Chernobyl illustrates the themes of controlling the narrative and the media surrounding events which were so horrific to Lewis. In the first episode, the head scientist in the plant, Victor Bryukhanov, and another engineer for the plant, Anatoly Dyatlov, attempt to subdue the horrors of the reactor meltdown by convincing themselves and others that it is nonexistent, controlling the narrative of the event and spreading lies to others. The characters do this throughout the episode, but it is most apparent in the opening scene, where Bryukhanov forces the others to act as though it is a simple malfunction, rather than a disaster, claiming that anyone who doesn’t believe this has simply gone insane and should not be trusted. This same idea occurs in the fortieth minute of the episode, where he once again disregards the evidence of the shininess in the air by stating a nonsensical hypothesis which backs his claims. These actions achieve the two goals of solidifying Bryukhanov as a trustworthy source of information during the crisis and demeaning others; both of which create more misinformation and worsen the situation while keeping the antagonists in power. To Lewis, this is the epitome of controlling the media, which is bound to happen in a totalitarian state such as that of N.I.C.E in That Hideous Strength or as described in The Abolition of Man. Lewis argues that “starving the sensibility of our pupils” such as creating the misinformation seen in Chernobyl leads to “easier prey to the propagandist”, leading to dominant control over anyone. Throughout the episode, the high ranking officials can be seen doing just that, forcing workers to die in an effort to maintain the message that there is no significant disaster. These events mirror the sentiments of Lewis, who was most concerned about a small majority controlling the majority of the population as seen in Chernobyl.