Chernobyl EP2: Please Remain Calm - FIRST TIME REACTION!!

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[@markjohnson2079]

"Then I'll do it myself..." - look up General Pikalov. Absolute legend from WW2 all the way until his eventual death.

[@Juniper-z9v]

The mark of a good actor is not just the way they deliver the dialogue, but also their facial expressions and their body language. The actors in this series absolutely nailed it.

[@magicbrownie1357]

Was horrified in more than one place in this series. I cried in more than one place in this series. Sometimes I did both in the same scene.

[@kaeb11]

The poor firefighters so sad and horrifying. The people on the bridge and children playing in the ash. 😰

[@mrtveye6682]

With all the super-hero-movies in mind we are flooded with these days, watching the scene near the end, when the 3 workers stand up and volunteer, that's a IRL super-hero origin story.

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

Very true.

[@iKvetch558]

In this episode, there were a few things the makers of the show changed for various reasons. For one thing, the character who said that they should close off the city in the first episode and is evacuated in this one, did not exist...he was added for dramatic purposes. Also, the helicopter crash did not happen so soon after the explosion...it really happened months later in October, 1986, and had little to do with radiation. As I mentioned in my comment to episode 1, once you are done with the series, the History vs Hollywood article on the show is a must read. The reason for the stable iodine pills is that it fills up your thyroid gland with iodine, and since one of the main radioactive elements given off in a reactor disaster is radioactive iodine, it is important to prevent your thyroid gland from absorbing any of that. Having a large supply of iodine pills ready so that all the people that are exposed to radioactive iodine near a nuclear power plant is something that pretty much all other nations do as a standard safety precaution as part of their nuclear power program. The USSR did not have stable iodine pills available for the people exposed to radioactive iodine near and downwind of Chernobyl, this was because having iodine ready would be an admission that something could go wrong with the reactor, and there could be no admission of any potential problem with the RBMK reactor.

[@rhinovandam]

The podcast from hbo with the director is amazing, he’s totally honest about what he changed or made up vs the facts, highly recommended. It’s on KZbin as well as podcast services.

[@Big_Bag_of_Pus]

Just to clarify (and not that you said otherwise, but it should be absolutely clear): Pripyat definitely was closed off initially, with its citizens prevented from leaving and the phone lines cut. The assignment of this decision to one lone person on the Pripyat Executive Committee of the Party is what was made up.

[@Markus117d]

The helicopter crash doesn't have to do with the radiation in the show either, That comes from assumptions and not noticing the rotorblades hitting the crane cable, The hook and cable can be seen falling along with the helicopter..

[@ImRivendill]

Things you usually don't want to hear: "Yay more Chernobyl!"

[@ct5625]

One of my favorite scenes in this episode is when he returns to the hotel after finding out how bad it is and he goes to the bar. It's such a subtle scene but it's packed with meaning. He requests one of the glasses from the tray because they were upside down and less likely to be contaminated. This again shows the gravity of the situation and the fact that it's unknown territory. Logically he would have to understand that it wouldn't make any real difference, he was already exposed, but there was still a part of him thinking about the level of risk. And then the woman asks if it's anything they should worry about, and he says no. This shows the level of societal distrust. He'd just argued for the evacuation of the town, but he's still unable to tell someone they should leave. He becomes complicit through political force. It's such a great show, with so much amazing acting and so many amazing characters. Even the set design and score is perfect. Looking forward to the rest, but you should know it gets worse.

[@ganthc]

That lady that asks is KGB. You learn that a bit later, and she was asking to see if Lagasov could keep state secrets.

[@Grnademaster]

I believe the best scene in the series is when Harris and Skarsgård are in the hotel, and Harris exclaims to him that "Yes we are staying here! And we'll be dead in five years." Skarsgård's demeanor completely changes from this moment forth. His condescending and arrogance are completely gone afterward. This is the defining moment for his character, and it may be one of the best character developing moments in cinema.

[@magicbrownie1357]

I think Chernobyl did alter world history. It was only a five short years later that the Soviet Union fell apart. Probably because of the huge expenditures related to this disaster.

[@seanrosenau2088]

Imagine the cost of replacing 'all of the liquid nitrogen in the soviet union'.

[@dansiegel333]

You’ve got an impressive knack for placing things in their wider context, drawing out the moral & existential dimension of what we are watching.

[@maksphoto78]

The firefighters' clothes are still in the hospital basement, and it's one of the most radioactive places in Chernobyl.

[@buddystewart2020]

I wonder why people hope they're not gonna cry? What the hell is wrong with crying? The sacrifice made by many, don't they deserve some of my tears? I can't help but cry when I watch this.

