Son Commits To Three-Day Smart TV Firmware Update

The annual holiday exodus to one's ancestral home is, for many, a time of festive reconnection. For young Jeremy, however, it represents a sacred, if slightly digital, pilgrimage. This year’s quest: a truly epic `Smart TV` `firmware update` — a process confidently projected to consume the better part of three days. His parents, bless their hearts, merely wished to stream "The Crown" without buffering, unaware their simple desire had triggered a technological odyssey rivaling Homer's.

Jeremy, a self-declared 'digital missionary,' has embraced his filial duty with the grim resolve of a soldier entering a protracted siege. He will forgo mulled wine and congenial banter for the hypnotic trance of progress bars, troubleshooting error codes, and the existential dread of a bricked entertainment system. One can only imagine the conversations that will unfold between reboots, as he explains, for the eighteenth time, the difference between a cable box and a streaming dongle, all while the ghost of the new 'artificial intelligence' hovers, waiting for its turn to confuse everyone. Truly, the spirit of giving has never been quite so… Ethernet-dependent.