Chernobyl Part 2

After waiting a couple of weeks, I was thrilled to finally continue the Chernobyl series. Professor Legasov is a primary character of focus in this episode and after determining the seriousness of the situation, he is able to get helicopters to drop sand and boron on the core. However, a strong and powerful female scientist, lyana Khomyk, brings to his attention how the water tanks in the plant are not empty. Thus, recruitment efforts go into place to find 3 brave men who will sacrifice their lives to manually open the tanks to release the water. I thoroughly enjoyed the scene at the end especially, which I can still honestly vividly remember. The loud, obnoxious sounds of the reading device and the gloomy radioactive reactor still come to mind. The brave men who volunteered to sacrifice their lives made me consider the different types of heroic behavior that is brought upon in times like this, scientists and intellectuals like Professor Legasov and lyana Khomyk share their profound knowledge and experience while men like those who emptied the water tanks share their bravery and selflessness, all with the goal to save the lives of others.

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  1. Part 2 was an interesting one! I was surprised to hear that the water tanks weren’t empty and how that could be catastrophic — it really took me off my seat!