concrete.
Better safe than sorry :/
Those miners arent portrayed how the real miners where.
Thats was a bull shit about miners. 1. They were not from Tula, they were from Donbass. 2. They never worked naked. 3. Nobody drinks full glass vodka in the middle of the day, especially coal workers. That bs is all scenes of this series. 4. Scene with coal minister never exist in real. Its fake, propoganda bullshit.
@@sweetrabbit6681 Hahaha "fake propaganda". It's called dramatisation... ya drama queen.
I respect you for continuing to watch this. It clearly isn't easy for you, but this stuff is important.
It is crazy to think that we might colonize several hundred neighbouring star systems before the reactor in Chernobyl is completely safe and radiation-free again.
mrs7195 Or we’ll invent a giant robot that can just grab the entire reactor/plant out of the ground and throw it into space.
kimidori I see you side with me on saying those things no one wants to hear. Yeah, I was thinking it’s much more likely that we’ll destroy ourselves and our environment before Chernobyl is safe.
unless we somehow manage to find a way to get to a significant % of the speed of light that's absolutely false.
A thought...if all the nuclear reactors in the world have to be maintained and cooled forever, or 25k+ years, if humanity disappears pretty sure all these plants will explode and send the earth back into dust.
@@NOHOPHOTO That's not how it works. Nuclear reactors don't need to be maintained for 25000 years.
I’m much older than both of you, and I sincerely applaud that you are not just watching this, but asking your very valid questions out loud. You will get some of the answers you need. This is a HARD watch, but I encourage you to stick with it. This is a VERY important mini-series, and it took a long time for all of this information to be made available to the rest of the world. I feel that it is important that younger people who either did not live through this (or were too young to understand at the time,) be informed, and possibly even research more about this historical tragedy. A topic like this is a slippery slope, because ignorance can be bliss, but knowing what happened here - for a terrifying as it is, is valuable knowledge that has saved lives and hopefully will continue to save lives.
- One last note: It’s hard to look at Russia and the world today and truly understand how different that part of the world was while it was the Soviet Union. I have watched a few reactions from people in their 20s and they keep saying “just quit your job, just refuse, just leave,” this was NOT an option for these poor citizens. I hope that this point is also hitting a nerve with the future leaders of our world. ❤️
you could actually, but that would cost you: you will have a really big trouble finding a new job - especially decent one - that's what happens when government is in charge of employment...
also keep in mind that being unemployed was a crime in ussr, so you could even end up in prison for "parasitism" (тунеядство)
They had to bury them in zinc coffins and cover the coffins in concrete to prevent their highely radioactive bodies from decomposing and being absorbed into the surrounding soil.
eraldorh they wouldn’t decompose anyway all that radiation they absorbed would prevent bacteria from festering and getting sealed in concrete you would just find a heavily irradiated mummy
@@ianloeb1672 Well that's the exact reason they were buried in such a manner so if experts deemed that necessary I'll take their word for it over yours. Also bacteria is far more resistant to radiation than we are because we have so many cells to absorb it and is the reason simpler creatures like cockroaches and flies are so much more resistant. Some bacteria can survive radiation doses of over 50,000 sieverts while 6 sieverts is considered deadly for humans.
@@eraldorh true but it can't break through metal and concrete now can it?
@@ianloeb1672 What cant break through metal and concrete?
eraldorh Bacteria
I was 4 years old when it happen. Hello from Kiev
Dobry Dien !
@@Zhest-yu8rw Hello
Oleg Geek
What do you do with your third arm?
"Were still wearing the Fing hats"! You have to love those miners. It's a bloke thing, but I would have been proud to work alongside men like that, and a foreman like that. I bet you would walk through walls for him.
DrCarp damn skippy
I was getting flashbacks from the actor who was a super villain in an brit show. But he won me over in the end! Miners were awesome.
@@NOHOPHOTO Little Mo's abusive husband Trevor in Eastenders
EAT YER DINNER, MO!
The whole Vasily Burial Sequence has gotta be the most heartfelt and well done moment in this entire minseries. I applaud the crew's work on this endeavor and their (for lack of a better word) *gentle* approach to depicting the gruesome and abhorrent nature of Chernobyl. Hats off to you HBO, once again.
