In the first portion of the Chernobyl series, leaders were dismissing any concept of a threat regarding Chernobyl’s core and its integrity. In the second episode, much has changed. The government is listening to top scientists, albeit them forcing their way through barriers, and is trying to take control of the situation. However, the problem keeps becoming more and more complex, and at this point it seems like there will not be a solution found in time. I am excited for the next episode to see how the plot continues to develop.

I really enjoyed this section of the film series because of a strong female character not presented in the past episode. She is a leading physics  scholar, and comes in to the area to urgently tell the men what is really going on and what they have been missing. They dismiss her at first, but then after telling them her information, she is pictured in the meeting room presenting her conclusions to the most important people in the Soviet Union. Seeing a woman display her intelligence and bravery in both a repressive country and time period for women, especially in stem careers, was especially satisfying to watch.