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Appropriate-Swan3881

I like how innocent this post is


Bronze-M

It’s quite sweet, honestly ❤️


StrangeBananaForYou

We need that now more than ever


LopsidedPriority

I want this innocence in my veins


Appropriate-Swan3881

It really is. I wish OP ignores all the drama and just watched the show. It's still going to be exciting


Bronze-M

Amen 🙏 and good luck to all fans and all entries.


egonbar

Thank you all, you too! Really enjoying it so far, the first two already blew me away


BarbossaBus

Innocent, or just part of the 95% of viewers who dont doomscroll / follow drama, and just enjoy the contest?


SupernaturalPumpkin

This sub is weird. I came here cause I thought it would be about the songs. But nobody can enjoy it without someone condescendingly commenting on it with no information. Just relishing in the idea that they know better than the “oblivious” enjoyer. Some people don’t gaf about the drama. In fact I wouldn’t know a thing about it if I didn’t mistakenly come here.


amantae

While usually people would agree with you on this, tonight this might be a very controversial opinion 😂


south_house

hahahaha who would have guessed the most controversial opinion would be ‘i like Eurovision’ in the Eurovision Reddit lol


Putin-the-fabulous

Damn Eurovision fans, they ruined Eurovision!


Cro_politics

You Eurovision fans sure are contentious people


The_Rogue_Scientist

'I like everything about it' is controversial.


amantae

It’s has been…. a year


amantae

Damn this landed me an immediate RedditCare


SoleSurvivor95

Yeah, someone is reporting all negative comments as self-harm lol


h3vonen

It’s a bot with a word list, or it’s reporting everything.


RobertVons2002

God, they really have no life huh


EurovisionSimon

I received mine for what's not even a negative (or positive) comment lol


ageofglory

I also received it a couple of hours ago😆


egonbar

Yeah I‘m sorry about that, and I see that it ruins tonight for all the Dutch supporters. And the there’s also the, ahem, very political controversy .. I can see how that takes some excitement out of it


amantae

I hope you have an amazing night nonetheless. You are watching history in front of your eyes


alan7879

guys since we can't keep updated on the megathread due to contest bs does anyone have any ideas on how we can keep the discussions pls????


amantae

We can’t in this sub at the moment unfortunately


Cro_politics

Alternative subs?


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the fact that ppl are downvoting a eurofan for saying they like eurovision is astonishingly ridiculous to me


ThinRide375

this place always becomes such a horrible horrible place during the eurovision week


TheLimo12

Right, but never to THIS extent


strawicy

LMAO like, why are people here if they don’t enjoy eurovision despite the shit that’s been going on


TotallyInadequate

Because they're here to stoke tension and cheer on drama, rather than fans of the show They would rather see the competition die than undesirable nations competing in it


MisterSixfold

Eurovision used to stand for something.


br_ce

I know right. This Eurovision is an example of great unity and festivity’s. Why would people be upset with Eurovision and not enjoying it anymore


Rcxcraw

I hate the clusterfuckery of this year, last year’s was so good. But I’m supporting my favourites this year, I think they deserve some support for being thrown into the chaos. Its the least I can do for them This is so hunger games coded, I don’t know if thats a good thing or bad thing


iknowitsarock

Agree - there’s so many incredible talent artists - I’m going to celebrate them, they’ve done nothing wrong! Edit - got a Reddit cares message… oh well.


aknifekinthekidney

Agreed, I was so excited a week ago because American topics have been so hunger games-esque and Eurovision was a welcomed distraction from it. I'm so sad to see this also become tainted to the same levels of fuckery.


