I was on the toilet comrades

“Do not get too close” “Copy that we’re touching down on the core, over”

The radiation so big it turns subtitles into Korean

“Send in the next one” : the motto of the soviet armed forces.

"If you fly over that building you'll be dead within a week!" Pilot: "I can beat that."

It's almost like they're not even acting, just feeling the moment in character... what a scene, what a show!

“A minor rotor malfunction; not good, but not terrible”

Everybody gangsta till the pilot starts coughing

This crash actually happened in the way depicted but not for a few weeks later, initial drops were done "safely" but one helicopter was lost with crew due to hitting crane cables.

second helicopter pilot: 0.0

Tbh at first I thought the helicopter blades disintegrated or something, only later I saw it hit the crane.

At 2:05 when Scherbina said: "Send the next one in." I felt that.

The way the helicopter breaks apart looks just like it did in real life, theres a vid on KZfaq.

*“If you fly over the core, you would be begging for that bullet by tomorrow morning...”*

I like this scene because it shows how Scherbina is starting to trust and respect Legasov's words and directions.

Im so glad they didnt add any explosion or unnecessary special effects, the fact that none of this is needed to empower this scene is just another proof that the showrunners did a awesome job here.

I love his transition from "Oooh thinks he's SO special, studying radiation and all that..." to "hey Mr. Radiology guy, what can I do for ya?"

The look of pure hopelessness on Legasovs face when he shakes his head no is intense.

The acting here is SO Powerful. “Is there any other option, Legasov?” That moment when Legasov looks at Boris...and his eyes say everything. “I’m so sorry Boris...I wish there was another way...Believe me, I do...”. And then Boris, 100% bares that responsibility, and steels himself, as he says “Send in the next one.”

The helicopter crashed on October 2, 1986. The crew of 4 people died - the commander of the 1st class pilot, captain Vorobiev V.K. (1956), the navigator of the station. Lieutenant A. Yundkind, E. (1958), a flight engineer for the armament of Art. Lieutenant A.I. Khristich, (1953) and an armament specialist, Senior Ensign N.Ganzhuk. The crew was assigned to the helicopter unit stationed in Chisinau. The preliminary cause of the catastrophe is the blinding rays of the sun from the crew commander.

There was a Real Footage of the Mi-8 Rotorblades hit the Crane. The footage was never released to the Public. Till it was Found. Those men deserved better.

“Is there any other way?” The absolute look of someone begging for even a hint of hope

"You are dealing with something that has never occurred on this planet before."

This is, by far, the best series I've bought in many years. Somber and horrifying and , I believe, quite accurate. Everyone should see this. A historic time that should never be forgotten.....

Parts of the helicopter are still there visible under the dome to this day.

This actually happened months after, but only because the pilot got to close to the crane and crashed. I believe this scene was altered to be this way to show the sacrifices made during the cleanup, and to show how deadly the radiation really was.

I saw the footage this scene was based on. It was unreal. I thought it was dramatized but...no it more or less fell like that.

I just realized, no aircraft explosion, finally some good fucking realism.

Operator : "Sir, what will I tell to the others?" Boris : "Is there any other way, Legasov?" Operator : "Lead two, is there any other way, Legasov?" Pilot : "Lead two copy, is there any other way, Legasov?"

Scarier than any horror movie, because it actually happened.

I've been thinking about this scene and realized that, if they hadn't hit their propeller on the cable and survived that flight, they probably would die a slow painful death caused by the radiation anyway. so perhaps it was better for them?

Notice when the helicopter begins to make noises, it is actually because its hitting the cables and you can see the hook falling down as well. WOW

"Is there any other way?" The sad headshake after this, He knows there isnt another way, but he knows those men will suffer and die if they continue. That's a position no one wants to be in.

my eyes were glued to the screen the entire time i was watching this series

Sometimes these scenes fly by all too quickly when binging a show. Very much enjoyed seeing them individually displaying the weight and consequences of their decisions. Cheers and thank you.

You can find the actual footage of the real helicopter crashing during the clean up efforts. Absolutely gut wrenching.

It is like Chernobyl returned after 33 years in the mini series

This has to be the best mini series ever made. It's so good that if you joined all the episodes, it's better than any Best picture at the oscars in the past 10 years or so

nice touch at 0:25 the firetrucks are still there

This is probably the part where Legasov and Boris recieved the most amount of radiation

This may be the best miniseries ever it’s just so gut wrenching you really feel for these people in every decision they have to make. And I know some of it’s dramatized but it is based off real life events. And real life is way more complicated than TV shit So just bravo to everyone in the cast and everyone who is a part of making this fantastic work

That pilot was delusional.. rip to them aswell..

1. The actual helicopter crash occured on October 2nd, not in conjunction with the firefighting in the immediate aftermath of the disaster. It was many months later, and by this point there was no fire, and the sarcophagus was already under construction. 2. The helicopter in question (Mi-8, numbered "30") was not dumping sand or boron or anything of the sort. It was actually applying a PVA (polyvinylacetate) glue to some parts of the upper structure to seal any remaining contaminated dust in, so that it could be removed safely before they assembled the upper parts of the sarcophagus. 3. Radiation levels in the air above the structure were negligible at this point. What caused the helicopter to crash was that it struck some crane wires, the cranes that were assembling said sarcophagus. The pilot got disoriented for a moment due to sun glare and got too close to the crane. 4. The (original) footage was captured by a news crew from West Siberian News (the cameraman was Victor Grebenyuk), and was never lost or anything. PS. this HBO stuff and all the meme-ing is getting kind of tiresome. Yeah, it's a great dramatic series, but they took a looooot of artistic liberties.

