I just love how Scherbina didn't even think about the germans delivering a faulty rover or even delivering a rover which couldn't withstand the radiation. He immidiately knew the germans were given the wrong number

Soviets: why is Joker not responding? Robot: You wouldn't get it.

I like how quickly Scherbina realized what the cause of the problem was, the propaganda number. Being the bureaucrat in that room he was the only one with initimate knowledge of Soviet bullshittery. Clever writing.

Joker: Look at all of this graphite. Dyatlov: You didn't see graphite.

Not the first time a tracked German vehicle breaks down in the USSR

Scherbina's development as a character was great. We thought he'd be just another shady arrogant government man.

Robot : "I used to think my programming was a comedy, now i realize it's a tragedy"

I like how Shcherbina knew exactly what happened as soon as the robot died

It stopped working after it realised it lived in a society.

You know things are bad when even german engineering fails.

When you put 9 inches on your Tinder bio. "We gave them the propaganda number."

woah even the phone mutated

This might be my favorite scene in the whole series. Scherbina's freak out officially made him a lovable character to me

The Joker had a better story ark here than in Suicide Squad.

1986 : Throw Joker into the graphite 2016 : Throw Joker into the chemical plant's waste 2019 : Throw Joker into the society

"Its the vehicle, Its dead" "He's delusional, get him out of here"

Turn it off then turn it back on that usually works

I think it was in episode 2 when Legasov told Boris that they were both gonna be dead in 5 years...that is when he truly gained the real perspective of the whole situation, that is when he said fuck it to all politics and became determined to fix the crisis.

I really love that "Germans" line, shows to me how the Russians respected the capabilities of the Germans, their past biggest enemy!

"Oh, one more thing, Boris." "Yeah?" "When you drop me on the roof, can you introduce me as Joker?"

Joker: Mr Scherbina I don't feel so good

Joker : what's my purpose Soviet : cleaning radiation Joker : schiße

He was ready to scream in Gorbachev’s face personally.

1:35 the anger on his face when he realized what they did

I just looked up what really happened to that robot - found an article in the "NZZ" paper. Turns out that Germany actualy deliverd 3 robots to to the USSR. The first one was for clearing debris on the roof like in this scene, but it did not die from radiation. It got stuck in molten tar on the roof. The second robot was for working inside the reactor building and that indeed died from radiation after some time. And the third one? Got "lost" on its way to Moscow...

it is satisfying to see Scherbina finally lose it and unleash everything on the fools in Moscow.

Scherbina: "So you think that graphite on the roof is too radioactive ☢?" Joker: "I do - and I'm tired of pretending it's not."

"Of course I know they're listening, I want them to hear it all!" Imagine how angry you have to be to basically scream at and tell off the KGB.

Who would win? - A highly mobile, all-terrain, German-made RC mini-tank which is able to withstand radiation up to 2000 roentgen - Some rocky bois

Joker: **Lands on the rooftop** Graphite: *"I'm about to end this man's whole career"*

I always come back for that "I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!" at 1:52. It's so powerful lmao. the sheer rage and bitterness with which Skarsgård delivers each syllable is masterful

I was at Steuerzentrale, eating Jägerschnitzel when my phone ring "Joker is kil." "NEIN!!"

"I DON'T GIVE A FOOOK!!!!"

"It's not the signal,it's the vehicle. It's dead." "have you tried turning it off and on again?"

The sound engineering is actually so insane in this show

“Can you introduce me as ‘Joker’?”

"My circuit boards are being cooked and I'm seeing green glowing lights." ~Last message sent from German probe before shutting down, 1986.

R.I.P Joker "There were better times"

I had a hard time grasping how radiation can destroy electronics. Turns out that it works exactly the same as it does on living tissue. Simple components like motors are largely unaffected, but things like diodes and computer chips are much more sensitive. And... it straight-up damages and destroys the material it’s made of. That said, it takes somewhere around 10-100 times more ionizing radiation to destroyed electronics as it does to destroy us.

