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".

@whattheflyingfuck...

5 жыл бұрын

... from those who fucked it up.

@Norbert_Sattler

5 жыл бұрын

The Liquidators weren't the firefighters. The Liquidators were the ones that cleaned the whole zone up, like the soldiers that hunted all the animals and chopped down all the trees, turned all the soil and such. I don't know if the rooftop soldiers count among them though.

@Ealsante

5 жыл бұрын

It's crazy how such insane heroism can exist with such insane failure. For every Fomin who tries to insist there's no problem, there's one general who drives in with a dosimeter himself because he cannot get his men to do something so dangerous.

@sydIRISH

4 жыл бұрын

They also almost destroyed it, fuck them.

@1982jeepcj8

4 жыл бұрын

@@Ealsante more accurately, he wouldn't ask someone to do something so deadly if he wouldn't do it himself, and having done it himself, his soldiers know, that he is not asking them to something he wouldn't do. it probably killed him

Everyone: episode 3 is so hard to watch Episode 4: hold my graphite

@jonialan5294

5 жыл бұрын

It was good dude

@brianjungen4059

5 жыл бұрын

You’re not holding graphite BECAUSE IT ISN’T THERE!!!!!!!

@PrinsPrygel

5 жыл бұрын

@@brianjungen4059 The man is delusional, someone take him to the infirmary.

@elsotanodelhorror810

5 жыл бұрын

yeah, are you tsupid? tell me how a rbmk reactor can explode

@andyb1653

5 жыл бұрын

OK, but only for 90 seconds.

When someone ask "What was the most terrifying sound you ever heard ?", our answer might be same i think, A Geiger Counter's sound.

@MorliHolect

5 жыл бұрын

no, it's Justin Bieber

@miralalechem6342

5 жыл бұрын

@Strange Quark Even today, they are still expensive :) And yes only 1-2 of them were wearing these counters, in orijinal.

@miralalechem6342

5 жыл бұрын

@@MorliHolect Yeah, he might be another kind if radioactivity lol

@IronPhysik

5 жыл бұрын

@Strange Quark they did, small dosimeters that only measure total amount are quite cheap. here a modern one: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Filmdosimeter.jpg/1024px-Filmdosimeter.jpg one intetresting fact: Many of the rooftop workers actually worked longer there than 90 seconds, they tricked the system to protect less experienced members from going up there. How they did it was quite easy; each worker had a small dosimeter on his chest that would measure the dose they got, you had to stop working on the roof when that dosimeter reached around 25 Roentgen (Rem) often enough these workers either did not go up there with their dosimeter OR they took the dosimeter of someone else up there.

@Vahisofficial

4 жыл бұрын

All that reminds me of is Fallout 4.. Kinda sad.

When you're able to induce such anxiety and fear in the audience with nothing but a radioactive roof and the "Bio-Robots" wearing Geiger counters, you know this is a cinematic masterpiece. Absolutely shattering episode.

@Cassxowary

5 жыл бұрын

Anuraag Muktevi that’s because it’s actually happened... but yeah

@VonRichtburg

5 жыл бұрын

@@Cassxowary Well yes, there is that, but being able to transcribe what happened is, in itself, very hard. Many Historical movies/tv shows/etc... failed in communicating these senses of urgency/anxiety/tension/etc... In fact, we could almost consider that the fact these events, as depicted, actually happened make them even more difficult to transcribe without "contaminating" the subject with unnecessary emotional stunts/cliches/etc...

@gandja6696

5 жыл бұрын

Not robots ! BIO ROBOTS ! ;)

@ForbiddTV

5 жыл бұрын

Anuraag Muktevi The show also exaggerates the radiation dangers, playing off the ignorance of the general population about radiation. All Hollywood productions do this.

@muktevia

5 жыл бұрын

@@gandja6696 corrected :)

When Boris smashes the phone to bits.... it was such a huge catharsis for me. It felt like he was doing that for me and every other member of the audience. Scherbina grows so much over the course of the series. Also this series gives me so much hope. The tough hardened solider taking mercy on Pavel in the scene with the puppies. Scherbina and Legasov laughing. The women gathering to help Ludmilla. This series does show something deeply wonderful about humanity.

@PJ-kj3ef

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he had such a big ego, and let it rule him and who he interacted with. But as he grew with the task, he put the ego aside and pushed on.. that's when all of europe litterally got a fighting chance. In the beginning, I thought he was a genuine bastard, but glad to see him grow and save the day (and world).

@KatSonny

5 жыл бұрын

My god. Yes!!!! Thank you for putting down the words I couldn't 🦄 / Kat

@grimsoncrow

5 жыл бұрын

I agree - with all the lies, incompetence and selfish idiocy, there were so many people who honestly did everything they could to clean up that fucking godawful mess - knowingly, even at the cost of their own lives. I liked Scherbina's speech, whether it ever happened or not. They did it simply because it had to be done.

