Chernobyl (2019) Taking a walk

Valery Legasov describes over time what radiation will do to the Human body. Watchers come in from the shadows.

[BatmanHQYT]

When he calls him "Valery" for the first time in this scene the bromance was official.

[sceaux]

"to the point that you can't even administer morphine for the pain, which is...unimaginable."
Well...to hell with *that.*

[MoviePolitik]

Boris feeding those dogs gave those animals some hope

[ReaverLordTonus]

That Latency period just makes Radiation a more sadistic way to go. Like it just goes "feeling better, have a little hope? Haha got ya, now back to dying in agony."

[EmptyBrewsky]

" a sense we've gotten off easy then. "

Scary how right he is. Compared to many of those workers who will slowly decompose in the most painful way possible? Dying of cancer in a few years is merciful.

[MaskHysteria]

Every single scene in this series is brilliant.

This one in particular is genius with Scherbina recognizing Legasov's political naivete and taking him for a walk to clue him in before he gets himself into trouble. Scherbina understands that there's no way he can resolve the crisis without Legasov and takes a modest, gentle approach to Legasov's political lesson while also making Legasov understand he won't be able to accomplish much without him and his guidance.

For nearly two decades Band of Brothers was my hands-down favorite mini-series but both it and Chernobyl are now tied.

[josephstalin]

You didn’t see those -NKVD- KGB agents. YOU DIDN’T because they’re not there.

[ZetsubouZolo]

this entire show was scarier than most horrorfilms, the pure horrors of nuclear catastrophes, if I ever were to get into such a disaster I'd immediately off myself

[StarTrekBro]

Its not often you get a masterpiece like this show. Truly one of a kind

[StabilAmboss]

"If we're seeing them out in the open now, it's because they want us to know." Pretty scary.

[yitivitzen]

If you want a clear picture of the effects of radiation look up: Hisashi Ouchi. The man had taken in a fatal dosage of radiation. Instead of letting him die like he and his loved ones pleased, he was kept alive for 83 days. Throughout that time period his skin died, his organs were failing, he heart was stopping. Flesh was falling off. One day with simple pressure his foot just fell off. He begged to die. The morphine couldn’t help. He was bleeding faster than the blood transfusions. He died finally from organ failure. It’s why in the helicopter he said “if you fly us over the smoke, tomorrow you’d wish you had taken the bullet.”

Truly a fate worse than death.

[WizLiz]

damm imagine getting fatal cancer being considered getting of easy

[jerometaperman]

“Three days to three weeks”. If it were you, you’d hope for three days.

[cactusmann]

Yeah in is probably among the best written parts of the show. The moment Scherbina mellows out, due to having finally understood the severity of the helicopter situation.

[supereddify]

Sounds like most of us would in fact be begging for that bullet...

[ScreamBloodyMetal]

Legasov’s description of ARS is so horrifying that I forgot all about the second half of this scene with the KGB agents. It’s even creepier in the original script.

Shcherbina just barely nods his head to the left. Was that a signal? Legasov glances back down the street in the direction of Shcherbina's nod, and sees:

THIRTY METERS BEHIND THEM - a MAN AND WOMAN under a street lamp. Clearly following from a distance. But not just any man and woman. The "husband and wife" from the bar. The wife who asked Legasov if there were anything to worry about.

They don't seem worried now at all. *Nor do they seem like a husband and wife.* They just stare back at Legasov. Dead-eyed. Expressionless. And above all, no attempt to disguise who they truly are.

Legasov turns back to look straight ahead. Terrified. My god...that night... *he almost told them what he knew...* Shcherbina resumes walking. Legasov moves with him. Stiffly. Trying not to look back.

SHCHERBINA: Now you know why I wanted to take a walk. Obviously the work site is bugged. But I suspect our rooms as well. Even our bathrooms. They say you haven't taken a proper shit until you've done it in front of the KGB.

And now Legasov understands the reason for Shcherbina's impassioned defense of the Soviet state.

LEGASOV: I've seen them before. They've been here the whole time.

Shcherbina sighs. Legasov is a smart man, and yet so stupid.

SHCHERBINA: Of course they've been here the whole time. If we're seeing them out in the open now-- it's because they want us to know.

Legasov glances back one more time at the man and woman. But keeps walking along with Shcherbina.

And the pets... and the KGB... keep following.

[MoviePolitik]

Those watchers stance is similar to the way Boris and the other scientists looked at the end of episode 5

[familybialousow]

Wouldnt expect a nuclear scientist to be able to so accurately answer a biological question like that. Whether in the show or in real life, bravo

[TheWillfStrength]

Damn nuclear radiation isn't to fuck with

[mrswb]

Somehow in a scene discussing some of the most horrifiying aspecst of radiation, two people in the background are the most unnerving parts.