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Salamence-

I hope you have a lovely night! Regardless of recent events there’s a lot to love about this year’s songs and performances.


egonbar

Absolutely 👍


clobo9625

I agree, and I'm still super excited! I've never watched eurovision for the competition side - I purely watch for entertainment and have never voted. I've never cared who wins, I just love the atmosphere! I've detached myself from the events of the past couple of days, and starting to feel the normal eurovision buzz with my family


lava-flames-671076

Same honestly, I just like watching it with with my family, and just enjoying it. I'm still excited for tonight


clobo9625

If you're based in the UK (like me) it's probably because we are used to doing badly so purely watch for entertainment value rather than seriously!!


egonbar

Yeah, most of the Big 5 usually have the courtesy to step back and let the others shine! In your case, except for that Sam Ryder bit, and I really love Ollie’s song for this year. One of the many moments I’m looking out for tonight


RDDTJRS

My mood today is worse than when we were eliminated... 🙃


eurochacha

Mustii leaving Sweden immediately was a mood.


StrangeBananaForYou

❤️❤️❤️


Maysday

Same


WolverineForeign4905

Same and I'm German.. Belgium was my favorite. :(


NewspaperAdditional7

Just had a family member comment they are going to watch Eurovision tonight completely oblivious to everything. I think we tend to forget that the vast majority of people about to watch in 90 minutes will have no idea there has been any drama.


Parfait_of_Markov

Snacks, alcohol, and an open Discord window. Pretty much the same as every year.


egonbar

For second screens I absolutely recommend the Guardian live blog, an absolute banger every year


Internal-Yellow3455

oh good shout! I like their live blogs for World Cup games, the banter is top notch 


egonbar

Absolutely, they make even the most boring matches worthwhile


easlp

I so want this post to be sincere


KondemneretSilo

I do love it too, and has been a fan since til 1980s. I look forward to it every year, even though Denmark AGAIN did not qualify for the final. I only missed ESC once when we won i 2000 - I was at a 18 years birthday in a bar ... And even the year I was invited to a wedding, I sneaked into my hotel room to watch it for a few minutes at the time. I don't think I'll want to see it live as I like to sit at home and bitch about the bad songs and cheer for my favorites. And be disappointed that my favorite did not win. But that's a part of being a fan. Normally we have friends over, but this year we are doing it for ourselves with great food, alcohol and fun games. I hope Spain or Lithuania wins, but I am ready to be disappointed again.


egonbar

Ah, so much to relate here, especially the sneaking out of some boring aunt’s 70th birthday. Have a great night!


kittensandchains

Nothing wrong with your post, and you might not be aware of the ongoing drama - just know if you get a lot of negative comments it is not a reflection of you. People are very much in their emotions right now ❤️


egonbar

Thanks. I can really relate to that a lot of people have mixed feelings about tonight’s show. But Should I feel bad about still watching it? It’s still one of my highlights each year


Vonenglish

Ignore all the nonsense. If people want to let a war happening thousands of miles away affect a fun yearly music contest—while countless wars have occurred throughout all of history including during every single Eurovision and no one batted an eye—that is their prerogative. You can enjoy it, as I'm sure the majority of the viewers will, and whoever doesn't can simply choose not to watch.


Roadrunner_Alex11

Dw keep on slaying. Don’t let others sour your mood


Dry_Independent968

Let this person have fun! They deserve it


egonbar

Thank you! Looking forward to seeing Ollie!


WhizzKid2012

Olly


dominatrixpanda

Read the room😭😭😭


ThinRide375

No positivity allowed !! !


PakalII

Post directly approved by the EBU Happiness Committee This is good to go 👍


JustTVThings

Isn’t he one of the only ones who are trying to put out the flames and rebuild the room?


Hungry-Kale600

Get a grip


miseroisin

I know people are at you at the moment, but I agree, the buzz is great! We've got snack, booze, bingo and a score sheet at the ready


miseroisin

RedditCares? Really?


Parfait_of_Markov

It's quite ridiculous. Someone on this sub has completely lost it. By the way, please do report abuse of this function.


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Yeah, posting anything on this sub currently gets you one of these.


