Chernobyl Episode 5: Final summary of the series "Vichnaya Pamyat"

By Matt Fowler

Warning: Complete spoilers for the final of the Chernobyl miniseries below …

Breaking away from the poignant and haunting nature of the first four episodes, the Chernobyl finale has instead opted for a long-term occasional dive in "what's gone wrong?" on a relatively quiet relative more focused on moments of redeeming character than horror

During certain stages of the trial – that Legasov, Khomyuk and Shcherbina were called to testify against an ambitious trio of corner cutters (including the arrogant Dyatlov engineer) – things got a little bogged down about lunatics and crash bolts, and the actual human errors related to the overload of the heart of the plant. As a feature of history, it was a construction – certainly noble – that led to Legasov's turn. His decision to reveal the defective security button Could have saved everyone, in the end, if pennies (uh, rubles) were not pinched. Again, a lot of time went on to explain to the judge, the jury and us the intricacies of how everything went to hell. All of this is associated with flashbacks about the events themselves.

The disadvantage was that some parts seemed useless, while other parts were getting back together, but the disadvantage was that it made the events of the first episode better, while Akimov and Toptunov were afraid of what was happening. was going to happen. they had done. The sin that they had committed, which then earned them to sacrifice their lives in an attempt to save people in the best possible way.

I do not think anyone expected this series to start with the type of bang she started with. Of course, history tells us how it all ended. So it was easy enough to predict what "Vichnaya Pamyat" would bring to light, but this bow was also announced in "The Happiness of All Humanity" when Khomyuk hammered home the importance of the truth about the responsibility of the government. Moreover, nothing would have been able to overcome the frantic fear of running on the roof or the intimacy of the assassins' patrol.

That being said, because "Vichnaya Pamyat" was the official conclusion, it was almost designed to lack the dynamism of previous chapters. It was a big episode, but the most different of all In a way, it was the most "TV" of the five, because it inserted specialized moments between Legasov and Shcherbina, where they were able to think about everything and to ask if they were good people. This was especially important for Shcherbina since he started history as an obstacle. He had to admit, in addition to the fact that he was so angry and obtuse because he had already resigned himself to becoming a useless member of the political system.

It was less necessary for Legasov since he had been the one who advocated effective cleansing from the beginning of the crisis, although it is interesting to note that "Vichnaya Pamyat" had the wind in the veils a little towards the end. After five episodes of crusade, the vice-president of the KGB gave us some information on all the disinterested and unpleasant things that Legasov had done in his life. As if this mission, the crucible of Chernobyl, could have been in reality his first time to be the "good guy" himself.

Apart from Legasov's attempt to unveil the secrecy and subterfuge of the Soviet government and the epilogue that gave us a glimpse of the true characters of the saga (including the team of scientists that was to represent the Khomyuk of 39; Emily Watson), the most interesting appeal was the human element. Examining the workplace, which could be present at any job – to be honest – allowed and emboldened the occurrence of such a heinous accident. The boss ignorant and abusive. The fearful employees pretending to be a post because they do not want to look like fools. Absolute pride in the face of such destructive power. The humanity at the base and childish.