@fridakron1696

4 жыл бұрын

Akin Khoo Because that’s such a great way to die for a dog? Starving to death.. jesus.

An interesting fact my mom told me: The song sung during the animals' burial was about a man and a crow. The man sings to the crow that "you're not getting me" in the sense that the bird wants to feed on the man's corpse. What was not sang in the show was the last verse of the song. In the last verse the crow eventually gets to feast on that man.

@bloodytroll9626

3 жыл бұрын

What's the song called?

@Vanilla.Thunder

10 ай бұрын

@@bloodytroll9626 Black Raven kzread.info/dash/bejne/lJ1lxJKDlNXXhKw.html

@volodymyr6818

9 ай бұрын

@@bloodytroll9626 kzread.info/dash/bejne/aaSt1rGHn5bYqLw.html

I was 9 when it happened and I lived in Warsaw, Poland only 700 km away from Chernobyl. I remember this fear very well. Especially, my mother, she was so worried about us, her children. The radioactive cloud hit us on April 28th. But, I also must say that our communist government reacted suprisingly responsible in the first days. Russians did not share much information even with their allies. So, our national nuclear detection network discovered that something really bad is happening. At the beginning, scientists were paralysed by the thought that nuclear war had started, but quickly discovered, that it must had been massive civil reactor accident. In few hours Chernobyl was identified. Special Committee was created (kind like in the series) with scientists involved. At first, they ordered that everyone (especially children) should take a doze of iodine to block the thyroid and prevent thyroid cancer (most probable from radionucleids emmitted). In just three days 18,5 mln citizens from endengared regions received necessary treatment (Poland was 38 mln total population). Government used almost all military reserves of iodine they kept in case of nuclear war. As there was also some risk of food contamination, government warned people not to drink fresh milk, eat berries or mushrooms etc. They imported massive amount of milk from the West for children (with help of Western authorities). As for us, our mother told us not to go out. The first day when we learned that there is a contamination, she ordered us to take out all clothes and gave us really hard shower. Then, we were forbidden to go outside for some days. All the windows were closed, curtains down and we could not get close to them. That was quite scary at the time, but in the end thankfully contamination in Poland was minor.

@ForbiddTV

5 жыл бұрын

Pretty wise Mama.

@j7700

5 жыл бұрын

and nothing has changed.the current russia behaves just like the soviet union's government.does not acknowledge anything and denies all the accusations to their side, "they are not there", "they are in no way responsible"

@Chilihead3712

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your story.

@otnat2094

4 жыл бұрын

Well, I got to give a hand to the Poland government for being on the ball and taking action to protect people.

@MrSporkster

4 жыл бұрын

Poland stronk!

"Comrade soldier. Youre done."

@gandja6696

5 жыл бұрын

French version: "camarade soldier. You stop" Fail ! XD

@krashd

5 жыл бұрын

"Stick a fork in me, I'm done!"

@Vahisofficial

4 жыл бұрын

Toveri sotilas, olet tehty.

@hritwik4655

3 жыл бұрын

no shit

@dafungusamungus6742

3 жыл бұрын

"With life? Or for the day comrade?"

I like how you don’t hide your emotions and actually feel the pain in the series. Here, in Ukraine, we still get the ‘gifts’ of Chernobyl, the cancer rate is enormous.. Thank you for the reactions to the series. With ❤️ from 🇺🇦

You should check the real footage they have of the heroes who went on to the roof. It's on KZread and looks exactly the same as the way the show portrayed it.

@Zenn3k

5 жыл бұрын

The video shown on the show to show the workers where to go, that was some of that real original footage.

@andyb1653

5 жыл бұрын

@@Zenn3k Yes, and the speech the general gives is an exact translation from the original speech.

Black raven, black raven, Why do you circle over me? You won't have your prey, Black raven, I'm not yours! Why do you spread wide your talons Over my head? If you hope for a game, Black raven, I'm not yours!

@m2c_tave689

5 жыл бұрын

xzerox200922 let readers know it's the words to the Cossack folk song as they bury the animals in cement. Pitch Black raven. I still live.

FYI, I'm NOT exaggerating this point at all. Chernobyl is by far the single best piece of cinematic artwork I've ever seen. This mini series took film making to a different place than I've ever seen it go before. We've had stuff like Titanic & Apollo 13 in the full feature-length film genre and Band of Brothers and From The Earth to the Moon in the mini series realm, but to me, personally, Nothing has ever come this close to giving people the true historic experience of a major global event the way Chernobyl has. It's one of humanities worst disasters and biggest mistakes, yet we've known less about the truth of Chernobyl than we've known about how JFK was assassinated and how NASA put a man on the Moon. It wasn't just important to finally tell the whole truth, but to expose what happened to a new generation of people who didn't even fathom the fact that they live in a world where a nuclear disaster of this scale and scope actually happened and is still being dealt with today and will continue to be dealt with long after they are dead. Great reaction videos so far. I'm looking forward to your finale video.

