Peloton Commercial - Plotfics
Summary: "Stop being so critical, if you don't like it, write your own Peloton commercial."
Okay.
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Scene open, no branding, no indication of company name: Within a festive home lit by twinkling lights and a warm fireside in the early evening, a mother is shown somewhat depressed in facial expression. She looks at family photos on a mantle giving a wistful smile.
The camera pans briefly across the photos to show a younger version of her and her husband smiling side by side with race numbers on their shirts. Another few photos show a small child.
A memory fades into view of the child getting their first trike on Christmas day and a happy mother and father helping to push the toddler along.
Present-day reality fades back into view to show the same mother now entering an empty bedroom and pausing. Another memory fades in of the child now older, receiving their first bicycle without training wheels on Christmas day. More smiles and laughter ensue as the parents teach her to balance while riding.
Reality fades in again--now the mother is heading outside but stops just beyond the door to see three bike helmets hung up near her car port. Another memory fades in. This time the child is much older, participating in a bicycle marathon alongside their mother and father, race numbers on all of their shirts, cheering in the background, smiles all around.
Reality fades back into view to show the woman's husband happening upon her, noting how depressed she appears to be. He holds up a Christmas card while a young voice narrates: "Sorry I can't fly home again. I'm teaching classes all winter. Miss you a lot."
After the card moves from view, the mother is seen in the distance sighing. Her husband looks as if he has idea.
Scene fades to black.
The next scene immediately opens with some indication of it now being Christmas morning. Husband takes his wife's hand to lead her to the livingroom where two stationary Peloton bikes are set up with red bows on them. His wife is excited but visibly confused.
The husband turns on the television to reveal his daughter on screen in a workout studio. His wife's eyes light up with joy.
On live tv, their daughter is shown picking up her phone just as the father videocalls and she gives a live shout-out to her parents while they wave at their phone. The husband then glances at his wife to give an encouraging head-tilt toward the bikes. She raises a brow then smirks.
The scene immediately switches to both parents in workout clothing, cycling on their Pelotons facing the television. Happier music plays in the background as the couple grin at each other. It's almost as if they were young again and racing as they did back in the day. Both of them turn to glance back toward the tv.
Upon the tv screen, as the background music heightens, a double-time montage of all of their biking memories with their daughter flash in time from her first trike to bike rides with her parents, to their first marathon together, to a career of professional races with her parents cheering in the background.
It all flashes by until the final chord plays and the tv is back to showing their present day daughter in the middle of teaching her cycling class, smiling at the camera as her parents cycle along with her. Everyone's having a good time.
The scene finishes with the mother taking a quick glance to her left at the photos on the mantle, just as when the commercial started. This time, however, a warm nostalgic smile ensues.
A variation of the Peloton slogan is spoken by a narrator: "This Christmas, give the gift of togetherness. Give the gift of Peloton."
