Peppermint and Postcards

Rating: 7/10

Reason: I was hoping for a bit more from French Fiance & Absent Dad. It was predictable, but overall pretty good.

*Watched on Amazon Prime Video (Age Rating: ALL)

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Single Mom and Young Daughter are getting ready for Christmas guests. 

Absent Dad and French Fiance arrive as Christmas guests. 

Absent Dad is ready to go get a Christmas tree! Single Mom says, "sorry French Fiance, no time for coffee!" Off they go on a step-family outing! 

News Guy is hoping for a promotion. Camera Guy suggests News Guy do an attention-getting news story, like love at Christmas. 

News Guy stumbles upon step-family buying a Christmas tree. News Guy makes it awkward pointing out that Single Mom is single.

There is a Christmas dance coming up, but Single Mom has no one to go with. Young Daughter writes a letter to Santa wishing for someone for her Single Mom to go to the dance with. The letter blows away into the street and Bakery Guy puts it up in his shop because he's not sure who to return it to. 

Camera Guy sees the note to Santa, and tells News Guy to follow it up. Camera Guy shows up at Single Mom's house to interview her. She is clueless about the note.

Single Mom declines an interview. 

...but News Guy got enough of a clip that he put out the story anyway!  Letters pour in from guys wanting to date Single Mom.

Bakery Guy seems sad that there are so many people interested in her. News Guy pushes for an interview, Camera Guy warns him not to be pushy. 

Young Daughter has chosen her top contenders for her Single Mom to date. News Guy tells Young Daughter he's not there to pick a guy for Single Mom to date, and he's also not good at dating, he's single too...

News Guy starts asking why Single Mom and Absent Dad got divorced. She tells News Guy that he's being pushy. News Guy asks what Single Mom is looking for in a man. They decide the goal is a date to the dance. News Guy sets her up with a few blind dates.

Date 1 - Picking out a Christmas tree. 

Dater 1 is a LARPer, and into video games. He's not going to work out. Single Mom is super intense. She's nervous and babbling. Dater 1 doesn't say much. News Guy coaches her a bit, tells her to calm down.

Single Mom, News Guy and Camera Guy discuss next steps... At a fancy restaurant. Clearly Camera Guy is working on getting News Guy and Single Mom together. News Guy is going for the story. Single Mom is looking for a match. 

Young Daughter asks if she can watch the date on TV. Single Mom says, "only if you remember that sometimes you don't connect with the person you think you should, and you do connect with the person you think you shouldn't." Seems like a prediction!

Bakery Guy shows up at the house with baked goods because French Fiance is addicted to coffee and baked goods, and ordered them to be delivered. Bakery Guy says Single Mom is very brave to be going public with her dating.

Date 2 - Ice Skating. 

Dater 2 is smooth and egotistical. Single Mom is charmed. News Guy is not having it. Dater 2 can't skate, falls down, and that's the last we see of him. Dater 2 was a liar.

News Guy and Single Mom have a heart to heart about why it didn't work out with Absent Dad. He was gone a lot (absent). Single Mom turns it back on News Guy and asks why he's single. 

News Guy's girlfriend ran off with his boss. Now he just wants to get that promotion. 

Single Mom tells News Guy she still wants to skate, but she can't do it alone. But News Guy doesn't know how to skate either! Single Mom will teach him... Camera Guy gets it all on camera. 

News Guy watches the video of them together and gets the feels. Camera Guy suggests maybe they found the right guy...

Single Mom starts to think there's no one that's right for her. French Fiance hints that News Guy seems pretty great. Single Mom says News Guy is pretty great. 

A box of cookies arrives on the doorstep with a note saying "let's go on a date". Single Mom goes to the bakery to say yes to Bakery Guy. Bakery Guy doesn't really seem to know what she's talking about, but says ok anyway. News Guy happens to be at the bakery and congratulates Single Mom on finding date #3.