@Tortuosit

5 жыл бұрын

I agree here. Episode 5, the symbolism, the grub on the hand, remarkably awesome. Loved that scene.

@mojosodope45

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. This show is a masterpiece. Personally I feel it’s the best thing ever put on television. No show or series has ever induced the full spectrum of emotion in me as this show has. From anger to fear to sadness and anxiety and even happiness in moments. I cried from sadness and anger and anxiety.

@ninawildr4207

5 жыл бұрын

Love your comment!Totally agree!

I really felt for Shcherbina this episode. He's in an impossible position and has obstacles in every direction which is what led them to make some extremely difficult but unavoidable choices. This series really is an intense, uncomfortable but necessary journey. Looking forward to your reaction to the finale.

The footage they used for the demonstration to the soldiers was real life footage of the liquidators

I love your reactions.I am from Georgia (a country that used to be part of Soviet Union). I was watching a tv program a few days ago about Chernobyl. 1619 Georgians were sent there as firemen, liquidators, nurses etc etc. 95% of these people died a few months after they came back. There was an interview with a lady who was 19 years old when they sent her there to help soldiers and anyone who needed medical aid. She is alive but has 15 various disease caused from radiation. She never married and had children. Her friend risked and got pregnant. The baby died 4 days later. The mother died soon after. By the way Bacho (Fares Fares) is a Georgian soldier :)

Finally, I was looking forward to it. Thank you guys, you are such beautiful couple. I love your reactions on Chernobyl. You are so sincere. Greetings from Vladivostok, Russia.

Our animals, our pets--we are their protectors, and we love them as children, and as those who don't have the cruelty and lies which are so often part of human life. To kill them, even when absolutely necessary, feels like an atrocity, a desecration even.

Ive got 2 dogs who are like my kids, seeing this episode was hard on me as well. But i can certainly appreciate the gruff soldiers stance on not letting them suffer.

@veronikamajerova4564

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, I liked his attitude too. And most of those animals would die soon due to radiation poisoning, so quick bullet would be mercy for them.

@user-ml6xr3jc5u

5 жыл бұрын

The dogs could spread radiation by travelling around the country looking for food. It could be a disaster to the other animals, nature and people

@KateDenthimamai

5 жыл бұрын

@@veronikamajerova4564 It's true they had to give them a quick death, but they wouldn't have to die if we didn't destroy everything we touch. We keep disappointing nature every day while she does the best she can to keep us all alive, we put every living organism on the earth in a place were they have to die quickly in order not to suffer later.

@krashd

5 жыл бұрын

@@KateDenthimamai Nature killed more people on the 24th of December 2004 than every nuclear accident combined, including all the future deaths that Chernobyl will cause...

@peaveyst7

5 жыл бұрын

@@krashd and many deaths at that day could have be prevented... again... greedines killt hundrets of thousands...

The saddest thing is that now the Communists (and we still have the Communist Party) demand that this series be banned on the territory of the Russian Federation. Too many hard and true moments are shown in this series. Well, and you, as always, thanks for the video!

@TheAtomMata

5 жыл бұрын

@@technik7766 мне достаточно той информации, которую я получаю из источников, которым доверяю.

@IloveElsaofArendelle

5 жыл бұрын

May I ask, why they still have this mindset? I don't get it this secrecy and the lies and the delusions... Where does that come from?

@TheAtomMata

5 жыл бұрын

@@IloveElsaofArendelle This is propaganda. Although in many ways the Soviet people were the best. People, but not the system and not (certainly) power.

@Gjalpinulva

5 жыл бұрын

@@IloveElsaofArendelle It comes from the fact this show has tons of lies about events and people. Many people who were there from very beginning are still alive and they tell very different story.

@elenakushnir9605

5 жыл бұрын

@@IloveElsaofArendelle Because nothing has changed. Modern Russian leaders are still the same people who run the country for 70 years. Putin said his biggest regret is that USSR ended. He would like to have bigger empire under his thumb although he can't feed the one he's already torturing. In Russia we've got at least 20 millions of poor people who can barely feed their children. Medicine, education, all economy are collapsing. But we've still have Communist party, KGB agent as the president and deep regret about loosing "the great country" who's apotheosis was Chernobyl. At least finally people are starting wake up and protesting. Mostly because of ecology and landfills. We've already got a series of strikes, we're calling them "garbage riots". www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/06/20/crowds-protesters-set-up-camp-against-landfill-russias-north-a66078 All the world must prey that nothing like Chernobyl would happen in Russia now. Because as we all here know it would be even worse than it was in USSR.