10:00 When she said she could see The Kremlin, I just started crying.
I remember reading Lyudmila Ignatenko's memories of those weeks after the explosion. The single most horrifying thing I ever had to read in my entire life, what they show you in the show is really toned down. The image that stuck with me the most was that one day one of the doctors brought an orange for some weird reason, as a sign of support or something like that. The husband was already dying and unable to eat, drink or pretty much breathe, coughing up chunks of his own lungs. Lyudmila had to leave the room for half an hour to allow the doctors perform some procedures, and when she came back, the fucking orange was already purple.
"Your husband is a nuclear bomb now," they told her.
The most terrible thing is that no one really could imagine something like this was possible. The people were taught that nuclear energy produced at the plants across the country was safe and clean, the safest and the cleanest actually. No one in the population understood how dangerous it really is until Chernobyl happened.
that is exaggerated scene ,, you need to see the doctors review on that ,, one is available on youtube
I highly recommend Band of Brothers, another miniseries, based on paratroopers during WW2. It is spectacular.
Band of Brothers is an excellent series done by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. Based on the historical novel of the same name from the highly regarded historian Stephen Ambrose. Sci Fi and fantasy are great but I find nothing more compelling than real life like Chernobly and Band of Brothers.
I've been hoping they would react to Band of Brothers. It's just fantastic. I can't think of one bad thing to say about it, honestly.
Band of Brothers is fantastic
idk if you're still following the channel, they started band of brothers this month!
The reason they were holding the shoes at the funeral scene is because the firefighters feet had swollen so much by the time they died, the shoes they were to be buried with would not fit.
I assume it's been mentioned already, but I very much recommend the podcast that goes along with this series. The Chernobyl Podcast. The show runner and the host go over all the things that really happened, and how accurate the show is. It's incredibly fascinating, and it goes into more detail than the show could. Chernobyl was horrifying.
Except for the part where Craig said the "bridge of death" actually happened. Good podcast though.
She didn’t know about the radiation, guys, a very few people knew about it
Yep, they weren't told that the victims were suffering from radiation poisoning. That's why the KGB were there.
When I'm in a hospital and told not to do something, I'm not gonna do it.
@@KiraVexing because you're smart and not emotional
Gristle that’s good for you, but some people do irrational things when they are stressed like she was. Empathy is a very good thing
Goes to show that the soviet education system sucked balls. I grew up in the 80's, knowledge about radiation and it's effects was common knowledge during the cold war. There was literature for children, there were movies like "The day after", there were documentarys about Hiroshima. I knew all this in '86. I was 9. Those people were adults and had no clue. It still boggles my mind.
Interesting note. The cell where Legosove goes to get the other scientist was a real KGB jail cell.
Kyle Voltti guess that was easy to find, I heard that they have plenty of those
Dropping the sand and Boron was the right thing to do at the time, because the immediate threat was the radioactive dust being carried into the atmosphere by the flames and smoke. By the way, the Boron helps to absorb some of the neutrons being emitted by the radiation. Legaslov knew this would cause the now smothered core temperature to heat up producing the lava, but estimated it would take weeks for that to become a problem. He was just buying them time, but when they realised the tanks were full of water, it was like, holy shit, we have just created a huge ticking nuclear time bomb. If they had known that in the beginning, they would have let the fire rage on for longer.
The plastic was actually to protect the men from infection, as their immune systems had been essentially destroyed. Also, he would have been safe to touch (though at the time, it was believed that he would have been dangerous). Once the contaminated clothes and dust is washed away, he wouldn't have been dangerous.
There were an interesting comment to share under another reaction so I'll just copy it.
orwinge1:
One symbolic moment that might not be exactly clear in the translation - when he asks her what she sees from the window in the hospital she says: "Kremlin". Everybody is picking upon that she is saying this probably realising that he is not going to see it himself ever again. Then he goes on "St.Basil's?" - meaning whether she sees the St.Basil's Cathedral. Basil in Russian is Vasily (St.Basil's Cathedral is the Cathedral of Saint Vasily in Russian). His own name happens to be Vasily. So the question sounds like whether she sees Saint Vasily in Russian. She looks directly at him and says "Yes".
