Yes, it's Brimming with Nonsense, Over-the-Top Hospitality and Psychobabble. But I Do Cherish Meghan's Christmas Special.

No concerned with the time of year, it's constantly open season for commentary on the Duchess of Sussex's Netflix series, With Love, Meghan. Critics, both professional and armchair, have rarely been so united as when eagerly tearing the program's first and second seasons apart. The common opinion held that a bigger monarchy-related faux pas had seldom occurred than the notorious snack re-labeling incident.

Now, like a merry renegade master, she makes a comeback with a new offering with a "Festive Special" (aka a holiday episode). However on this occasion, the dynamic has changed. The standard components viewers are accustomed to – vague self-help platitudes, intense hospitality – are still present, but set of a holiday show, the purpose becomes clear. The elements have slid into place; it's a ideal seasonal storm.

At this stage, Meghan resembles the oddball family member at most festive family gatherings – offering random tips, and supplying the occasional strange exclamation. ("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 company is customary and oddly reassuring. And she looks content; she's causing a bit of damage.

She knows her every micro expression, word and look will be picked apart and scrutinized, but still appears unburdened and too blessed to be stressed.

Maybe this is the only time in history where that clichéd phrase – "Ignore them, they're just jealous" – may well be true. Since, in all honesty, all aspects in Meghan's Holiday Celebration honestly feels charming. Granted, it's all awkwardly over-the-top, nonsense and flamboyant – but doesn't that represent precisely what Christmas is about? And the advice she gives might be absurd, but the walk she's walking genuinely looks shop-bought.

Anything she turns her beautifully manicured, diamond-adorned hand to, she accomplishes with style. Her culinary efforts looks scrumptious, the holiday arrangement she crafts is breathtaking, her gifts are practically too exquisite to tear into. Nothing is ordinary or visually unappealing – even the way she ties her kitchen garment is creative and fashionable. She doesn't toss a dish in the oven, it "has a moment", and she wraps wrapping paper like an paper-folding expert. She also seems to be completely savoring herself throughout. How could any skeptical viewer not be charmed, bursting with seasonal cheer and left with a powerful yearning for crafted festive snaps or a crudites platter where greens is positioned in the form of a wreath?

Meghan had a career in acting for a living, of course, but despite that, after the intensity of scrutiny she has weathered since she started dating Prince Harry, even a hypothetical offspring of two legendary actresses would find it hard to appear this authentically. Her decision to modify or even moderate her persona, regardless of it being so relentlessly, widely parodied, is strangely reassuring. In our unpredictable world, here is one thing we can rely on: Meghan will be like this, no matter what. We will always know what to expect with her.

If you're remaining skeptical of her brand, a point that will certainly come as a relief: you don't have to. There isn't national service in this country, and if there were, it would be unlikely to include viewing With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, however, you choose to watch and are overcome with jealousy about her picture-perfect Christmas, you can take solace either. If you are a royal or a everyday person, hardly any child truly appreciates the dedication and labor their parent does in December. So you can find comfort by envisioning her children's faces when they open a calligraphy note that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a homemade Advent calendar, instead of a sweet treat.