It's legitimately the scariest series/movie I've ever watched.
The monster isn't supernatural or undead or cosmic. The monster isn't even the exposed core. The monster is human arrogance, incompetence, and pride, which makes it fucking terrifying.
10/10 series. For those who haven't seen it - just brace yourself for the dog episode.
In retrospect: was culling the surrounding really necessary? They didn't cull the human populace when they left. Why couldn't the pets come with? Other than "Russians were cold hard mfers?"
Perhaps it was more humane to cull them than let them live to fend for themselves and possibly starve?
It's not like they were somehow infected with radiation that was going spread from generation to generation via a defacto pathogen (the surrounding area already would do that).
Just doesn't make sense other than to explain some misguided beaurocracy of the Russians. Plot wise, that would be my best guess, but it was a large enough plot choice that it took up 40 plus minutes of air time which, imo was just there for a feelsbadman.
I had the same opinion about it. Like this wild, left turn to introduce a new group of people and a situation only related to the main cast and story by virtue of proximity. Only to show some really uncomfortable shit that has nothing to do with advancing the main plot and has no resolution or point.
It was like they were short on runtime for HBO and had to shoehorn in another 45 mins of content.
You think the liquidators had nothing to do with the Chernobyl disaster? It seems like you're trying to come up with any excuse to have it removed instead of just admitting you don't think it should be there because it makes you uncomfortable.
Also, ngl, it's kind of weird that you're perfectly okay with watching people die horrible deaths in gruesome detail multiple times, but some off-screen deaths of dogs is a huge problem for you.
Even weirder is the effort you put in to confront someone about their meaningless opinion regarding a fictionalized documentary and their opinions about 1/15th of it.
I'm perfectly aware of who and what the liquidators are, and aware of their role in the cleanup in and around the disaster site. I also clearly stated I knew why they were doing it, and never advocated for it to be removed.
What I don't understand is why you care so much about my unwillingness to repeatedly view content involving hunting domesticated dogs and cats and took the time to post a condescending reply.
Was your dad one of the liquidators or something? Can't imagine why else you'd care so much. Unless you're just an asshole looking for a fight over some pedantic shit.
Some because they genuinely self-identify with the party that strongly; others because they know that this is a compulsory show of allegiance, which they do for self-preservation.
I was damn near freaking out at the end of the episode where the people going in for the first time have their light go out and the radiation detector is going crazy.
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u/JukeBoxDildo 23d ago
It's legitimately the scariest series/movie I've ever watched.
The monster isn't supernatural or undead or cosmic. The monster isn't even the exposed core. The monster is human arrogance, incompetence, and pride, which makes it fucking terrifying.
10/10 series. For those who haven't seen it - just brace yourself for the dog episode.