Recently my cat passed away about 5 months ago. I lay down with him for 4 hours while he peacefully breathed his last breaths. He had an amazing life, and for a cat to live 18 years is not bad at all, but when there were shots of cats during the cleanup, I just couldn’t hold it back. I burst into tears. This show is genuinely spectacular

I gotta say... pretty brave of you guys to face the internet's wrath and actually show emotion. You've earned all those views! This damned show just really affected a lot of people on a deeply personal level.

One puppy was still alive when buried in concrete IN REAL LIFE. The director filmed the scene but didnt had the heart to put it in the final cut.

@Nukenado-dr9nz

5 жыл бұрын

Lorenzo Adrianzen what

@Nukenado-dr9nz

5 жыл бұрын

Link ?

@Tamaki742

5 жыл бұрын

@@Nukenado-dr9nz There was a book called Voices from Chernobyl, with the interviews of the people who were involved and civillians like Ljudmilla. The soldier wanted to shoot it to put it out of its misery, but they've all ran out of bullets.

@Arztotzka

5 жыл бұрын

@@Nukenado-dr9nz it's in the "Chernobyl Podcast Episode 4", it's up on KZread. It's a podcast where the creator of the series Craig Mazin talks about the making of each episode. He says in the podcast that the part of the puppy buried alive in concrete came from reading "Voices from Chernobyl", a compilation of accounts by the survivors and people involved with Chernobyl.

@jacobmcmillan6787

5 жыл бұрын

Nukenado yeah they noticed one was still alive but they were all out of bullets so it was left alive. The creator talks about it on the Chernobyl Podcast

I read that people would hear dogs howling for days,other dogs who saw any kind of buses would run towards them( thinking that the owner is back). Not every soldier were as human as it's shown in the series- in the end there were a lot of drunks with guns in their hands,+ at one point the bullets ended... To know that there are many dogs,still...wandering alone,hungry,with barley any shelter,breaks my heart... Most of them won't pass the age of 4(the radiation levels now is very low,so they can be adopted). But there is some charity that helps them if enough people are donates... I was giving this charity: cleanfutures.org/projects/dogs-of-chernobyl/ to help the little fellas, if anyone wants to help out- DO IT!

If anyone is curious as to what we’re saying at 3:07 and 11:18 it is the following: 3:07 “Er det ikke Fares Fares?” “Isn’t that Fares Fares?" 11:18: “[Skal vi] pause den? Eller…” - “Nej, lad os bare tage den [nu]” “Should we put it on pause? Or…” - “No, let’s just do it [now]“

@michaelkarnerfors9545

5 жыл бұрын

And yes, that is indeed Fares Fares. :)

@KatSonny

5 жыл бұрын

Michael Karnerfors Yaaassss, Scandinavia represent! *awkwardly throwing handsign*

@mattiaswestman5589

5 жыл бұрын

Waaaait a minute, you're danish!? You're the enemy! Lol, greetings from Sweden! :)

@ragglock

5 жыл бұрын

Ja, danske sprog noget værre noget "yes, Danish language is a bitch"

@ragglock

5 жыл бұрын

@@mattiaswestman5589 Jep we hated each other but only for 300 years and 11 wars, now we just like meatballs and IKEA

As a Swede I'm happy that you know who Fares Fares is.

I love the change in sherbina. Such a hard line party man who had such disdain for legasov. Then in this one he’s glad to see him smile. Gets so mad at the party he smashes a phone. So well Acted but all Skarsgårds are vampires (and we’re all glad of it) so they have lots of time to master their craft. Next episode I found the hardest to watch but in a very different way than the other episodes. I’m very excited to see your reactions to it! Keep it up!

I listened to an interview (obviously, translated to English), and the person was saying that there were 3 types of people working in the cleanup on the rooftops. The first being people that did exactly what they were told, and was sent home when their dosimeters said that they were done. The second group being people who would ask others to go up on the roof carrying their dosimeter in their pocket, so that they could get out of there in 1/2 the time or less. And, if that happened, you just took the dosimeter, as that person was not going to be useful even if they went up there, so, rotate them out and get somebody that will work. The third, would go up on the roof, while “forgetting” their dosimeters back at camp; because, they were strong enough, they knew were now experienced with the task, they knew how to work with others on the rooftops, and they knew the layout, and felt that if they left, you would need 2 or even 3 replacements to do the same amount of work.

Kat is always so emotional when it comes to Ignatenko family. Pls, watch episode 5 till the end, and your heart will be happy.

@SkAdinav

5 жыл бұрын

@Zsuzsanna Varga for f*ck sake, don't spoil this info for Sonny and Kat!!!!

