r/ChernobylTV • u/[deleted] • May 20 '19

Chernobyl - Episode 3 'Open Wide, O Earth' - Discussion Thread Spoiler

New episode tonight!

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u/policeandthieves May 21 '19 edited May 21 '19

Did the coal workers pat the guy in the blue suit to express solidarity?

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u/captainstarsong May 21 '19

I think it’s a mix of solidarity and just to mess with him

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u/[deleted] May 21 '19

I'm hoping it was just to get his suit dirty

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u/spikyhandjob May 21 '19

"Now you look like the Minister of Coal!" Fantastic stuff!

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u/kepaa May 21 '19

Great line!

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u/jonttu125 May 22 '19

Was the guy that said thay line the dude who played Jeor Mormont on GoT? Could swear he sounded exactly like him

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u/spikyhandjob May 22 '19

I actually think so, the actor was credited in the episode!

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u/gregfromsolutions May 21 '19

I'm like 90% sure it was because there he is in a nice clean suit, and all the miners are covered in coal dust. Absolutely to mess with him.

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u/Banzai51 May 21 '19

Totally to mess with him.

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u/SiccSemperTyrannis May 21 '19

I think they did it in a "fuck you" way.

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u/drelos May 30 '19

It was a way to say "you are going (need) to get dirty too"

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u/vba7 May 24 '19

Most unrealistic part of the TV show.

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u/apocolyptictodd May 25 '19

Eh maybe a little exaggerated but the coal miners of the Soviet Union had a significant amount of leverage because they controlled the energy of the Union.