How I Met Your Mother: 10 Greatest Fantasy Sequences

10. The Front Porch

The front porch is something that Lily imagines when she is trying to decide if she likes a woman Ted is dating. She pictures the four of them, Lily, Marshall, Ted, and the girlfriend, old and sitting together on a front porch.

If the image provided is not to Lily’s satisfaction, she decides to break them up, being almost like an angel of death for Ted’s relationships.

Seeing three of our main characters in old age makeup sitting on a front porch is a funny image as is, not to mention the fact that the picturesque moment is normally comedically ruined by someone that Ted is dating. The prospect of them all growing old together is very adorable, and adds to the strong bond between the characters.

Although a very odd test to see if you like someone, it is extremely endearing on the part of Lily. The fact that the show went through so much effort to show us all the characters in their old age on a traditional porch is very odd, but very enjoyable to watch.