@Liverpoolismydream

5 жыл бұрын

@Zsuzsanna Varga why would you even write such a spoiler?

@krashd

5 жыл бұрын

@@SkAdinav In all fairness you did set the spoiler up, there was no reason even in the slightest to mention anything, you are one of those people who says "I've got a secret.. but I'm not going to tell you" in the hope that they will pester it out of you.

@peaveyst7

5 жыл бұрын

@Zsuzsanna Varga dude... spoiler... thats not very cash money of you...

Thank you for your reaction, with respect from Ukraine.

@user-cv5qn6tf3f

5 жыл бұрын

And USSR)

Hi, guys! Thanks for your reaction. I was born in Ukraine although now I live in Israel. At the time of the Chernobyl tragedy, I was only 2 years old, so naturally, I don't remember that. But my mum told me that after the explosion she took me for a walk and I was eating mulberries in our garden. I felt bad and had to be hospitalized for a week. At first, nobody knew the reason but later it turned out that those mulberries were radioactively contaminated, even though I lived almost 460 km far from Chernobyl. I'm looking forward to your reaction to the final episode where everything will be explained.

This episode was propably the most uncomfortable thing I have seen in TV-show, ever. Goddamn.

@igoralpatov9072

4 жыл бұрын

Imagining how uncomfortable these humans were feeling...

I have been casually following your reviews of Chernobyl. What I’m particularly touched by is how you watch each episode with such sensitivity and care for the subject matter. You let yourselves be affected by the tragedy in each, and it’s a blessing for us as viewers to be able to witness.

Wow, I didn't expect to tear up during the discussion, but that quote about dogs/pets and their love 😢 Also can't imagine what people like Pavel had to endure. The fate of the animals is sad, but the people having to carry out the deed is even more so. And there were hundreds of thousands of them... I love your reactions and discussions, I'm happy that through Chernobyl I found your channel. I will watch more stuff, you got me.

My uncle turned 70 this year. Back in 1986 he was conscripted as a truck driver for Chernobyl. So, he use to drive one of those lead-shielded trucks inside the Zone. Although our state gave him very small reward for what he did, I've never seen him whining about it. He threats that task as a duty to the state. He still doing fine given his age.

The 15 minutes of black screen in the end should've been fixed by now. It may take some time for it to update though. Total brain fart on my part, sorry guys! / Sonny

Well done! Absolutely sincere and heart felt. Damn it Kat, you have to stop crying (I'm a 20 year hardened military guy and you brought tears to my eyes...Again) Sonny, you are spot on, domesticated dogs are born with an innate attachment to us (humans). Some of us humans can't form any attachments given a life time! Any words understate the heroics of these men. The whole thing is had to wrap your head around. Thanks for a wonderful post...LUV...TC

I also have to say I am amazed that you even recognized Fares Fares. I myself am from Sweden so I am very familiar with him, Stellan Skarsgård that play Boris Shcherbina, also the director of this show Johan Renck is also Swedish. Btw some interesting facts about Boris Shcherbina he supervised two disasters in a 2 year period. First Chernobyl in 1986 and then the Armenian earthquake in 1988. That earthquake killed between 25 000 and 50 000 people, in 2017 an estimate of 38 000 dead was made. Also between 31 000 and 130 000 were injured.

@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll

5 жыл бұрын

I'm Norwegian and recognized Fares from his comedic roles a few years back. I could see him getting more roles in international productions after this (and the voice acting role in his brother's video game).

10:08 - “Comrade soldier. You’re done.” I took that not in as his job is done, which is what the man saying it means, but that he’s “done” in the sense that his life is over. His life is done...or finished.

There is a podcast where the creator talks about the series, it is on Spotify.

@ragglock

5 жыл бұрын

Also on iTunes or witch ever podcast app you have. feeds.megaphone.fm/thechernobylpodcast

@darthophilesteinburg

5 жыл бұрын

It’s also on KZread

I've been looking forwards to your reviews for every episode! You two have great discussions and emotional reactions to the series, it's just great! Can't wait for the grand finale!

My memory of Chernobyl is when I was playing in the sandbox when the rain came over my city in Sweden, very close to the nuclear power plant that got the first warnings about radioactivity “Forsmark”. Swedish government still takes readings on wild boars. And one thing I kinda do not like is that my area has one of the highest suicide rates in Sweden.

one interesting fact for the roof scene: Many of the rooftop workers actually worked longer there than others, they tricked the system to protect less experienced members from going up there. How they did it was quite easy; each worker had a small dosimeter on his chest that would measure the dose they got, you hd to stop working on the roof when that dosimeter reached around 25 Roentgen (Rem) often enough these workers either did not go up there with their dosimeter OR they took the dosimeter of someone else up there.

