Chernobyl Episode 4 Full Review and Reaction!
This episode was incredibly difficult for me to watch - as I'm sure many of you imagined it would be! I really need a strong drink haha. The shorter, edited version will be posted as soon as it's ready on google drive. Thanks everyone!
Chernobyl Episode 4 Full Review and Reaction!.avi (Google Drive)
Comments (4)
Once is enough for me , so I'll probably fast forward and go straight to your review.
Everyone I know has the same reaction to the episode in regards to the animals. They dont show anything really (apart from the chicken) and at the burial slightly just the sounds and knowing its happening the sadness (not the right word) and the song really reflects this whole episode to me for the people and animals across the whole region. The psychological toll and damage that the "liquidators" have as shown by Pavel who is a young urban kid from Kiev who has no idea what is going on and a good stand in for the audience who majority (generalization) like me wouldn't be able to cope and the effect over time for him and the line he cant cross that we are shown. At least i think i would not be able to do this going on past experiences with pets pasing away. Disappointed in myself for not knowing the senior soldiers name (ie the not Armenian) - i totally agree with his 2nd rule 'dont let them suffer' if you are going to do this undertaking. Episodes 3 + 4 are the tough ones across a very hard hitting and informative documentary/drama that I am gratefull I watched even if it took another 3 weeks to recover and watch the final episode last Thursday.
Yeah as Scott advises Pavel was conscripted shown at ep 3 with solders going into buildings and then at the hall. As for the start the cow was irradiated as well as any milk produced - also relates to any other animals domesticated or not later on. And if the old lady stays then opens a whole other issues of exceptions and if she had other members of the family...
Pretty sure Pavel (the kid on pet patrol) was conscripted along with everyone in civilian clothes. They just didn't have the manning in the military to do all they needed to do. He didn't sign up for anything. He was "volenTOLD" to use a word in my familiar past. He didn't get a choice. As for the German robot fiasco... that was pretty much the norm in how they dealt with embarrassment for everything back then. I remember reading all kinds of stories like that as a teenager back then.