Single Mom is super excited! She's never thought of Bakery Guy this way before! She asks News Guy if they could make this a really romantic date. News Guy sadly says, "yes."

Date 3 - Dinner at Cafe

News Guy is checking out Single Mom. Dater 3 is late, so News Guy and Single Mom get to chatting about their futures. Single Mom says News Guy should start dating, but News Guy doesn't know where to start. Single Mom asks what his type is and he proceeds to describe her...

Dater 3 arrives! (It's Bakery Guy, remember?). Bakery Guy is super nervous and clumsy. News Guy takes Bakery Guy aside and gives him some pointers. The date goes well. 

News Guy gives Bakery Guy the tickets to the dance, but Bakery Guy is still not sure she's into him. Bakery Guy goes to the washroom and News Guy gets a phone call that he got the promotion! Single Mom is sad. News Guy helps her with her earring. Bakery Guy is still in the washroom. 

Single Mom asks News Guy if he had something to do with setting up this date. Bakery Guy didn't seem to know much about it. News Guy demonstrates that he's been listening to what she wants, and reading her body language all along. How sweet. Single Mom is conflicted. 

Bakery Guy finally gets back from the washroom and asks Single Mom to the dance. She says yes. News Guy is sad. 

When Single MOm gets back home, French Fiance notices that she looks sad.  French Fiance asks Single Mom what's wrong. Single Mom likes News Guy! But News Guy is leaving because of his promotion. Young Daughter overhears and quietly whispers to no one, "News Guy."

Single Mom shows up to News Guy's news station to tell News Guy she doesn't want to continue to be his news story. She doesn't have time to talk. She's going sledding with Young Daughter. Camera Guy tells News Guy he needs too finish the story or he won't get his promotion. Now News Guy is conflicted! Should he chose the person he likes, or the job he wants? 

News Guy goes sledding. He starts to tell Single Mom that he might not get the promotion. Single Mom is excited he might not be leaving after all. Young Daughter pelts them with snowballs.

Young Daughter sees they are in love and decides to take action. She tells News Guy he's now at the top of her list. News Guy tells Young Daughter that Single Mom is already going out with Bakery Guy, but Young Daughter is not deterred. Young Daughter says, "sometimes the person you fall in love with isn't the person you're supposed to fall for."

Single Mom asks News Guy on a date. He says yes. 

Camera Guy asks News Guy if maybe there's something better to stay for, instead of leaving for the promotion...

Bakery Guy comes to tell Single Mom he doesn't want to go to the dance with her. There's no spark. Single Mom agrees. Bakery Guy suggests she go to the dance with News Guy since they both clearly like each other. 

News Guy tells Single Mom he needs her to go to the dance or he won't get his promotion. Single Mom is mad. She doesn't want to be the news story anymore! Single Mom tells News Guy there were no sparks with Bakery Guy! She yells at News Guy for just doing all of this for a promotion! "Fine! I'll go to the dance with Bakery Guy to get rid of you!"

News Guy feels bad. Camera Guy tells him to go fix it. News Guy says, "I'll finish the story and leave." He's dumb.

French Fiance gives Single Mom a pep talk. Young Daughter overhears Single Mom's plan to go to the dance with Bakery Guy and makes her own plan...

Step-family all go to the dance together. News Guy can't stop staring at Single Mom. She's pretty. Bakery Guy shows up to the dance. News Guy starts interviewing them and asks Bakery Guy, "what's so great about Single Mom?"  Bakery Guy turns it back on News Guy and says, "why don't you tell us what's so great about Single Mom?".  News Guy says nice things about Single Mom.

Bakery Guy can't stay for the dance, he gave his dance ticket to Young Daughter! Young Daughter is giving the ticket to News Guy!

Now News Guy is the subject of his own story. He tells everyone he got the promotion, but he's not taking it. He's staying. He loves Single Mom!

Single Mom is happy! Kissing! There's not even mistletoe! 

The end