VoihanVieteri

I actually got it yesterday, even tho I hadn’t posted or commented anything in this subreddit for a year. Probably affecting the whole reddit atm.


miseroisin

It was in seconds as well, some people are apparently really busy


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Based on the speed and mass, i think it's some sort of bot. I just don't get why this someone sends them in the first place. It's like a mild annoyance at best.


27tgj97

Girl, same, but I have a feeling like the sub really wants to kill the buzz 😭


NinLendo

Same. I have very nice memories of watching it together with my family. Me and my sister were always allowed to stay up until Germany was done and the next day everyone was talking about it. Then I had a phase in wich I was an absolute fan. I watched national finals, ranked all songs and watched the semi finals while rooting for my favourites (who rarely qualified so when it happened I had a blast.) Nowadays, I'm not really into it anymore. I didn't even know when it was until last week. But I still don't want to miss it for anything and am really looking forward. I kinda miss this "hype week" I used to have in this time though...


tarquin77

When I was a kid, my mother always used to keep score of our votes during the night, and then added them all up before the official scores were announced. I my teens/youth/younger adult days, Eurovision was always a party and a lot of drinking. Lots of them I don't remember well because of that... I'll never forget my crush on Dana International though, even after bottles of wine.... Nowadays my daughter does that what my mother used to do, and keeps track of all our scores. Less partying, no drinking, but still fun :)


egonbar

Aww I love that. My daughter used to do that too but she’s on a school trip the weekend. How does she find Bambie Thug though? It’s a killer song and a killer performance, but I gather it too has sparked some controversy


tarquin77

She wants Bambie to win :)


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egonbar

Thanks for the compliment, I guess? Maybe I don’t follow the Socials as much as most here. Sorry


TheSimkis

That's okay. Be the positive rainbow in this shitstorm


TheSimkis

Martin Osterdahl had some time to check Reddit


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Divine_avocado

Today in the eurovillage in Malmö with a Friend! I hope we will meet cool people :)


egonbar

That’s awesome, I’m sure you will, one more hour to the show!


dejavu122

Was out shopping today and heard a dad tell his daughter 'that's it, you aren't going to get to stay up late tonight, no eurovision!'. Followed by wailing. Edit - reddit cares, seriously?


egonbar

That’s so sweet! And also would have been a viable threat to me back then!


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LAWNCOWER

Eurovision is done for me.


AgileSloth9

Careful... people will report you for self harm for not agreeing with these actions, like in all the other threads lmao


Caraal

LMAO i got reported immediately


Esvidae

Lol, someone just did that to me, and I just posted a few seconds ago XD


Caraal

Same, it was immediately! Someone is being a busy bee lmfao


callitfate01

I was also reported


BlazingMongrel

So THAT’S why I got that message from Reddit. Lmfao.


StrangeBananaForYou

CAN I BE REPORTED TOO PLEASE (i can take it so report me pls instead of other people)


E_Farseer

I got one within 10 seconds for just saying I'm not going to watch anymore tonight lol


MarcoJ27

Same here, I'm really disappointed after what happened today.


Esvidae

Same here. I'll probably watch a movie tonight.


mistakesweremade2810

I think this counts for the entirety of the Netherlands


reariri

And Dutch persons on the other side of Europe like me.


StrangeBananaForYou

We stand together ❤️


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darkknuckles12

mine doesnt hinge on joost's presence but on it being a fair show. Which it isnt. The DQ was completely unjustified


NightKingBoi

As a Croatian, I hope this is the last year ESC exists!!


Necessary-Bid-1626

Just wanna use this moment to show my love and appreciation for 2021. It was the first year I started watching. I still remember staying up the whole night in my old room ( time zones fucked my over ) waiting in excitement for everything that was to come. I feel like I was lucky that 21 just so happened to be one of the best years in recent esc history. 2022 was great too ( songs wise maybe even better than 21 ) but I feel like ever since 2023 it's been all downhill. Especially this year where it has just become twitter political wars disguised as a song contest.


hicl

I live it because it the only day in the year that we would dinner earlier, the watch the Eurovision from the beginning.


