The fumigation trucks and brigade are not merely special effects to create a dramatic and spooky ambiance. Even though the show is set in the 1990s, during one of the worst economic periods on the island after the collapse of the Soviet Union, this fumigation practice continues to this day. It’s even more invasive now. They force strangers to enter your home to inspect your tanks and look around your rooms with fumigation machines in hand. From my teenage years onward, I remember having to flee the house as the smoke would quickly fill e…