There is a like 7 minute video on youtube about HBO Chernobyl vs reality where he put HBO Chernobyl footage next to reality footage you should watch that after you finish watching this show. You will find that the HBO tv show is scary similar to the reality footage. It had me in tears. The title for that video is called "HBO's Chernobyl vs Reality - Footage comparison" I would love it very much if you did a reaction video to that video. It is 7 minutes long so I think you should be able to have the entire video without cuts in the reaction right?

You two are very genuine and deserve more subs. Greetings from Canada. Raptors are champions!!

I remember playing in the rain on May 1st 1986 and how our parents panicked when they saw the news that evening. They told us to shower and scrubbed us like crazy. I like you guys. You're smart and nice people. All the best!

I like how this show is willing to display the gruesome slow deaths of the people exposed radiation, but when it comes to killing dogs, it was still off-screen (thank god!)

Finally! I've been waiting for you to react to this episode. 😊 Poor animals though. Also, the roof scene is most heartstopping 90 seconds in any show ever.

Duga radar in the background - nice touch! :D

I knew you'll make great reaction video and you did! I feel so much sorry for Kat when she heard about the baby who died protecting her mother(I couldn't stop crying after that and I'm 30 yo man-ex cop who saw some pretty grim and horrifying stuff). That girl is buried beside her father, btwm which is also very sad and touching. I love your emotions, so true and compassionate.

Actually in Soviet Union was 60 nuclear power reactors of different designs, and 16 of them were RBMK - the most powerful 3200MW, other designs were less powerful 3000MW and lower.

Nothing is more horrific than knowing how dangerous something is, and knowing the Geiger Counter was going haywire on the roof like that, it’s just that feeling of true dread.

About The Babushka & The Soldier scene: cruel as it may seem, he pouring out the milk was doing her a favour. Milk was one of the big radiation dangers after Chernobyl. That is how especially the children became affected by radiation after the accident. How did milk become radioactive? After the accident, every _surface_ was covered by radioactive dust and aerosols. Grass has lots and lots of surface area, so _grass_ essentially became a radiation catcher. Cows are big animals, and grass does not contain much energy. So cows eat _lots and lots_ of grass, and effectively gather up the radioactive contamination on their pastures and concentrate that in their bodies. And then humans come and milk them... Even in 2018, it was reported that some cows in the worst affected areas are producing milk that is more radioactive than regulation permits, so the milk gets destroyed as it cannot be used.

@Adamantium93

4 жыл бұрын

What also makes milk bad, is that one of the radioactive isotopes released by the reactor replaces calcium in the body. So much of the calcium in the milk is replaced by that isotope, which the body of a milk-drinker would then put into their bones as if it was calcium. So not only would the milk be radioactive, but their own skeletons would be radioactive from drinking it.

I am still left surprised even after a WHOLE year remembering that the scene on the rooftop was actually shot 90 SECONDS on the dot to give the most accurate perspective. Truly remarkable !!!

Seeing you guys getting sentimental with this episode sent me feeling just like when I saw this chapter for the first time, Nice reaction!

I had to write a 10 page paper on the psyche of soldiers during and after wartime. One man said that his soul literally left his body and when he got home it wouldn’t go back in. He said it didn’t want to be in the body of a murderer. Imagine that level of disassociation just to get through.

Man this episode, and Scherbina's frustration boiling over to the point where you can hear him cursing loudly in the background and smashing that phone. Damn. When you watch episode 5, as people have already suggested keep the ending so much more footage to watch.

That shot of the old woman in front of the dead cow is one of my favourite shots in the whole series, I don't even know why. The desolation of the image and how it's conveyed is incredible. I know everyone's saying it but the artistry in every aspect of this series is amazing. Love your guys' reactions!

@FreemanicParacusia

4 жыл бұрын

It may have been hard on her, but it absolutely had to be done. Recently I went to a Walgreens for groceries. COVID-19 cases are spiking badly in the US as I write this. It took far too long, but people are finally taking it seriously enough that everyone was wearing masks. The exceptions there that day were an elderly couple who were shuffling around, openly coughing as they picked out their food. No masks. No consideration for the store employees, for anyone else around them. I get it. You’re old, you’ve seen a lot, you’re jaded, this is just the latest thing you’ve been through and not much can motivate you to change your behavioral patterns anymore. TOUGH SHIT. Radiation doesn’t care how you feel. A virus doesn’t care how you feel, and you make as good a transmission vector as anyone. Sometimes it doesn’t matter how badly we want things to stay the same. Sometimes we have to adapt, for the sake of those around us if not for our own wellbeing.

