Ted Mosby and the gang debuted their eighth season Monday night. It focused on the events that led to Barney and Robin’s wedding. Well, sort of. Barney and Robin experience some cold feet before the ceremony. Cue the flashback. Ted and his old flame Victoria met up in the last season, but she was engaged. Not a problem for Teddy Westside, as he convinces her to ditch her wedding. Victoria, not knowing wedding abandonment common courtesy, doesn’t leave a note. Ted decides to return to the wedding he had just ruined. He runs into Victoria’s fiancé, Klaus, only to discover he also planned on skipping their wedding. Klaus (Thomas Lennon) gives a compelling performance when he monologues why Victoria isn’t quite “the one.” Most of the episode is just filler, and viewers don’t get to see the mother’s face. But the last five minutes make up for the slow pace of the episode.

Grade: B+