Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 |
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About
"A sobering, thorough tour of nuclear brinkmanship"
This documentary series traces the nuclear arms race from the Manhattan Project through decades of Cold War brinkmanship, using archival footage and interviews with historians, former officials, and diplomats. It's a sober, information-dense watch that moves chronologically through crises like the Cuban Missile Crisis and the arms buildup, favoring context and testimony over dramatization. The pace is measured rather than thrilling, built for viewers who want a clear historical throughline rather than tension-driven storytelling. It works best as an education piece, rewarding patience with a genuinely comprehensive picture of how close the world came to catastrophe.
the clear-eyed archival synthesis of decades of nuclear standoffs into one coherent narrative.
you want dramatized tension rather than a measured, talking-heads history lesson.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | The Sun Came Up Tremendous | 8.1 | 385 | 79 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Poisoning the Soil | 7.7 | 345 | 64 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Institutional Insanity | 7.9 | 299 | 67 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | The Wall | 8.2 | 274 | 66 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | War Games | 8.0 | 254 | 67 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Empire Is Untenable | 8.4 | 256 | 67 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | The End of History | 8.1 | 237 | 67 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Moscow Will Not Be Silent | 8.1 | 235 | 64 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | We Are Not Dead Yet | 7.9 | 256 | 72 min |