Greetings from Germany! Once again, I really like your reaction videos, especially those on Chernobyl, which made me subscribe 😊 This one was really tough to watch for me, I'm looking forward to other reactions after this 🙂

thank you for being so brave and sharing your emotions in such a profound way. I was right there with you. I believe this 5 episode series will be shown to be some of the most powerful television ever produced. liked/subscribed.

Just watched all four of these episodes. Really like your channel and hope to see lots more. Thanks

Finn Bálor reacting to Chernobyl? I'm ALL for it! Great reaction, guys.

@Wanys123

5 жыл бұрын

Wrestling fans are everywhere I swear...😂

This show is hard to watch. We feel everthing that the charecters feel. And that makes it the best show that can possible be. The world is a harsh harsh place.....

It´s great to see your reactions and how you get involved in the history, Thank you. Don´t miss the last episode, it´s worth it.

One of our neighbors was a "liquidator" at Chernobyl. He wasn't asked if he wants to go there. Since he came back he constantly wears a hat to cover his head from the sun and he told us to stay away from the rain, because there were radioactive dust particles in the rain.

You're the only ones who do this the right way. Looking forward to you're reactions to episode 5.

Thank you guys, you are the best. And you have big hearts and clear minds. God bless you my scientists!

I remember I was in college when this happened. At the time we really didn't get a lot of information about it, just that it was very bad, far worse than the Russians were letting on. I remember it was years later that I found out they were doing a "safety test" - and did some more research into this "nuclear nightmare" and found out more and more about it. It is a remarkable, fascinating part of history!

This episode just broke me. Between the futile attempts at using ‘robots’ to those guys clearing the graphite off of the roofs, but that dump truck scene was horrific. You two show genuine emotion. I cried right with you. This miniseries is done incredibly well. It brings on the feels big time. I love ur reactions. Thank you.

That was a tough episode to get through. It was heartbreaking. The cleaning of the roofs was fascinating. 3,000+ men in 90 second increments, but they did it!

Finally. Waited for a long time))))))

@yesno9073

5 жыл бұрын

Блин, по скобочкам этим русскоговорящего спалить можно за секунду;)

@Yusifmamedov932

5 жыл бұрын

@@yesno9073 угадал:)

A little fact The scene on the TV at 9:10 are original footage from 1986

Kat & Sonny Your reactions to this video especially about the animals was very moving..... the whole reaction here is so touching when you both explain . Thank you (hugs) !

One more episode for you two. Episode 5 , in my opinion, is about the legacy of Chernobyl. The series started strong and ended strong...great script, acting, ...everything. At the end of the episode, I like how they show us a homage of images and information. It was a good idea to tie it in.

Fares Fares. Great actor. Also leagsovs smile. So good and Stella Skarsgård. Rly good sceene acting during the lunarobot scene

Let's hope that we'll never get a second season. 😢

This ep is really shattering. The show is superb. Thanks for the reactions!

Great back drop of the early warning system near Pripyat. This was used for the wall in Divergent!!

I admire the purity and rawness of your emotions. This show spurred me to learn as much as I could about Chernobyl. It’s more frightening than anything I’ve ever seen.

This is the episode I almost couldn’t watch. Seeing all those dogs get killed was heartbreaking.

@NostalgicMem0ries

5 жыл бұрын

what about people who died ? many sacrificed thier lives, while animals would spread radiation and no worthy comes from them

@lemartin93

5 жыл бұрын

Nostalgic memories of course, the show is depressing as it is. The workers suffered the most apart from all the innocent people who died because of this. But to top it all, animals had to die to without them knowing anything, there’s something about their innocence that makes it specially hard to watch.

@Elderahn

5 жыл бұрын

@@NostalgicMem0ries Whilst the people who died and suffered was extremely tragic, and the vast majority of them couldn't possibly have known what was coming.. pets/domesticated dogs are the epitome of loyalty and innocence. They are humanity's companions. They trust us so completely, and can't even in their wildest conceptions FATHOM the workings of man and the concepts that caused the necessity to euthanise them en-masse. The men and women of the exclusion zone were evacuated, but all those companions and effectively extended family members were instead killed. An act of brutal and profound betrayal to such a child-like level of trust, whilst entirely necessary, can't help but cut VERY deep.

@Rina-ie2sz

5 жыл бұрын

Niklas Reuter Gerdrup , some of the animals died terrible death according to likvidators memoirs . Probably some died same way as the firefighters. The show didn’t even show all the terrible details of how the firefighters died . So getting a bullet is much better than die from the radiation.

