The test continues, going from brow-sweat precarious to off-the-rails as the reactor's core heats to dangerous levels. When Akimov refuses to continue at one point, Dyatlov threatens him not just with his job, but his working life and his family. The pair already have a pallor just putting the nuclear reactor through the reckless tests. We get another look of the tragic Akimov (Sam Troughton) and young Leonid Toptunov (Robert Emms) before the two would die hideously from radiation exposure. The test's success promises career advancement for all.ĭyatlov agrees to personally oversee the operation with an untrained overnight crew who are not even aware that they will be told to oversee the test.ĭangerous? Don't tell the surly Dyatlov as he bullies his control room into action with orders, insults and written instructions that feature key sections crossed out. The episode premise allows testimony from investigating scientist and "Chernobyl" main subject Valery Legasov (Jared Harris).įlashbacks show Bryukhanov and Fomin insisting on a long-awaited safety test, despite being told to wait 10 hours, increasing the risks.
Dyatlov (Paul Ritter) are put on trial for causing the accident. Fomin (Adrian Rawlins) chief engineer, and Fomin's deputy, Anatoly S. Bryukhanov (Con O'Neill), who was plant director Nikolai M. A powerful look at life just before the explosion
The horror, the heartbreak and the moments of heroism continued throughout episode 5.
This is one series in which viewers might lament just how depressingly effective director Johan Renck and creator/writer Craig Mazin we bringing the too-shocking-to-be-have-happened depiction to a close. This will not happen with HBO's "Chernobyl" ending. There was disappointed-viewer outcry following HBO's "Game of Thrones" ending last month. The show trial digs into the accident's cause from the cultural center of the still-dangerously radioactive town of Chernobyl. But the lethal Soviet political fallout is just beginning, requiring the right villains to blame for one of the worst human-made catastrophes in history. The immediate devastation from the 1986 nuclear accident has been contained, the radioactive dead buried in concrete-cased lead coffins. Spoiler alert! The following discusses Monday’s fifth and final episode of HBO’s “Chernobyl.”Īfter four harrowing episodes featuring planet-threatening danger, excruciating deaths and unheralded heroics, HBO's "Chernobyl" mini-series completed its unforgettable five-episode run Monday with “Vichnaya Pamyat” (translated to "Eternal Memory"). Watch Video: Ukraine Honors Anniversary of Chernobyl Disaster