The final shot is of Private Ivan. He is sitting on a bench outside the decontamination unit. He is smoking a cigarette. His hands are wrapped in bandages. He looks at the dark sky. He takes a drag.
Shcherbina stares at him. "Then what do you propose?" czarnobyl s01e03
The camera pulls back, high above Pripyat. The city is asleep, but the reactor is awake, spewing a column of blue ionizing radiation into the night sky. The episode title card appears: The final shot is of Private Ivan
We cut to the hospital in Pripyat, but not the chaotic, crowded scene of the pilot. This is two days later. The corridors are silent. The windows are sealed shut with tape and plastic sheeting. Dr. Svetlana, a no-nonsense physician, is preparing for the worst. She watches the military trucks roll into the city, sealing off the perimeter. His hands are wrapped in bandages