@Spartan536

5 жыл бұрын

@@NostalgicMem0ries I feel more sorrow for the dogs than the people, this sounds messed up but here is why. 1. The first responders were lied to and that makes me mad as hell, but they were cared for to the best of the abilities of the staff on location. The civilians that are still suffering from cancers I feel sorry for but they are also getting treatments. 2. Those pets only got the treatment of a bullet, that's it, no chance for survival, just death. They might as well tossed them into the reactor core itself next to the elephants foot. 3. Irradiated pets can be treated and many of them could have been brought with them if the USSR did not suck at personal transportation. Had this of been in the USA people for the vast majority would have taken their pets with them in their own vehicles and not used state run buses. There are more humane ways to kill peoples pets like barbiturate injections and asphyxiation machines which are cheap to produce, it's just to the USSR a bullet was cheaper. Hopefully this helps you understand the situation a bit better.

Such a heartbreaking and yet at the same time wonderful reaction. You two are the best!

Hi from Kharkiv, Ukraine. Thank you for such a touching reaction and sincere sharing your internal feelings. This series is a huge step towards understanding between people all over the world. Feel like we are becoming closer emotionally through miles, years, legacy, language. My best friend died this year in his 34 from cancer and most likely the fact that his father was an active participant of those events in Chernobyl as a volunteer made that happened. He had no chance and time to see the series and your reaction video, but I’m sure he would be touched and would be thankful otherwise. Keep making such a great videos and good luck!

@KatSonny

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺️ We are very sorry for your loss 💔Even though it has cost him (and you) dearly, his father was a good man doing a good deed for all of us. And for that, we are truly grateful. We wish you good health, dear friend!

@user-mw4sn5cl5g

5 жыл бұрын

Kat & Sonny React So kind you are) Appreciate your attitude much. Looking hopefully forward to your whole series reviewing after you take a breather!

Kat and Sonny, I absolutely love your Chernobyl videos. Congratulations on your success!! Huge new fan of yours. 😁👌👍 Paul UK

Love your channel! Been watching you two since GoT season 8. You have great chemistry and good potential as a humbled real reaction couple. Hello from Boise, Idaho in the USA. If you ever come visit the great northwest, let me know and i will hook you up with some great outdoor adventures. Thanks for taking time out of your lives to share your videos with us! I am at my desk every morning watching these and loving it :)

I've never ever thought this about anyone, but Kat is such a graceful crier. It's really beautiful somehow.

One nice authentic detail is the Mosin Nagant rifles the animal control crew are carrying. It was the infantry rifle that came before the Soviets made the big leap to the AK-47. The red army finished the second world war with huge stockpiles of them. It makes sense they would give them to the liquidators. You don't need an AK-47 to shoot doggos and kitty cats. I don't know for a fact that's what they used in the exclusion zone but it makes perfect sense.

This is a very hard episode! I understand you. I cried when I saw the puppies. It is so unfair that animals always suffer from people

@Cassxowary

5 жыл бұрын

Ian Bo people are animals too but indeed

@ianbo1501

5 жыл бұрын

@@Cassxowary Beasts, actually

I was crying quietly with you, as you talked about the innocence of animals. When Kat thanked everyone who risked themselves to save everyone else I cried harder. These were true heroes. So many people it’s hard to comprehend the number who suffered for us.

I used to hate reaction channels but you guys do it right! Tack så mycket från Sverige.

@KatSonny

5 жыл бұрын

melanchlorin Tack så mycket, kära granna ❤️

Yeah so it was Fares Fares! I was unsure at first and for some reason could not find the info when googling but now I did so it is :D

There's a switch that flips in your brain under certain circumstances. When something has to be done, that must be done, that no-one else will do for you, or instead of you, and you physically can. Things like uniforms and orders ease the rationalisation, because they tell you that you are now in this category of people who do this thing, but that isn't the most important factor. Just being faced with something that has to be done, now, by you. You face the emotional and psychological consequences later, unless you're a sociopath.

I think this episode was the hardest of the 5 to watch, even harder than 3. As emotional as any, considering I love my cats more than any human! I feel you Kat. The best line was from Boris "We can put a man on the Moon, at least we can keep a man off a roof". But unfortunately, as we all know...

14:20 EXACTLY, and also they are here to teach that and help humans learn

Your thoughtful analysis is beautiful.. thank you

That was a tough one. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

Another great reaction! You guys made it through the hard episodes. I don’t think the last one is quite as hard. It’s very interesting though

such a great show! cool to see you react to it!

Picture on the background: DUGA-03, an OTH (Over The Horizont) early warning radar for incoming missiles, a top-secret military facility, just 12 Km. away from Chernobyl reactors, and one of the main reasons soviets didn't want anyone outside the USSR to visit the nuclear power plant.

I asked my parents about Chernobyl,and they said that they were still kids back then but they remember that fruits,vegetables,milk,and meat were forbidden for eating....it was suggested to use powdered milk and frozen meat and vegetables......we live in Croatia some 1600km away soo it was quite huge catastrophe.....PS I really enjoy your videos ☺

You both are great! Great T shirts!

Really looking forward for you guys final episode reaction. :D