Yes, it's Full of Gibberish, Extreme Hosting and Self-Help Jargon. Yet I Truly Adore Meghan's Christmas Special.

No considering the time of year, it's perpetually open season for commentary on the Meghan Markle's Netflix series, With Love, Meghan. Reviewers, from seasoned journalists to online pundits, have rarely been so united as when gleefully ripping the program's earlier episodes apart. The common opinion was that a more egregious regal scandal had hardly ever taken place than the now-infamous snack re-labeling incident.

Now, in the spirit of a holiday maverick, she makes a comeback with a new offering with a "Festive Special" (or a holiday episode). However on this occasion, things have shifted. The familiar ingredients audiences anticipate – vague self-help platitudes, intense hospitality – remain, but set of a yuletide episode, suddenly it all makes sense. The elements have slid into place; it's a ideal seasonal storm.

At this stage, Meghan resembles the oddball family member at the typical holiday get-together – offering unsolicited, unnecessary advice, and delivering the odd random outburst. ("I love spinach!" … "A tradition has to have a beginning." … "A tree is part of my memory and love of the holiday season.") She's an interesting figure, but her presence is familiar and unexpectedly soothing. And she appears pleased; she's inflicting any harm.

She understands her all subtle gestures, syllable and glance will be analyzed and judged, but still appears relaxed and remarkably at ease.

It could be this is the initial instance in history where that clichéd phrase – "Pay no mind, it's only envy" – could actually be true. The reason is, let's face it, all aspects in Meghan's Holiday Celebration honestly feels charming. Granted, it's all painfully excessive, foolishness and extravagant – but is that not precisely what Yuletide is about? And the words she speaks might be ridiculous, but the example she sets appears to be shop-bought.

Whatever she sets her mind to, she accomplishes with panache. Her recipes looks delicious, the festive decoration she crafts is breathtaking, her gifts are almost too pretty to unwrap. Nothing is average or ugly – including the way she fastens her apron is artful and chic. She doesn't bung a meal in the oven, it "has a moment", and she creases wrapping paper like an paper-folding expert. She also seems to be thoroughly enjoying herself the entire time. How could any hate-watcher not be convinced, filled with festive joy and left with a powerful yearning for handmade crackers or a vegetable display where broccoli is organized in the form of a wreath?

Meghan was once an actress for a living, naturally, but nonetheless, after the degree of attention she has endured from the moment she became involved with Prince Harry, a theoretical combination of Meryl Streep and Judi Dench would find it hard to appear this naturally. Her decision to modify or even soften her routine, despite it being so persistently, globally mocked, is strangely reassuring. In our unpredictable world, here is something we can depend on: Meghan will be like this, no matter what. We will consistently know what to expect with her.

If you're not yet convinced by her brand, a thought that will undoubtedly come as a comfort: you are not obligated to. We don't have mandatory conscription these days, and should it be reinstated, it would be improbable to include streaming With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, on the other hand, you willingly check it out and are overcome with envy about her picture-perfect Christmas, there is hope either. Be you a duchess or a everyday person, no kid truly appreciates the dedication and labor their parent does in December. So you can console yourself by imagining Archie and Lilibet's faces when they unfold a calligraphy note that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a handcrafted holiday countdown, rather than a sweet treat.