Yes, it's Brimming with Absurdity, Over-the-Top Hospitality and Self-Help Jargon. But I Do Love Meghan's Festive Episode.

No concerned with the time of year, it's constantly open season for criticism on the Duchess of Sussex's Netflix series, With Love, Meghan. Reviewers, from seasoned journalists to online pundits, have rarely been so united as when enthusiastically shredding the lifestyle show's initial installments apart. The common opinion was that a bigger monarchy-related faux pas had seldom occurred than the much-discussed pretzel re-packaging incident.

Currently, in the spirit of a holiday maverick, she has returned once again with a "Christmas Special" (or a holiday episode). However on this occasion, things have shifted. The standard components audiences anticipate – meaningless jargon salads, overzealous entertaining – persist, but set of a yuletide episode, suddenly it all makes sense. The elements have slid into place; it's a perfect snow storm.

By this point, Meghan has become the quirky relative at Christmas celebrations everywhere – offering unsolicited, unnecessary advice, and contributing the periodic peculiar declaration. ("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 a bit of a character, but her company is customary and strangely comforting. And she appears pleased; she's not doing the slightest hurt.

She knows her all subtle gestures, utterance and glance will be dissected and scrutinized, but nonetheless looks unburdened and serenely untroubled.

It could be this is the initial instance in history where that old chestnut – "Don't listen, it's pure jealousy" – could actually be true. The reason is, let's face it, everything in Meghan's Holiday Celebration is charming. Admittedly, it's all cringily ultra-extra, foolishness and extravagant – but doesn't that represent precisely what Christmas is for? And the advice she gives might be ridiculous, but the walk she's walking appears to be shop-bought.

Whatever she attempts, she pulls off with flair. Her cooking looks tasty, the festive decoration she crafts is stunning, her gifts are practically too exquisite to unwrap. Nothing is ordinary or aesthetically displeasing – even the way she secures her kitchen garment is stylish and elegant. She doesn't toss a dish in the microwave, it "goes for a spin", and she creases gift paper like an paper-folding expert. She also seems to be genuinely relishing herself the entire time. How could any cynical observer not be convinced, filled with festive joy and left with a deep longing for handmade crackers or a vegetable display where greens is organized in the shape of a wreath?

Meghan was once an actress for a living, obviously, but nonetheless, after the level of examination she has faced ever since she met Prince Harry, a theoretical combination of Meryl Streep and Judi Dench would have difficulty behaving this genuinely. Her decision to modify or even tone down her persona, even though it being so constantly, globally mocked, is strangely reassuring. In our unpredictable world, here is one thing we can rely on: Meghan will remain herself, come what may. We will forever know our position with her.

If you're still not buying her message, a thought that will certainly come as a relief: you are not obligated to. We don't have national service in this country, and should it be reinstated, it would be improbable to include streaming With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, conversely, you willingly check it out and are gripped with envy about her flawless Christmas, all is not lost either. If you are a royal or a office worker, no kid fully understands the time and energy their parent does in the holiday season. So you can find comfort by picturing Archie and Lilibet's faces when they reveal a handwritten message that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a handcrafted holiday countdown, rather than a candy.