now i don't need you | Chernobyl (2019) 

"Now I don't need you." _Four episodes later_ "Let him finish!" That's what I call a character arc.

Boris is working on several levels here. He knows he's going to be fed a load of steaming BS by the toadies on the ground once he lands. He needs enough information to be able to defeat that BS. He's also testing Legasov's convictions, whether he's an alarmist making a play for power or whether he's sincere. If he will give up his expertise easily, he's sincere. If he then has a little joke at Legasov's expense, that's all in good fun, and it's important to keep the experts a bit off balance if you don't want them taking over and making political mistakes, especially someone like Legasov who's already come across as knowledgeable, passionate, and a bit naive, and will need watching to keep him out of trouble with the Kremlin. Boris is a veteran politician, He already believes Legasov. But he also knows how Soviet politics works and knows his first job has to be prepared to know a little more than Brychanov and Fomin think he does, so he can quickly defeat them and move them aside, get real informatiuon for Gorbachev and assume power at Chernobyl so that Legasov can fix things That's why he immediately jumps in when Brychanov and Fomin try to stonewall Legasov, and then jumps right down their throats with his new knowledge. because he had used Legasov's briefing to be prepared for that moment. This scene demonstrates Boris's extreme intelligence and forward thinking.

Shcherbina ended up being my most favorite character, and I never would have guessed after seeing him in the first episode at the meeting.

I like how Legasov's entire tone changed after Shcherbina recalled that he referred to the neutrons as "bullets" during his presentation. It seems so much more upbeat and energetic. It's like "Oh my god... He does care enough to listen an retain the knowledge. Alright I can work with this."

1:00 Legasov: A neutron is, uh- Boris: The bullet. Legasov: ...Yes, the bullet. The moment Legasov realizes that Boris might be arrogant and stubborn, but he's no fool.

Chemistry class: Teacher: what is neutron kids? Other: neutron is a subatomic particle Me, an intelectual: a bullet

I was pretty sure he is gonna throw himm off the helicopter at the end of this scene.

"Out of all the obedient fools they accidentally chose to send the one good man!" - Legasov perfectly summing up Boris. ❤️❤️

This scene exemplifies why this miniseries was so good. The dynamic between Shcherbina and Legasov is adversarial at the beginning, but morphs into mutual respect and then friendship towards the end. But at this stage in their relationship, you can see the sarcasm between the two of them.

Boris has the greatest character arc in this entire story. You go from hating him, to a deep appreciation for him and the ultimate sacrifice he paid.

I love this Boris character, especially his voice.

like how Boris used this new knowledge when arrived to Chernobyl.

Student : tell me what 1+1 is Teacher : 2 Student : now i dont need you

Great scene and great acting. Shcherbina had such a fantastic character arc in this series. Truly majestic!

“ Tell me how A nuclear reactor works, or I’ll have one of the soldiers throw you out of the helicopter” (Legasov explains) “Now I don’t need you.” (Throws him out of the helicopter)

Great scene. Skeptical of Legasov at the start. Gets on the ground and hears the guys down playing the situation, uses Legasov's information asking about the graphite on the roof.

From here to "Of all the ministers and the deputies, the entire congregation of fools, they mistakenly sent one good man." What a journey for both characters.

I thought he was going to throw him off the chopper back then lmao

Two legendary actors at the top of their game. 5 star series

It went from "Now I don't need you" , to "I hoped that one day I mattered, but I didn't, I just stood next to someone who did."

“ in a nuclear plant… We use something called fishin’.” *Pulls out a lure*

I thoroughly enjoy how they built the relationship between these two characters from standoffish to mutual respect. And that all starts with Boris taking out his pen for Legasov

Interesting that he had no idea how a nuclear reactor worked, but later made a presentation about it. He was very keen to learn and allowed Legasov to take the lead on matters he had no expertise on.

The brilliance in this scene is that it's also explaining to the audience how it all works, but not in a way that takes you out of the scene. We're basically given a science lesson without realizing it.

The excellence of Jared Harris and Stellan Skarsgard can't be downplayed. I love these guys so much.

"Now I don't need you. Soldier, throw him out of the helicopter."

Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but when Legasov is looking for his pen, Boris is quickly able to provide him one. It could be considered forshadowing since later in the series Boris is able to provide them with whatever they need including; men, tools, equipment, etc.

My god, this series, is a Masterpiece

I love his character maturing throughout the series. I’ve rewatched many times now. Never gets old.

Best description I heard is: A fancy water-boiler

"How does a nuclear reactor work? it's a simple question" It's a very fancy steam turbine

Every time he says “Now I don’t need you.” Then it shows the helicopter. I imagine him being shown falling out of the helicopter 😂

Boris is also a military veteran. Something militaries teach is first time listening. That’s why they’re so good at following orders.

I loved how Chernobyl conveyed information to the viewers. Having Boris demand to know so he can rid himself of Legasov, all while being a part of his character arc. We get the info dump we need and it’s an interesting character moment for Boris.

0:20 legasov: "(chuckles) i'm in danger"

These two were absolutely amazing in the series. Yeah, it had good writing, good dialogs, good photography, good everything; but the charisma and chemistry of these two men added a new layer of flavor to an already well done series. Honorary mention to the general that went to check the radiation levels, he showed up for a minute and made everyone to want to be a better person.

I love how Legasov takes Shcherbina for a fool until he told him about the '' bullet '', then he realizes the guy actually listen to him and the fact that the better Shcherbina understands the problem, better are the chances for us to find some kind of solutions. Such an amazing piece of pure art.