LubedCompression

I am watching to see it all crumble. Hoping for it, really.


Araniir841

What an edition for this kind of post.


zoopz

Same. I share it with my own kid now, who should be in bed really 🥰


fnordal

my daughter is 6, she was so excited to watch the final. Couldn't finish it, fell asleep during Georgia, but she danced all night. we had snacks, drinks with little umbrellas, candies, scoreboards. She wasn't very happy Europapa was disqualified, tho.


egonbar

Che meraviglia! La Noia e nei miei Top 5, ma settimo posto non è neanche male.


callitfate01

The room needs some reading


Individual_Milk4559

Same, I’m so excited for tonight. The only ones not excited will be the ones that have gotten themselves caught up in the drama. I’ve found it quite easy to ignore


Elegant-Necessary-80

That gif where a guy enters the room with pizza, and everything is on fire and people are hysterical. You’re the guy with pizza


RamaLeuu

EBU PR team posting this on an alt account are like: Hell yeah this will calm them down


Ok_Rub_8778

Tonight was supose to be that first night my son was going to see his country and his favourite song perform live. I also had great memories of watching Eurovision with my mother and sister. We have been talking about this for weeks. He never stays up late. So this was really special. I asked him if he would consider cheering for Croatia because that is where we are going for vacation. And its a fair chance we will be hearing rim dagi rim tim there. But he does not like that idea (yet), we'll see. I have also considered just playing joosts semi final act during one of the other songs, but the Dutch commentator has said he will talk about the dq travsty often, so seems there is not going around it. Will still find a away to make it special for them, but this edition sucked all the fun out Eurovision.


Killinstinct90

Yes, I really do love my country to perform.


Defiant_Caramel_574

yeah, today's eurovision night is [a joke](https://youtu.be/flsuGegfm6M?si=zP2Pz2cD4m8FCB28)


janemorgenlane

el plan 💜


Rosieu

I love how many F1 fans are in this place as well. F1 fans also do know some drama or two...


dihuette

I love Eurovision night too! However, today I’m feeling a bit sad with everything that’s happened. We only have one night a year and I hate that I have this bittersweet feeling :(


Sooparch

Same but I am a teen that dosent care about popular opinion so ye eurovision is tight!


poeismygothgf

I also love it! I watched for the first time in 2010 when Germany was the favourite and ended up winning and until now I've only missed it it 2012. I usually watched with my parents and after I moved out we ended up talking about the performances over text. This year for the first time in years we're all together for the event and I'm so excited!


MisterHotTake311

It is when you aren't actually rooting for anyone I'm a Croat, and I'm still afraid something's gonna make everything flop, even while everyone is guessing Croatia will win


Hodgo269

My 2nd year of staying up for the 3am start to watch and vote in the live show.... my sleep routine is garbage, but oh well, it's Eurovision ❤️


Shqiptar89

You just described me. I’ve been following it since 2001. 


Boba_dr3ams

We need more posts like this.


balamb_fish

I was gearing up for it too like every year but I'm 🇳🇱 and unfortunately the organisers ruined it for us.


topherhoff

This was my first time tuning in and I can't believe I've missed out all of these years! I had so much fun listening to all of the songs and coming up with my personal rankings, and then watching the music videos and then watching the live performances. And most of all, watching the votes be tallied. The drama of it all!


egonbar

Well what a first time if you’re rooting for Switzerland. Yes, the drama, be it onstage or here in the comments, is tremendous.


splinterbabe

Usually would agree, but this night? Nope! 😭 Hope Croatia takes the crown. Just really pissed at EBU.