Legasov was the personification of human instinct during that crisis. With all the knowledge he had to stop this, well more like prevent it from being worse than it should have been, the one thing that prevented him from executing effectively was his idea that one life was worth more than every life. He kept trying to save those who were working so hard to prevent it from spreading, not realising that every life that tried was a thousand more lives saved.

Thank god for this show. Haven’t seen something this great in a long time

For those who didnt notice helicopter wing hit wire

...so if youre overdue for a checkup, I hear it's the equivalent of a chest xray

Love the subtle little look Boris gives when it lowkey hits him that would’ve been him if they’d flown over

Best TV series I've ever watched.

This show is a masterpiece. My god what acting.

By watching this i just realized that this series so rewatchable.

This is one of the greatest series ever made, hands down.

Without doubt the best mini-series ever made.

After getting that close to the core the Helicopter crashing is probably the best thing that could have happened to the crew.

4 years ago i literally watched this series over and over

Pilot: "There is no core, you didn't see it! You DIDN'T!"

There was other way, but they did not have the equipment at the time. Equipment arrived much later.

Not that this was a horror series or anything, but while i was watching this, I couldn’t sleep right. This series hit me hard. Whoever hasn’t seen this, needs to asap. Brilliantly written and directed.

That was a fascinating mini series and if you haven't seen it you should. That is what I call must see television.

Those two actors are so good. I hope they get Oscars. I seem to spend every night watching Chernobyl 2019 clips and older documentaries. KZfaq keeps throwing them up. Some of the comments on the various videos are so good. (many are just stupid, posted by people with an IQ of 3.6)

This was one of the most intense hbo series I’ve discovered on my own. Glad I got so many people to watch it 😂

This series knocked it out of the park (if you're a ⚾ person) or into the pavilion (for 🏏 tragics). On every level, the writing, performances all the way down the call sheet, the stunning make up, wardrobe and overall design, Chernobyl is a masterful production.

The acting here is impressive

I just realized they actually got the helikopter crash right. Yes the timestamp for the crash was way off since it happened many months later but they wanted it in the show. I did read an article about this show Where they said the helikopter crashed because it hit the wires of a crane. Not because of radiation as seen in the show. If you look at this scene again it hit the crane. You see the basket at the end of the crane cable fall and a metallic sound. The helikopter in this show crashed because it hit the crane not from radiation. So the guy that wrote that article was wrong!

Helicopter crush happened 3 months later after catastrophe when crew tried to excavate broken German robot

"Make sure you don't wear loose fitting undies" "Why?" "Chernobyl fall out !"

I wish i could forget this show just to rewatch it

It is actually correctly portraied that the helicopter went down because its rotors hit a dangeling wire and not because of radiation frying the circuits. However this happened six months later and not due to jammed radios but due to the pilots mistake (which you can read as either Soviet incompetence or just an unlucky accident).

The helicopter crash actually happened in October

When the first helicopter crashed had to be a thoroughly discouraging moment.

pretty hard to drop your load onto the fire, without flying directly over it

2nd pilot: uhh sir, lead chopper went down Dyatlov: he's delusional, take him to the infirmary

Not gonna lie but the actual footage was even horrifying

Cannot even begin to fathom the amount of Gamma Radiation that helicopter crew took in that short time .

"Send in the next one." Such a heavy moment, tremendous acting

Oh god those poor souls

One sfx problem here: Active helicopter blades in the middle of a smoke column with minimal smoke disturbance.

"Is there any other way?" -Call the fire brigade

crazy how even in this dire situation the radio guy waits for approval from boris rather than just listen to legasov

Just one scene of many that are about as good as you can possibly get on television. Better than the vast majority films made today, if not all of them.

Legasov: If you fly over the reactor, you'll be begging for that bullet tomorrow *Pilot flies over the reactor* Pilot: Welp why beg for it tomorrow when we can just die now. reeee

What a show. Incredible.

For every ignorant, arse-covering apparatchik involved in this, there were ten incredibly brave and self-sacrificing individuals who quite literally saved the European continent. Most of them died horribly. They deserve to be remembered and respected.

2:00 that "...no", showing impotence, desperation and frustration. Is just too much.

"is there any other way?" Sure, build me a trebuchet

Can't believe everything happened closely in real life

To this day you can still see parts of the Helicopter in the tomb of Reactor 4.

Why not use the crane to drop sand there? Because there was no crane. The actual crane caused crash happened in October (6month after) while they were building a sarcophagus, and they deployed a crane by that time already. Otherwise it does not make sense to use heli if you have a crane :D

никогда не забывай о смелых жертвах этих пилотов, никогда не забывай, never forget

Fantastic series. Must watch.

That painful and helpless headshaking from Legasov...

There's a crane RIGHT THERE. You'd think that would be a much more accurate delivery method

Is there any other way? Nope, the helicopter just cut that crane's cable, which would've been perfect.

The scary thing is, if I am correct, it wasn't that the pilot got knocked out from radiation, it's that everything electronic component in the helicopter died. The only reason it took the rotors a while is because they are made to hover even without electronics

I don't know why, i just have a weird unnerving feeling about the first helicopter. Just thinking about how they felt when they were in the smoke, and the very bad feeling about the crash. It's just a very well dramatically made scene.

I always wondered why no one thought to use the big crane with a luffer to drop that stuff in.

Probaply a mercy for those in the copter to have it crash immediately after that amount of radiation exposure

Seeing clips on here, I believe this is the first scene where the audience sees the physical damage/harm of what has occurred here. The helpless nature of this situation is now not just a threat by a scientist but very real. Horrifying!

Dropping stand on it seemed like the right and cool thing to do at the time

Even though it didn't happen exactly like that, I still think the creators of the show did an excellent job with this scene.