A comment I made just now to my co-watcher was that āIām not sure if the stereotypical French culture suits an Olympic opening ceremony because itās too laid back, you need it to be dramatic - the London opening ceremony was very dramatic and spectacular as well as having great music and it was funny too.ā
The response I got was āAh but you couldnāt be having them cutting off heads at something like this.ā
Sheās a mighty woman, a real hard worker and an example to all. Sheās tidy out too.
The real athletes arenāt going until next week
What a shit opening ceremony. Darragh Moloney creaming himself over it.
Think Iāve settled on the opening ceremony being absolutely terrible. Zero atmosphere away from a packed stadium.
Very sad that the real athletes and the lads partaking in the rugby 7s bullshit are getting the exact same reward for their efforts.
āOh I got a gold medal for being the fastest man on earthā
āReally? I got one for a rugby blitz with half teamsā
Needs more guillotines, Hitler references and Diana death references.
Weather looks like a damp Sunday afternoon in October in Dublin.
Nods and volleys should be in the 2028 one.
Iād say it would be absolutely shit to be in attendance for.
Where are the cheap jokes featuring fencers duelling with baguettes?
This looks more like it
Itās all kicking off now. 
ye have no imagination lads. Brave by the French
Iām enjoying this.
Ourselves, Israel & Iran sharing a boat?
Orla is doing mornings and Laura the evenings
Very clever from the French to use the opening ceremony to show off their city and culture instead of some generic could-be-anywhere modern stadium
She was on the Tommy Tiernan show a few months back.
Shame about the weather.
Migrant boats spotted on the seine