[@2old4gamez]

Love your comment about the unseen antagonist. I've always felt that there's something very Lovecraftian about the horror of the situation.

[@xen0bia]

In real life, those divers didn't even have flashlights at all, crank-up or otherwise, the radiation would instantly kill any electronic components, so they naviguated the entire place in total darkness. And they didn't volunteered, they were pretty much obligated to go seeing as they were the only ones who essentially knew the structure layout by heart. Oh and, if based on the Chernobyl incident you think the USSR was grossly incompetent, grossly negligent, grossly irresponsible handling nuclear power, then you really only know a fraction of it. Look into how they developed their own nuclear bomb, how they disposed of radioactive waste, the Mayak facility, the Kyshtym disaster and the subsequent Lake Karachay incident. I don't believe an inch-square of Russia isn't contaminated in some way, it's insane.

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

The Soviet Union wasn’t the only country that was irresponsible and negligent in the handling of nuclear power and weapons.

[@xen0bia]

@@BarryHart-xo1oy Didn't say anything to the contrary, but the USSR/Russia is the crowned champion, absolutely.

[@Loki_Loki01]

the way this episode ends where it fades to black and all we can hear is the heavy breathing and detector going crazy just gives me chills everytime. Such a haunting way to end the episode, was well made.

[@TheBestPirateDrake]

So the thermal explosion was not ever a real danger because it would be simply impossible to happen. Even if it happened it would not have been at the scale the we’re shown in the show. But it was a theoretical danger at the time and they would rather be safe than sorry. The 3 divers light did went off IRL, but they were so confident about the layout of the plant that they did it in the dark. I can’t even imagine doing something like that.

[@dachecker79]

I was 6 years old, not far away from this place, in Romania ! I remember, we took Ionide-Pills, shut the windows and stayed at home inside for days !

[@louhillen8254]

This series is incredible - I learnt so much. And the ignorance and also the sheer bravery……

[@Varzaak]

2 and 5 are my favs for obvious reasons as you will see later. That does not detract from the story of the other 3 because they are also superb. When I saw this I was awestruck over the details. Stuff like the Soviet trucks. The Soviet license plates on the vehicles. The uniforms of the differing mobilized civilians and soldiers. The background in general. You had the foliage or the lay of the land in the shots which totally mirrors Pripyat. The city itself. The nuclear plant rooms. Even small things in how they used comrade in addressing people in private or in a group. I had seen pictures of all of this in detail after the fall of the Soviet Union. I got lucky one time a few years ago on a science website (no clue what its name is now). Anyway, Chernobyl came up on their discussion board. You had several known scientists explain what that explosion did and what is still not released to the public. One such scientist from the CDC who saw the different time stamped pics of Ignatenko in Hospital 6 was that the movie was fairly accurate in how these men slowly liquified in what he had described. He said that the pics of Akimov in particular were so soul killing and emotional. He said it was probably the most gruesome set of pics he had ever viewed. Basically saying that if they showed him in Ep 3 in his unhidden form it would be a vomitfest. This is coming from someone in the CDC who sees gruesome from all over the world. I didn't feel qualified in any way to ask any questions because some of the back and forth was so in-depth that I almost felt inadequate just reading it. That was before this aired by 3 or 4 years. Its why I was both excited and fearful if they hit it out of the park. Car wreck, except of just not seeing just the wreck. That I was going to also see mutilated casualties and feel deep despair because I had read and seen eyewitness accounts that were translated.

[@lunacouer]

4:06 That was an important shot, all those clothes. They're still there and still highly radioactive. Unfortunately, people have taken some of them as "souvenirs" over the years 🤦‍♀ I guess they finally poured sand into the entrance ways to stop people from doing that.

[@Col_Fragg]

Sitting in the comfort of my living room watching this reaction on KZbin and just imagining how horrifying it would be to told I must evacuate with nothing but what I can fit in my small backpack never to return. One can only imagine the thousands of people for whom this horror was a reality.

[@philipstroud6327]

Even here in the uk the affects were felt, mainly in scotland, the north of england and wales, i believe nearly 10000 farms had their grazing land affected in the uk alone

[@karenfamiglietti2040]

Just found your channel. I saw Chernobyl, and knew I had to watch along with you. I've watched this series 3 times. The acting, the cinematography, the darkness of it all totally draws you in. To think that it's a true story is absolutely frightening. Carry on watching, I'm going on the ride with you.