It's heartbreaking but it's a must see show. I love your reaction, it's beautiful to see so much empathy from you guys. Can't wait to see more. I almost cried when Nikki teared up 😭 Hold on Nikki for the next one. Love you 💙
You're pretty
Legasov :You don't trust us?
KGB: Well yes, but actually no.
The actor James Cosmo who played Lord Commander Mormont in GoT had a small cameo as one of the miners in this episode. There is actually close to a dozen actors from GoT with roles big and small in Chernobyl. Some you will recognize right away like Maester Luwin, others have blink and you will miss it cameos or are hard to recognize without a wig and a beard ☺
I never thought it was possible to hate Maester Luwin!😉
There is a very good book called Voices of Chernobyl that won the Pulitzer Prize. The author interviewed many people about their experiences during and after the explosion. The first story she tells is that of the firefighter and his wife.
Ludmilla has to be given do much credit, she was crucial to the accuracy of how they portray the radiation burns,the makeup artist had access to real life photos from the hospital afterward, and the account from Lyudmilla ,with the burns she saw with her husband. He( the makeup artist, had 7 diffent stages of makeup for the burns, depending on where a character was and how long they were there.
those miner are Hard core, hard nuclear reactor core!
Definitely some hard mofos. Their leader is one the best characters.
i see why you did there lol
there was a deleted scene where a crack in the wall was glowing green. they held a docimeter up and it went off the charts prompting them to move much more faster.
This show is brutal. So sad. It is tough to watch knowing it actually happened
You two got me hooked on another series. I have finished already and all I can say is wow. Thanks for reacting!
It was bad enough hearing Jared Harris explain the gruesome effects of radiation on the body, but to then see it in graphic detail was horrifying 😳
Who else spotted Night’s Watch Lord Commander and Jorah’s dad Jeor Mormont as one of the miners? A lot of other GoT actors in this how in general btw :o
Did you know about the"radium girls" they painted watch dials with radium laced paint and 100 years later their graves still emit radiation
Another fun fact from the HBO podcast: The scene where Legasov is springing Khomyuk from the KGB jail was shot in a municipal building in Vilnius, Lithuania; but over 30 years ago, that same building was in fact a real KGB jail.
omg i LAUGHED OUT LOUD when Nikki was like "no offense but i wouldn't touch you" XD
The new challenge from internet:
Watch Chernobyl series, and see how long take to break you down...
My record was the 4 episode.
There, this series totally break me down...
Yeah episode 4 was the one that broke me too.
Mine was 3 when she told firefighter abouth the baby and I saw the tv friendly version of burns bc I know there were worse in real life and what she did for her husband and other firefighters
That scene just broke me
And to think this is the TV friendly depiction of radiation sickness...
Also in the wife's defense, no one ever told her why it was unsafe to touch her husband, or that what was happening to him could happen to her. And despite everything I find it extremely admirable of her that she remained so devoted and so loyal to him despite the risks to herself, even when he looked like he was nothing more than a half melted corpse. That's some hardcore love right there.
There's a little tender moment in the scene where Vasily asks Lyudmilla if she can see St. Basil's from his hospital window. In Russian culture I believe the name Vasili has a connection to or relates to the name Basil. So when she looks at him, knowing how much he is suffering and says "yes, my love" she's not just saying it to ease his pain but it's also her way of expressing how she sees him as a true saint.
If you're going to make it through this series, you absolutely gotta take the humor and the inspiration where you can find it. Like the miners dirtying the minister of mines' nice blue suit with their affectionate pats or their working in the nude. And the sacrifices so many of these people really make for the greater good or for love, like Lyudmila. You have to see at least some light in it.
11:23 A sign of a true hardworking man. He tells it like it is because who has time for BS when work needs doing? Simple, but very respectable.
The one thing that I can say about this mini-series is that it will test your Soul. Just goes from bad to worse.
I was four months old when the accident happened. I´m from Finland and at the time me and my parents lived in a small town here in Finland called Uusikaarlepyy. We went to another town further south (where I now live) to visit my grandparents because there was a huge renovation happening in the house where we lived.
