Chernobyl Ep 1 - Full Reaction

I was a chemical engineering student in college in 1986 and understood the significance of what was happening at Chernobyl. Terrifying.

Clay F

I had no problem syncing with the series on MAX

Clay F

Wasn't possible to watch due to sync issues

Dexter Lake

". not in the old USSR you don't " .,,,, where fired means stood against a wall and shot

Jon Freezin-Rain

"I quit, I'm leaving" urmmm... not in the old USSR you don't

William

Your love of well made HBO series rooted in history hopefully mean a reaction someday to the John Adams HBO miniseries, which I think you'll absolutely love.

Eddie Collison

Cernobyl was a situation where a few brave people gave their lives to save millions of other lives. The men there who stayed at their posts and kept the reactors cool protected them from a much worse situation. Some of them died within a few days, and a few within a few months from radiation poisioning. Still, it's nice to know that there are angels in heaven. There were many problems with Chernobyl. The Soviet Union's routine secrecy killed a lot of people. They didn't want the people living nearby to know that the plant was dangerous, so they didn't train the firefighters how to deal with radiation, which is why so many of them died there. Few outside of Chernobyl knew right away what happened. It wasn't until days later when some of the radiation had spread to other countries that the world started asking questions and the USSR had to admit what had happened. Still, it wasn't until the fall of the Soviet Union that most of the story got out. Today nobody lives within many miles of Chernobyl. The radiation level will reduce by half in a few hundred years. It's in the soil and in the water. Chernobyl and the surrounding area has become something of an accidentla wildlife preserve. Children who lived there and survived are now adults living in pain from a whole range of chronic diseases and cancers. Many can't have children of their own.

Alan Kobb

I like when she say " evac everything" xD Cassie sadly the radioactive radiation is working not that way. And dont forget it! 1986 the pepole dont know much about the Atomic powerplant. And im sure they know 0 about how its work. The film is perfectli give back the Sovietunion politic ideologi and how the people lived there! You can take every moment seriously. Its more just a document film. The KGB it was in real life as in the film. At this time when the people saw the Black Volga.... It was a hard time in USSR, but not only there. Effected everty country where the USSR controlled. ( sorry for my bad english. :( )

Ohhhh, yes, The queens gambit is awesome. I love it.

Björn Von Knorring

I'm so glad you're reacting to Chernobyl. Of course the other great recent limited series is The Queen's Gambit. Different in tone, but quite good.

Mingo Wayama

Cassie, you often blame yourself for not knowing more about WWII or Chernobyl or whatever. That is of no significance. What is important is that you want to learn more and educate yourself more. You should be proud when you learn new things. Not feel bad that you didn’t know it before. If we all only heard what we already know, nothing new is ever learned.

Björn Von Knorring

Cassie, I remember your asking why don’t they just leave. One thing about that era is not many people owned cars. Only upper level government bureaucrats, high level officials and those who had elevated positions in agencies had cars. You might have noticed that the extra workers they summoned all came in buses. So if you want to leave, you’d be walking on your own. One detail that’s not discussed is the shabbiness of the offices, apartments, and buildings, excepting the Kremlin. Notice how worn the rooms look? Peeling paint, 40’s-50’s decor, limited choices in upholstery patterns, all indicate how few manufactured goods were available. They did a great job in conveying how people lived. I remember back in the 80’s and hearing how jeans were coveted in the USSR, with the black market selling jordache jeans for over $100.

Catherine LW

This is the second series in which his character hangs himself. The other one is "Mad Men".

Kevin

For those nerds like me who want a lecture about how the Chernobyl disaster happened as well as more about the effect of radiation, here is a great MIT lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijst4g5KFN0&ab_channel=MITOpenCourseWare Even if you don't understand the science, the professor uses examples and 2019 knowledge to make the lecture interesting and informative.

Kevin

I'm so excited for the next episode, any word of when that will drop?

Mr. Killeverything

I loved Jared Harris in this (The guy who hung himself at the beginning). But then again he's freakin great in everything he is in. His acting in the show "The Expense" is top notch.

Ronny Boss

Anyone mention The China Syndrome with Jack Lemmon?

Rich Mcclure