The smile and reaction when the first robot work out as intended is an amazing lead to this scene, is like he was saying "Finally, no man will have to go there, no one will suffer anymore because of this". Then, the most important part cannot be cleaned, because of some misleading Information, he already knew what would happen, Lagasov gives the biorobots Idea but deep inside Schcherbina knew that the biorobots was the only way out, and only because some high ranking idiots cannot tell everyone How bad they mess up... This scene is Just perfect, the way this is portrayed, pure anger, sadness and frustration, because the leaders of the country were not the ones who were going to clean up the roofs, were not the ones who would die in the most horrofying ways...

This is one of those pivotal scenes in movies where the dark shady character that everyone dislikes starts to become very likable because he is fighting and standing up for the side he is supposed to represent

They should have said "we have 2,000 roentgens detected, but we want to have some redundancy in case there are hot spots. Build it for 30,000 roentgens just to be safe". Germany would have delivered a lead brick with wheels but it would have worked.

Joker: How about another joke, Comrade Shcherbina? Shcherbina: No, I think this is disgraceful, really, to malfunction at a time like this. It's just 3.6 roentgen. Joker: What do you get... Shcherbina: I don't think so. Joker: ...when you toss a german machine... Shcherbina: I think we are done with your attitude, that's it. Joker: ...made for small scale nuclear disasters... Joker: ...on the ROOF NEXT TO THE CORE WHERE ONE OF THE WORST NUCLEAR DISASTERS IN HISTORY HAS JUST OCCURED! Shcherbina: **lifts and smashes phone furiously** TELL FUCKING GORBACHEV! Joker: I'll tell you what you get! You get what you FUCKING DESERVE! **shuts itself down**

He definitely voided the warranty on that phone.

Scherbina's outburst was the real meltdown at Chernobyl.

*Lands on roof* Joker: Why do I hear boss music?

1:47 me and my brother waiting outside mum's room as she calls the class teacher

This exact robot is actually abandoned at the Chernobyl landfil, you can find actuall photos of it.

*Scherbina takes his anger out on phone* *Finally calms down*: “We need a new phone.” 😂😂😂😂

Stellan Skarsgard killed it in this show. He's another one who's just consistently good in his roles.

Man....Stellan DESTROYED this scene It might be his best in the series (aside from that soul shattering scene outside the courthouse)

While I commend HBO for their accuracy I think it should be pointed out that in reality this scene played out slightly differently. So firstly the "Joker" robot was able to remove some of the radioactive debris from the the roof it was assigned to. This roof was referred to as "Marsha" and was the most contaminated. At some point the robot ran over a large chunk of nuclear graphite which became lodged beneath its right tread and prevented it from moving. Eventually the tread motors began to fail before finally seizing up completely. The camera feeds remained active however the quality had begun to deteriorate. They concluded that a winch needed to be setup manually in order to reposition the robot and free it from the graphite it was stuck on. They also needed someone with a radio to get close enough to the robot so they could direct the winch team on how to dislodge it. The Joker robot was freed but it was no longer operational.

"We need a new phone." YA THINK.

Soviets: “You think you can just die on us and walk away?” Joker: “Yeah.”

“I KNOW THEY’RE LISTENING! I WANT THEM TO HEAR, I WANT THEM TO HEAR IT ALL!” “I DON’T GIVE A F#%K!” That’s a man with conviction who knows he has nothing to lose.

Boris owned this whole scene. It was hilarious, and I'm glad they gave Stellan this. He did a great job. He made us go from really disliking Boris, to loving Boris more and more as the series went on. Amazing job by the actor, to be able to do what he did in 5 hours of television.

”Ahtung ahtung......tooo mutch Radiation! Nein nein! Ich been fffffekt! *Shuts down* 💥💥🤖💨💥

In Soviet Russia, the normal people are crazier than the Joker.

This scene is so authentic you can even hear the high-pitched whistle of the tube TV's. I'm surprised the audio engineers didn't cut that out.

That Scherbina explosion was a lot worse than the reactor explosion

It's only 3.6 roentgen, not good but not terrible

Joker: "I used to think Chernobyl was a tragedy... but now I see... it's.... *powers down from radiation*"

I have already said this and I'll say it again. I knew prior to watching this series that Jared Harris and Stellan Skarsgard were great actors, but this just further confirmed it. They were both great in their performances.