It has been confirmed that the radiation reached Uusikaarlepyy and that several kids were in fact hit by it and later developed cancer. It´s truly horrendous to think how far the radiation spread and how many people that were actually affected by the accident. It spread to people here in Finland through our berries if I´ve understood it correctly
I must say that this has to be one of the hardest series I´ve ever watched but it´s SO WELL MADE and the actors are just phenomenal.
I understand that you feel uncomfortable watching this series.. I did... I cried and I felt like throwing up several times but I do highly suggest you watch it til the end. It is well worth it and I think it´s incredibly important to watch as well.
xx
The fact that I see Nikki on the thumbnail for all the episodes speaks volumes. This is a TOUGH mini series to watch, especially for animal lovers. My husband couldn't even watch it.
Exposure to radiation is among the worst ways to die. It's literally tearing you apart on a cellular structure.
Thank you for these reaction videos, showing pure emotion and respect for so many people who lost their lives or health so that millions of others can live. This show is so, so incredibly accurate in every detail -- the props, the clothes, everything is so true to the era.
This Show is like , if the Red Wedding have ran five hours , emotionnally speaking ...
@Nikki & Steve
I think I have your next mission, should you wish to accept it.
The Terror
Stars the actor who plays Legasov, Jared Harris.
Also incredibly well acted and adapted from a true story.
The atmosphere created is almost as tense as Chernobyl.
Love your reactions.
slayerrocks2 They’re the only reactors I know who would completely get The Terror season 1. Smart cookies. I needed subtitles, though.
I agree would love to see them watch the terror :D
@@sarahzentexas my thoughts exactly. I know they are reacting to high-end programmes, but they fully understand, and get totally immersed.
I binged The Terror, but wished I hadn't. Purely on how exhausting it was to be at that level of tension.
According to her "memories" Ive read, she knew, but just didn't care about herself and child.
I never wanna work in any kind of field that involves nuclear anything after watching this show.
A little fun fact: the three guys really did empty the tanks in pitch black darkness after their original flashlights got fried and the ones we see here were only added for our viewing pleasure
Its so horrifying this happened. And I don’t blame that woman for hugging and holding her husband’s hand. If that were the love of my life and I could see the agony, it’s just instinct to try and be there for them. Seeing them buried in metal boxes in concrete, I don’t know why that hit me so hard.
I ordered a very good book, called Chernobyl History of Tragedy by Serhii Plokhy. It’s extremely informative and highly recommend it to you.
Just a warning for the next episode, Nikki with the animals, as much as I want to see your reactions it will be hard for you and anyone else who feels so much empathy for animals. It’s good you’ve heard warnings from others already. I’m not even sure I can watch it again myself.
Thanks for the video guys.
Watching the series is already heartbreaking, but seeing Nikki nearly loses it multiple times is unbearable. Steven you got some consolation work to do!
Jeor Mormont the old Lord commander of the Night's Watch, is one of the Miners.
Seeing the plant workers and fire fighters slowly die from ARS was the worst thing for me. An absolutely horrific way to die. I think it would gave been kinder to put them out of their misery, since there was no hope of their survival.
When they warned Lyudmilla not to touch her husband they neglected to inform her that he had been transformed into a talking dirty bomb.
Except not at all. The real reason she shouldn't have been touching him would be that his immune system was fucked.
Just remember, when the miner says it's 50 degrees in there, he means 50° Celsius. That's 122° Fahrenheit.
Understandably, very difficult to watch. Thank you for sharing your sincere reactions. I'd like to share one thing that hardly anyone has mentioned: When Premier Gorbachov ordered Scherbina and Lagasov to Chernobyl he was literally and unknowingly giving them a death sentence. They both came to terms with it and still pressed on. The heroism of the responders to Chernobly is boundless. Looking forward to your reactions to the last two episodes...TC
Did you know that the guy who plays Boris is Stellan Skarsgård, who plays Erik Selvig in the MCU (scientist from the Thor films), and he is also the father of several actors such as Gustaf Skarsgård (Floki) and Bill Skarsgård (Pennywise).
And the oldest son Alexander Skarsgard, who was in true blood and was truly amazing in Big Little Lies as well. And the other younger siblings are starting to act, this family is taking over and I am totally fine with it...they are amazing!