This is a perfect example of a fish out of water character…he asks the same questions the audience is thinking and as he learns, the audience learns

"Now I dont need you. Soldier? Throw this man out of the helicopter"

Is it... weird that I kind of (ok hugely) have a crush on Stellan Skarsgard? Did anyone fall prey to this phenomenon? I knew/had seen and liked him in many things before seeing him in this, but it was this particular role that got my attention in that particular way. Anyone else? And his voice... 😍😍

He is explaining it to the audience. We are Sherbina in this situation.

But the world needed you, Valery ❤️

From uneasy partnership to ending up sticking out for each other

Shcherbyna handling Legasov the pencil is an elegant way of anticipating what their future relationship will be.

0:43 Shcherbina offering prof. Legasov a pen is his way of saying "Sorry, I didn't treat you with respect" or "Thank you for explaining it to me", I believe.

Scherbina is like Olena Tyrell in GOT. Love the guy's tirades all through out. He is really a bad ass gangsta boss.

Boris in beginning i dont liked him but after was a great character. Without him Legasov never have all that to need to stop that disaster to grow up and become worst. They're sacrifice their lives to stay in that place to saved million's people from death to maked his government

I think this conversation allowed him to realize he was being lied to when they told him everything was fine and there was no need to worry

Smart film making... Having an expert break down something complicated so it can be understood to someone else in the movie who is in a position of authority. This really is done to explain to us the viewers what the issues are. It's difficult to be invested in a storyline if you dont understand the basics and the possible dangers.

“Tell me how a nuclear reactor works… Or I’ll have one of these soldiers throw you out of the helicopter“ -“Do it. It will be far less painful than the death from flying directly over the reactor like you want to.”

Chemistry teacher: What is a neutron in an atom? The quiet kid: The bullet

Chernobyl was a great series. Especially the last episode.

And that’s the kind of thinking that got them to that point.

Fantastic series. And incredible actors.

That last moment without words is priceless

A key point he missed is that when a neutron hits a uranium atom the splitting atom releases a new neutron. So now there are two free neutrons that can split additional atoms.

One of my favorite character arch’s

Amazing series

This show/series is definitely in my top three favorites of all time, along side Band of Brothers and Breaking Bad.

Who else thought he was still gonna get thrown off the helicopter after he said I dont need you

Prof. Moriarty has expertise in nuclear physics too.

Such great acting by all four.

This scene is far better then i looks. First of all shcherbina ask him how it works and then the graphite wich in turns makes an appearance later on when shcherbina ask of of the Chernobyl workers why he saw graphite and tells him about the fission wich in turns make them speechless. So this scene is your could say the start of the entire serie. It shows the 2 main characters in a hostile but very equal stage. Both are best on what they do and both learns from another the entire serie. Brilliant scene

Legasov explained Fission better than what big nuclear energy companies WANT you to think

the way the series uses shcerbina as a metaphor for viewers to explain complex concepts is a work of genius.

This scene actually helps me understand how nuclear reactor with my final exam in Highschool.

I loved this series

Now I don't need you. * Throws him out of the chopper.

i think my favorite part of the whole series was the development of these two character’s friendship.

Good, I know how ______________ works. Now I don't need you. -every politician to every subject matter expert

*gets a simplified explanation of a complex piece of advanced technological equipment* "Alright, don't need the expert anymore."

I think in the last part of this scene prof. Legasov had a massive brain fart at Shcherbina's answer "now I don't need you"

Now i know how nuclear reactor work.

Legasov missed the chance to say "You absolutely sure about that?"

Viewers towards science after watching the TV show :

I love this scene

"Tell me how a nuclear reactor works or I"ll have one of my soldiers throw you out of this helicopter" The soldier: 🗿

Exposition done right

My Mum asking me to fix the PC after she barred me from using it

This series taught me so much about nuclear reactors lol

There is still more then that small description of a reactor.

The real sin here is having a normal conversation inside a Mi-8 without headsets or yelling.

`` The bullet `` also calls when you failed on your task

I love that paratrooper in the seat next to him. "Sorry dude, I just work here."

"Glad you're current. Just to be sure, could you explain what role Boron plays in this equation?'

He had one of the best character development in tv series history.

"and then out the helicopter Legasov went".

"Sir, you have the 'Explain like I'm Five years old' version. There's much more to it than that."

I wonder if “now I don’t need you” was a warning as if to say “don’t give up everything you know to party men because they asked”

At first i did not recognize Stellan Skarsgard here. Before Chernobyl i ve seen him only in MCU movies and in Girl with Dragon Tattoo. This man has the range and could be convincing as any type of character.

funniest scene ever 😆

The birth of Dunning- Kruger syndrome.

COLD CALL

"Tell me how a nuclear reactor works, or I`ll have one of these soldiers throw you out of the helicopter"It`s a kind of GOT here

The funny thing about this is that words like "splitting" is just an abstraction to describe what really occurs - the actual physical event may be beyond our imagination and mind, for the moment anyway. You may have heard of entanglement. Now, imagine entanglement is a "tunnel through spacetime". Now imagine, when we split an atom, we actually break this tunnel between particles and what we think is the energy of the atom is rather the energy of a snapping spacetime tunnel coiling up on itself.This is just an example of how truly weird reality is, atleast from our limited perspective.

Thought he was going to throw him out after the tutorial. 😅

There ya go kids,that's basically how nuclear reactors generate power...

"Now I dont need you" Proceeds to rely on Legasov more then anyone else.

This is his DUNE.

Such a brilliant dramatization.