The Bawdy Tales of Edo: Octopus & Sea ShellParis Olympics kicked off on Friday with an opening ceremony unlike any other.
It promised to be a star-studded event with expected appearances from Celine Dion and Lady Gaga, with rumors of other big names. The ceremony certainly delivered with performances and appearances from stars.
SEE ALSO: 'Spotlight on Paris' is NBC's latest bid for Gen Z Olympic attentionThe big names aside, it was also a unique opening ceremony in the way it was carried out. It was not held in a stadium like usual. This time, we're getting a parade through Paris with thousands of athletes carried on nearly 100 boats. The idea was to bring all the gorgeous history of Paris intothe ceremony itself.
With more than a billion projected viewers of the opening ceremony on TV, the reactions flooded online. In general, folks thought it was well done.
Here's what people were saying as the ceremony got the Olympics underway.
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A lot is expected from the opening ceremony, including a reported performance from superstars Celine Dion and Lady Gaga. We we will likely see the internet get quite excited to see Dion, especially, make her return to the stage for the Olympics.
Gaga appeared and performed, sansDion, doing a upbeat dance and song number in French. Gaga fans loved it.
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There were some critiques of the NBC broadcast in the U.S., featuring Mike Tirico, Kelly Clarkson, and Peyton Manning.
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Yes, a lead-in to a metal band playing a version of a Les Missong featured Marie Antoinette holding her own, talking, disembodied head. It was a bit of a fever dream.
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There were memes about the artsy, definitely French nature of the opening ceremony.
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Yep, the Minions, which were apparently created by a French artist, had long, silly segment in the middle of the ceremony.
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A favorite for lots of folks was a very metal, very flame-forward, pretty great performance from the French band Gojira.
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There were jokes about countless boats carrying athletes.
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The through-line of the ceremony was a masked torch-bearer, running, jumping, and flying throughout Paris. There were lots of jokes and suggestions about who the torch bearer may be.
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After a very long opening ceremony — nearly four hours in length — Celine Dion finally, as rumored, came out and performed. People were upset it took so long.
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After taking time away due to a Stiff Person Syndrome diagnosis, the internet was thrilled to see Dion perform again, even if it was delayed.
She performed in grand fashion, on the platform of the Eiffel Tower. Most folks agreed it was the highlight of the ceremony.
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