[@andidreyes5323]

I was 4 years old when this happened. I lived...live in Missouri. I remember everything about it. My parents and grandparents were actually afraid. We're close to nuclear power plants. But the level of FEAR has never left my memory. It was on the news. Older kids, teenagers, adults were all talking about nuclear power immediately after the world learned about it. We knew they tried to hide it too. And at the time, I remembered my family being so proud that in our country...we were safer. Huh...now, I think it's just amounts of getting away with harming the areas peoples...and doing whatever will make the government the most money.

[@thyop89]

Potassium Iodide (iodine pill) helps protect against one type of radiative material (radiactive iodine) by blocking it from being absorbed by the thyroid. Unfortunately this is only one of many types of radiactive materials released and it will not save you in a circumstances like these.

[@del1655]

Love your thoughts on the show! I don't know if you were nervous to do this series alone, but you're killing it.

[@loveitftw]

I don't know if anyone mentioned this earlier but the divers didn't heroically volunteer for the job. Their managers told them to do it and they were scared of getting fired. They were not offered any extra money for it either. They were just "doing their job" bc "who else could've done it?".

[@Danjoker.]

I've never been more tensed watching a show.

[@craigchalloner153]

This is one of the most stunning hours of TV I've watched in recent years. Such a joy to watch this and Hill House in the same year was a treat.

[@lizetteolsen3218]

This is a growing horror series. You will have nightmares and you will cry. No shame--it is your decency being reflected as you respond to the series.

[@caroline4323]

The actor playing Boris is brilliant because he looks exactly like a 1980ties Russian aparatchik. When I saw the actor talking about his role being himself I barely recognised him...

[@Dezimondo]

Chernobyl is so gripping and top tier imo. It's one of my favourite tv show. Btw I'm really enjoying watching your reaction/thoughts and I'm looking forward to watching the rest 👍

[@wackyvorlon]

It’s worth noting that the failure experienced by Chernobyl is impossible with modern reactor designs. And, if you want a bad afternoon, look up what happened to Hisashi Ouchi.

[@psilocyble3053]

Great series with a great Tom to go with it.

[@fester2306]

The general is one of my favorite characters, and he only has a few lines.

[@krysa555]

The crew of the fallen helicopter was actually lucky. It was quick. A lot of the helicopters crews died during the next five years. Only few of them survive.

[@hahatoldyouso]

Such an impactful series, very well done.

[@zombiTrout]

The music for this series is so ominous and downright creepy.

[@hsmorg3640]

The helicopter scene was actually because the helicopter hit a crane that was rebuilding the site

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thank you, Tom! ☢ Johan Renck did another exemplary job of directing.

[@YouMe-ru6wi]

It's been 2 weeks since an upload, and only 3 episodes left I hope he finishes the series.

[@mikedignum1868]

This is where the fun begins.

[@ivetavolkova3975]

hi from Latvia! We are still here ;)

[@Silver-rx1mh]

God I adore this series, even though I still find it incredibly upsetting every.....damn......time I watch it.

[@Frozen_Smoke1972]

Stellan Skarsgård, Jared Harris, Emily Watson and Jessie Buckley just knock it out of the park in every scene they're in.

[@Bambuzzsprosse]

Last video I recommended the Podcast by HBO following the episodes, this time I recommend to watch the actual footage from Chernobyl and compare it to the series. The helicopter crashing over the core for example is catastrophically more haunting when you see it happen for real. Iodine is given because in the explosion large amounts of radioactive iodines were released and the radioactive iodines would be absorbed by the human thyroid. So in order to block the possible docking-places in the thyroid the radioactive iodine could attach to, normal iodine is given which instead attaches to the docking-places.

[@PuffTheMagicDragon86]

Toooom, you need to do more episodes in the video, it's not long enough and we have to wait another week? Gah!

[@magicbrownie1357]

Iodine pills bind with radioactive isotopes of iodine and help to flush them out of the body. They help, but they are not a panacea for all radiation poisoning.

[@StarkRG]

It's more that your thyroid can only absorb so much iodine in a given time period and flooding your body with stable iodine shifts the ratio of stable iodine to radioactive iodine in favor of the stable variety.

[@ThefetchNZ]

When this happened I was a young boy in nz. We got THREADS. We got THE DAY AFTER. Then this happened. I had a suitcase under my bed with all my favourite toys and books. Like that would have made a difference. I’m still scared of this. As a kid no-one explained to me.

[@TheBestPirateDrake]

You can say we learned a lots of lessons from this accident, especially the nuclear industry, it is also the point where nuclear power began to truly decline after the three mile island incident in the us.

[@Callimachus33]

Did we learn anything? Just look at the science denial during the pandemic, and tell me if we learned anything...

