Nymo

Ah, so this is what it's like to have a viral tweet

NBC, stop these commercials, I wanna hear orchestral video game music

Wow, NBC just gave up on the parade picture-in-picture and giving us a full-screen commercial. Thanks NBC!

I keep forgetting that Russia cannot be referred to by name in the Olympics

THERE HE IS! THE TONGA FLAG BEARER!

GO #PHILIPPINES! and NBC has a COMMERCIAL on while they're walking

USA USA

Japan finally make their walk out to Mon Hun music And the sun is fully out of my window right now

The USA outfits look French, tbh

Still so weird seeing an empty Olympic stadium

Alright, I once again am begging anyone: Where can I find an commercial-free #OpeningCeremony feed. NBC is not doing any favors with all these ad breaks

NBC no what are you- Just show me the whole ceremony in full Don't put other segments on top of this

London 2012 vibes with this rendition of Imagine

Also, that's the most impressive drone swarm I've seen thus far

I'm curious what the plans were for this opening ceremony pre-pandemic, cuz this isn't as much of a spectacle that I imagined it to be thus far

aaaand commercial break. I wonder what NBC is skipping out on this time around

Flashbacks to when NBC COMPLETELY skipped the beautiful "Abide with me" segment of the London 2012 opening ceremonies for commercials.

My tactical nap yesterday must have really helped for staying up overnight cuz I don't feel tired...yet

crap I may have jinxed myself. Also, dammit: I just realized all the things I need to finish up today and tomorrow.

I didn't realize that the prior Tokyo Olympics were the origins of the Olympic sports pictograms. That's pretty cool, and dig this live recreation of them

Love that they're honoring doctors and nurses in this torch relay

aw, Naomi Osaka gets the honor of lighting the Olympic Cauldron :)

Glad the cauldron got to be it without any hitches. I was afraid the unveiling mechanisms would break, Vancouver style, but thankfully not the case.

Overall, this felt like a low-key Olympic opening ceremony. It was no spectacle like past games, & I assume the pandemic was a big factor in that. I fully expected something Mario related considering the flag handover to Tokyo in Rio & Super Nintendo World opening the same time

Such a large stage, but the acts were small, featuring less dancers than prior opening ceremonies. Even the amount of athletes felt sparse. Of course, understandably: The pandemic is still happening.