16:11 Nikki's reaction to the destroyed animals... next episode is going to be haaard! :D
The three divers didn't die after that. Two were still alive as of 2015, the third died of a heart attack.
The cost of lies
The cost of censorship. Even self censorship, done in fear of offending, etc. Free speech is way more important than people understand. Especially speech you don't like.
The scene where Vassili is moaning realizing that his body is shattered is so terrifying. Imagine you woke up in the night, and realize this...
Another great short miniseries is band of Brothers if you guys haven't watched it before. Anyways keep up the great reactions,😁
Band of brothers is epically good! I highly recommend it as well!
Episode 4 was the worst
Just finished BoB again last month for DDay anniv remembrance and The Pacific too. Tremendous film making and all based on stories from the participants!
Even in death... even as the earth opened wide... these men could not be allowed to return to the ground, they must forever remain, forbidden from becoming part of the land.
Ooh, it'd be interesting to hear your opinions after you do some research. Sounds like a good idea for series which are based on historical events or just history
Due to the environment of secrecy, the fireman's wife had no clue her husband's body was toxic; & the nurse was forbidden to tell her. All she knows is her husband was burnt. By fire.
Having grown up in Mediterrean Europe post-Chernobyl, I have vivid memories of reports, informations, and devastation that the disaster provoked here, let alone in Ukraine and Eastern Europe. Make sure to read more about it, because there is so much more than in the series, and it's so important!
Hi ! I'm french and i was a kid when chernobyl happened but i remember quite clear that my parents were afraid. I know it's hard to watch this show but it is important to do. I watch it with my son (15). Be strong, it's history guys !
I have nothing but unlimited admiration for you two, Nikki and Steven, for providing us all with your reactions to this episode. I know it was very difficult for you two to watch, especially Nikki, and my heart goes out to both of you. It was hard for me too and I am sure it was hard for a lot of people. Thank you so much for showing your humanity by reviewing an episode that is very, very difficult to watch.
Touching someone with radiation burns does not give you radiation poisoning by the way. The only way that happens is if there’s radiation on top of their skin. So she is fine in that case.
Amazing special make up department on this episode!!!!
Man's soul is breaking apart. 1000 tons of me. I'm Hungarian. 18 years old in 1986. This series is fantastic. Emotions, fear, everything that hurts. It's good to see what feelings have been on you. Those Soviet people are heroes. They've saved the world. I was constantly crying, angry and desperate. I experienced the effects here in Hungary. I'm glad you don't have to experience this. Look forward to the next video.
Please keep up the next 2 episodes. It's so interesting seeing your perspective on the whole situation
My mom was a soldier at the time in Romania, they were brought to measure radiation without any protection, later they found out what happened from a foreign newspaper. My dad was in Budapest Hungary on may 1 (so a few days after the explosion) , it's a holiday so people were out celebrating (the government didn't say anything even though the radiation wasn't that big here you were protected by staying inside because of the radioactive dust). One of my dad's friend got so drunk he slept outside and his hair fell out after a week. So shocking that the soviets were too proud to protect "their" people.
The book is actually heartbreaking, when I read it I cried my eyes out several times, if you get the chance look for it, it's called "Voices from Chernobyl".
The thing that this series left me with was the word "responsibility." Take personal responsibility. Don't let some politician, some celebrity, or some belief in some god take it from you.
Finally!!! Chernobyl! thx from Ukraine =)
Coal miners in the late Soviet Union wielded an enormous amount of influence because you need coal for steel, electricity, and numerous other industrial applications. If they failed to make quota, the entire economy of the Soviet Union would grind to a halt. Because of that, the coal bosses agreed to make quota in exchange for better stores, housing, and towns (certain towns were built specifically for people in a particular industry).
Sadly this aint a nightmare, its a true story :C
They didn’t show Akimov because by this point he had no face, portions of his skull were showing, he in reality could not speak & had to blink to respond to questions
Great reaction guys love your Vikings reactions too
from New Zealand
The description of what the ionizing radiation does is the worst. Imagine the worst, blistering sunburn you're ever had; multiply it by ten to one hundred thousand, and have it through your ENTIRE body...muscles, organs, bones. That's an idea of what it's like. And Ludmilla refusing to leave her husband is heartbreaking.