The first episode of Ireland's version of First Dates aired on RTE2 at 9.30pm on Thursday night, and as can be expected by Irish audience viewers, Twitter was alight with opinions.
One of the first dates, James, expressed a ... 'unique' love of letters, which was picked up on almost immediately.
James is gonna wet his trousers when his starter of alphabet soup arrives at the table #FirstDatesIRL #FirstDatesIreland
— Siobhán Doyle (@thekickart) April 21, 2016
"I draw letters for a living". Like D, O, L & E? :) #FirstDatesIreland #FirstDatesIRL
— Daithi O'Laoghaire (@Cunionsandphey) April 21, 2016
There was also a specific word that came up. A lot.
Things I've learned about those in their early 20's from watching #FirstDatesIreland
No. 1 They say "super" a lot
— Will Leahy (@willleahy) April 21, 2016
Well this is just 'super' #Firstdatesireland #firstdatesirl
— Seán Montague (@seanmmontague) April 21, 2016
SUPER 🙄 #FirstDatesIRL #FirstDatesIreland
— Jessica Murphy (@_gingemurph) April 21, 2016
There was also the conversations surrounded "Doodle", and it's many, many potential subtextual definitions:
Nice doodle you say? #FirstDatesIreland pic.twitter.com/c21dTPG1rs
— Ed Smith (@edsongsofpraise) April 21, 2016
Then there was the poor girl who got stood up... on national television:
Stood up on #FirstDatesIreland #FirstDatesIRL? Ouch. Would've asked for that to be edited out!
— Daithi O'Laoghaire (@Cunionsandphey) April 21, 2016
Bet that guy who didn't show up is kicking himself now. She seems lovely. #FirstDatesIreland #FirstDatesIRL
— Caroline McGrath (@carolineobmcg) April 21, 2016
Hang on...he didn't turn up? Is that even allowed!? Poor thing, but she took it like a champ. #FirstDatesIreland
— Emer NicDhiarmada (@EmieMack) April 21, 2016
And the host of the restaurant also got his fair share of admirers...
Em .... Matteo on #FirstDatesIreland ... quite hard to concentrate on the date ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
— Niamh Maher (@Niamh_Maher) April 21, 2016
Matteo tho 😻 #firstdatesireland
— Nicola Byrne (@nicolabyrn3) April 21, 2016
All in all though, perhaps one tweet seemed to perfectly encapsulate the overall emotion felt...
I've taken about 15 redners for them already #FirstDatesIreland
— Dublin Girlo (@dublin_girlo) April 21, 2016
Perhaps watching people meet and date for the first time ever, on national television, that's the best we could hope for. Bring on Episode Two!