Some of my friends have interpreted Scherbina screaming "Of course I know they're listening, I want them to hear it all!" as a reference to Legasov and Tarakanov waiting outside. I always thought of it as a reference to KGB listening in on the call.

My man Joker was exposed to the real threat T h e S o c i e t y

Germans: Okay we'll help you. We'll get you a robot. Tell us the maximum radiation it will face Soviets *Sweating profusely*: Uh... 2000 Roentgens at the most Germans: Okay, I got you friend *Soviets deploys the 2000 roentgen grade robot into an environment several times worse, immediately fails* Soviets *Surprised Pikachu face*

"Need a new phone." One of my favorite lines.

It blows my mind how historically accurate this show is being for a dramatization

"I need a new phone"....

"Tell Gorbatchov", Scherbina said calmly.

This series was just filled to the brim with memorable moments.

"Hey west germans! Your joker is a joke!" "The real joke are the numbers your government provided us with ^^"

*"That robot was never gonna work"* Joker - "Am i a joke to you?"

0:15 Beautiful Mi-6. This show didn't forget the beast it once was.

One of my favorite scenes. Watching him scream and beat the phone was definitely a break in his normally calm demeanor

My awardometer is spiking at 15 000 Emmys.

-Radiation level 15 000 Roentgen -Joker: Scheiße!!!! :D

1:43 - 2:07 The greatest rage I’ve seen on any recent TV series

Boris : Why are you not working? Joker: It's not about radiation. It's about sending a message. Everything BURNS 🔥🔥🔥

A Soviet Leopold at 2:00.

Heli blowing that radioactive dust everywhere

I like how Boris knew almost immediately that the main fault was on the Soviet state and not the robot or something. You can see it too, before he storms out of the room to the phone we see in the next scene, he silently curses at himself like he's saying, "Oh those fuckers".

It looks like two children waiting in the backyard hearing Mom & Dad having a fight.

I can honestly say that this was a solid miniseries. The acting, writing, direction, tone, imagery, absolutely everything was superb. Jared Harris and Stellan Skarsgard definitely deserve to win Emmys and Golden Globes for their fantastic performances. This show truly did justice to history: everything the Chernobyl nuclear disaster was, how people were affected by it, all the things people did to keep the situation from getting worse, the honor, comraderie and sense of duty to God and country displayed by the people of the Soviet Union's workforce, the questionable decisions of the higher ups of members of the governing committee, etc. Truly HBO's Chernobyl was a masterpiece.

What a great scene! I can identify with this so well, and the quip at the end about them needing a new phone is perfect.

Never send a joker for a serious task

Wall-E's. German, Great GrandFather.. Was so Brave. 😯😫😌

Joker: Let's make a joke *Stops functioning*

I have seen the show its a masterpiece and now I am here watching clips of it because it was awesome. it's like a long movie, documentary, and history all in one.

“What happened to the phone?” “Feed water from a blown tank. Mildly intoxicating; it’ll be fine I’ve seen worse.”

I like how every comment thread on the Chernobyl videos always starts out decent... and then degrades into a political flame war about 5-6 comments later haha

15k Roentgen: Omae wa muo shindeiru. Joker: NANI?!

That scene just won Stellan S. the Golden Globe. Amazing acting! "I know they're listening! Tell them! TELL F#÷%*&@ GORBACHEV!"

What a scene, man. What a great show.

We all hated Boris but in this scene I finally acknowledged the fact Boris was one of the true hero’s, he accepted the fact that the whole Soviet Union was nothing but fabricated lies, one of the best heels I’ve seen in cinematic history

Totally gonna watch these mini series by watching these mini mini series on KZfaq

Just puts in perspective how massive radiation the reactor gave off, frying even the relatively simple electronics of the 70s

Scherbina: The official position of the state is that the global nuclear catastrophe is not possible in the Soviet union. Robot Joker: Don't talk like one of them, you're not! Even if you'd like to be.

This series goes to show how humans can find courage and bravery even in the darkest of times. It’s truly amazing. A work of art.

R.I.P comrade Joker, hero of Chernobyl and hero of the Soviet Union.