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Students of human nature will appreciate the fine-grain pessimism of the HBO mini-seriesChernobyl.
Legasov led the investigation into the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear facility in the now-abandoned Ukrainian town of Pripyat.
The helicopter pilot refuses, an act of disobedience that saves the lives of everyone onboard.
(On her way out, Khomyuk secretly gives a stash of iodine pills to the mans secretary.)
Concerned experts quickly learn that the way to discuss whats really happening is by using code words.
Its filled with details that you may not know, all sad or horrifying.
Some of these lessons are medical, telling you what radiation does to the body and the environment.
Still other timesChernobylis unexpectedly funny, in a gallows sort of way.
No, the man replies.
Now like get off my foot.
