[Discuss Thrower]

Bump: so season 8 premiered tonight and is already up on CBS for streaming...

I guess it's a good segue into the season considering the events from 4 months ago..

Spoiler!

Good meta joke with Ted not wanting to explain what happened concerning the wedding to the old lady at the train station, Lily and Marshall's 'zombie-parent vision' was a nice bit of humor that stayed consistent with the rest of the show, along with the banter between Victoria/Ted and later with Robin, Quinn, and Barney at the bar with Starbuck's hus- errr Nick.

Another big positive is Ted's interaction with Victoria's fiancee... It seems like the writers aren't tone deaf to the absolute hate many fans have with the supposed protagonist of the show, and having Klaus leave Victoria as she's leaving him absolves Ted from any blame for 'stealing' someone else's love when it had happened to him with Stella. Also keeping in step with the show picking right back up with its usual sense of humor, is Klaus' monologue about finding the one as it leads up to the end of the episode with a full body (minus face) reveal of the Mother at the train station along with montage that underscores the point of being sure you've found 'the one'.

I guess the downside of the episode is the fact that this season starts off with plotlines we know aren't going anywhere in the grand scheme of things with Victoria and Quinn, which is a shame because both ladies (characters and actresses alike) are ones you think could put some steam into the storytelling, but that's not the case.

My personal observations / reading too much into things for the ep: 1) Why is Ted's hand wrapped up? 2) Is it just me or is Bob Saget's narration different in how he's delivering it..?