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

Happened under Gorbachev...✌✌✌✌

[@Senbonzakura776]

Totally great series.

[@applied__science]

Iodine helps protect'ish your Thyroid from radiation

[@cupofcait]

How much worse off everyone would have been if it hadn't been for the heroes who volunteered to go in. Devastating.

[@canucksfan9332]

You should listen to the companion podcast Chernobyl. You’d love it

[@WestcoastAudiGuy]

Don't let this paint the picture that nuclear energy is bad... Nuclear energy is safe, and is ultimately the solution to our energy needs (at least maybe until fusion reactors are viable). Wind and solar are not the solution.

[@StarkRG]

Nuclear was always a stop-gap solution that, had we transitioned to nuclear early, would have meant our current climate crisis wouldn't have come to pass. For the most part, wind and solar really are enough.

[@jollyrayda]

www.youtube.com/@WestcoastAudiGuy Nuclear energy is safest when we leave it where it belongs - *OFF* planet, in our sun. It's 35 million kilometres away and can _still_ kill people with radiation (I come from a sunburnt country, check our melanoma mortality rates some time). Living on a giant island continent, it makes way more sense to use wind and solar and hydro when we have 34,000 kilometres of coastline and numerous places that are roasted by sunlight for most of the year - lots of energy and no risk of any potential bad nuclear event (and before you argue - *NO* nuclear will ever be 100% safe, if only through the human error factor, and the dangers presented by a nuclear failure are EXPONENTIALLY worse than if a wind turbine loses blades or a solar farm has some panels catch fire). We might have been very clever by splitting the atom, but we're not clever enough to actually respect the power it brings.

[@christophgunster254]

Brace yourself for episode 3, Tom! It's gonna be intense!

[@Fibonacci64]

Oh, just you wait ... It gets really heavy.

[@asdfasdf7199]

incredible storytelling. if you're ever wondering whether one aspect or another is accurate, a safe bet is anything said by emily watson is nonsense lol.

[@Shawn-st2lx]

This series in general was actually quite kind to nuclear power, it more showcased the dangers of authoritarian governments like Communism and the dangers of a societal mindset of buying into state sponsored propaganda. Something happening right now in the west.

[@Alexandra_Indina]

It's happening in Russia now. The West is totally ok in comparison.

[@patrickpeterson9873]

New to channel have you considered the movie Alien

[@andreapaiola]

The probable thermal explosion in this show is grossly overestimated, but maybe is it true that at that time was so reported... so that the State do what to be done.

[@GrandmaKeith]

The real helicopter crash was due to hitting a crane.

[@wickamo]

What do you mean if this actually happened. It did happen. Yes they are adding a lot of personal individual story, but these are the ways that those in control reacted and caused the entire thing to be so much worse.

[@simplementeuno5037]

SOS GRANDE "JULIAN ALVAREZ"

[@brazyfilmo3121]

You gotta react to the wire tv show.

[@seanrosenau2088]

Everybody talks about the puppies being liquidated. Nah. This episode is the worst one because of one line. 'You are dealing with something that has never before occurred on this planet'.

[@arielquarante]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@thrillalova1212]

Please react to the movie,”What Lies Beneath”👍👌

[@jamiewilliams6529]

I did happen. This is real

[@michaeltucker5881]

It looks like you have not watched Audition the Japanese horror movie.

[@Riya15789]

react the conjuring 2 movie

[@spaceballcity]

"Tell enough lies and you'll believe them" Today's politics.

[@Sondog600]

Come on man, finish off the series.

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

How about INTRO PLAY VIDEO RECAP AT END🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

TALKING OVER LINES ONLY CAUSES MORE INTERRUPTIONS IN VIDEO THAT YOU MISS!!!!!😫😡😠

[@billhutchinson6318]

Yeah! How dare you react to what you're watching!

[@Waterford1992]

Yes all the characters in this series are real except for Emily Watsons character who is there just to fulfill the diversity quota

[@DonnaCPunk]

I think she's an amalgam of dozens of other scientists who worked on the problem.

[@wackyvorlon]

She’s there because in reality more than a hundred scientists were involved. It was an enormous undertaking, they’ve created her to serve as a composite character.

[@Waterford1992]

@@DonnaCPunk Yes she is and most of the scientists were men and they did not want another straight white male on their cast so they cast her.

[@jayroi1814]

Dawn of the Dead 1978 when? :D Watch the US theatrical cut for a first watch, the extended cuts especially the extended mall hours fan-edit are great but not for a first time watch

[@summersammich1324]

Sher-Noble