The episode also marks the first time in television history the collective audience shouted at their TV screens ‘shoot the damn dog!’ The groundwork is laid here, with Emily Watson’s Ulana Khomyk and Jared Harris’s Valery Legasov discussing the cause of the disaster, the Soviet Union’s blame, and the price of the truth. The episode’s ‘problem’ (if you can really call it that) is that it all feels like it’s building to the finale, especially in its second half.Įach episode can largely stand alone but more than any other pair, THOAM’s second half and Vichnaya Pamyat feel like a doubleheader.