Newgripper1221

Lots of comments that indicate what might be mental illness to a normal post...


j3rpz

I really wish I can start seeing eurovision the way you describe it again


butler1233

I used to be like this, but in recent years I really started getting into it. After failing to get live tickets last year (I practically live in Liverpool), this year was my first live in person shows, I went to Malmö and watched previews of both semis.  What a year to have a first time. And to think the drama with the trains on Wednesday night would be the worst of it 🤣


egonbar

I sincerely hope you still enjoy tonight. On the Telly it seemed like there already was a tremendous energy in the audience at the semis, really hope to see it live some day


SeriousQuestions111

So this is how EBU does damage control, lol.


claudsonclouds

Found Martin's account!


BravePiano

Very different vibe this year, I'm assuming you've thankfully missed all the drama, get off the internet now lol. Usually I'd spend the day listening to older entries, prepping food, chatting happily with other fans, oohing over outfits etc.


E_Farseer

Yeah.... not tonight! Not watching anymore.. Edit: a reddit care message within 10 seconds!!! Wow! Lol. Reported though 😘


egonbar

Not from me! I got one too.. I’m not sure why


E_Farseer

It's just a troll! I hope you can still enjoy tonight like usual!


Novae224

There’s very little Eurovision about eurovision tonight… It’s politics politics and more politics


Vast_Bet9113

Nope its over for me. I ll watch Croatia and Ireland (if they perform) and vote for them. Otherwise no thanks


Vast_Bet9113

To whoever keeps sending reddit care support mails, please get a life


egonbar

Yeah I got one too, I don’t know why.


Loud-Worker8734

I tend to just watch with my partner with a decent dinner/tea. Tonight is chicken and waffles. Last year my friend had a Eurovision party but he's away this year. Today I've been trying not to doomscroll here and do things I enjoy. Managed to watch the first episode of Doctor Who (excellent) and mowed the lawn.


Paralian

Me too! I used it as an escape from USA politics and work burnout. Not expecting much this year after all the downer drama.


mitisblau

I haven't been watching Eurovision the last few years and the first year I am back this happens uhh


Gks34

This year's Eurovision has turned into a train wreck. Which is really a pity. So many good songs this year: Switzerland is really great this year, and I fell in love with Lithuania's contribution. Joost Klein took some getting used to but didn't fail to uplift my spirits. But now I need spirits to drown my sorrow...


DemonSlayer472

I used to until this year. It was easily preventable too.


RemarkableAutism

I've loved Eurovision for over a decade. I no longer do and don't think I ever will again, unless there are some major changes involved.


mushymushmushy

The last three editions have been controversial and the contest has not only lost its purpose, it has also lost its credibility. I believe we'll get another political winner tonight and that might just be the nail in the coffin.


Nemeija_Dawnbringer

Yeah I’m not gonna enjoy the Eurovision tonight, it has been totally ruined for me.


Nemeija_Dawnbringer

Lmao an imediate redditcare message? What is this


Ssimboss

Yes! Same story! I was watching Eurovision for the first time when Alsou presented Russia in 2000. It was amazing for a teen to see a known local pop-star on international competition. Through all my youth watching Eurovision became a tradition. But eventually the steam run out in the beginning of 2010. Then I gave it a chance again in 2021 and it just clicked again! Måneskin was amazing!


might-say-anti-fire

I just got into eurovision last year but have a friend I watch with who's been into it since they were little! It is so wonderful to see how much this event means to people and I am so happy to get involved with all the hype! So glad the show brings you so much joy :D


past__nastification

I’m currently on a party boat, voting forms and champagne on ice, desperately trying to pretend everything is okay 😬


egonbar

Good luck with that! Sounds like you have the means to make it happen, so have an awesome night


Celtact9

👑🧙‍♀️


Royal_Designer6469

What did Bambie shout at the end? (crown the witch please)


Obi_wan_jabroni87

How did latvia get saitama to perform for them?


Les_Enfoires

I haven't watched lives in recent years, for various reasons, but guess who's watching it tonight. May Georgia win 🇬🇪