The opening ceremony (the only good bit of the whole thing, in theory, although reality has not quite lived up to that billing)

[Epona]

Oh thank fuck, some ballet

 

[Lord Camomile]

Definitely get the feeling he's dancing within himself on that tiny stage

 

[QueenOfGoths]

I like the ballet dancer

 

[Aladdin]

Is anyone coming out of those Louis Vuitton cases/ trunks?

 

[hash tag]

Is it just me or is this really quite shit?

Agree. It's all about acts for television. Much of the embankment is for use of performers so very few spectators.

My 85 yr old mum on seeing the flame bearer running across the roofs just said...
"Oh...I hope he's not a shooter"

Faceless and creepy.

 

[Epona]

Oh thank fuck, some ballet

And that, my friends, is not a phrase you hear from me every day

 

[Aladdin]

Agree. It's all about acts for television. Much of the embankment is for use of performers so very few spectators.

Faceless and creepy.

Well he did come from the catacombs....

 

[Silas Loom]

Lol, raining. But the revolution gets a shout!

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Oh is that Quasimodo on his way?

 

[Lord Camomile]

A masked lad running around Paris buildings with a flaming torch is in very poor taste given all the sabotage earlier

 

[Epona]

The most exciting bit of this so far is when I just accidentally spilled some gin on my elderly cat and he leaped up quicker than I've seen him move in a year (doing his own ballet, inspired by the theme of don't spill your drink on me you fucking lush!)

 

[QueenOfGoths]

I hate Les Mis!

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Oh this is better.

 

[blairsh]

Assassin's Creed vibes.

 

[Lord Camomile]

I hate Les Mis!

Well, it wasn't much of a picnic for those involved, either.

 

[Bingoman]

Clearly France has poor health and safety standards especially with an open flame?

 

[Epona]

I'm liking this bit

 

[Aladdin]

Yay!!+ marie and her head!!!

 

[blairsh]

Gojira!?! Ha!

 

[hash tag]

The band seem like they are enjoying themselves. Can't hear them, don't know who they are.
Mrs tag has told me to put car porn on

 

[Nine Bob Note]

Whose team is on this boat?

 

[quimcunx]

I like all the blood.

 

[Lord Camomile]

The stranger looks like a combination between

and

Not sue what either have to do with Paris, but there we go, I guess.

* ahem *

 

[Aladdin]

Vive la revolution!!!

Off with their heads.




Knitting next

 

[Lord Camomile]

The weather adding some polyrhythmic percussion to proceedings

 

[Epona]

I like this, shame that the over-riding sound seems to be the rain

 

[scifisam]

I quite like the metal/opera combo.

Doing this on the river was a daft idea though. And why did they do a sudden cut to bored people in a library?

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Fucking shite

 

[Nine Bob Note]

These pole vaulters are keen, the sport hasn’t actually started yet

 

[Aladdin]

I like this, shame that the over-riding sound seems to be the rain

Can't hear the rain at all on RTE.