YMMV / "O" (1998)

• Ensemble Dark Horse: The Zebras who perform the cadre (aerial frame) act are associated with this show the way the Red Bird is with Mystère, in part because two of them (a male-female pair) are recurring minor characters.
• Hype Backlash: Huge reputation that goes beyond Las Vegas + extremely expensive tickets ($100+ for the obstructed view seats) = this trope for some viewers.
• Spiritual Successor: Director/writer Franco Dragone has since mounted two non-Cirque shows with water "stages" — Le Reve (2005) in Las Vegas and The House of Dancing Water (2010) in Macau, China.
• Moment of Awesome: The curtain going up, as well as the man in the chair reading the newspaper who is on fire for about five minutes and the Russian Swings segment (if you thought it was awesome in Saltimbanco...)