Episode 125 - Dark Chernobyl Phoenix

The Last King Podcast

This episode we talk the final chapter to the fox X-Men franchise, Dark Phoenix and the equally radioactive mini-series Chernobyl. Closing out the Fox X-Men film series, Dark Phoenix takes a stab at the Phoenix Saga, done previously in X-Men 3: The Last Stand. Having rethinking continuity in 2014's Days of Future Past, it's the cast of first class now facing their version of Jean Grey's cosmic power. While the Brett Ratner film failed to stay faithful to the source, will this retelling learn from past mistakes? And in our main segment, we review the 5 part mini-series Chernobyl. It dramatises the horrific events of the 1986 disaster, with a focus on the failures of government and bureaucracy. It uncovers the cause of the reactor failure, while simultaneously recounts the nationwide relief effort to save lives and contain the spread of radioactivity.