Yes, it's Packed with Gibberish, Over-the-Top Hospitality and Psychobabble. However, I Honestly Adore Meghan's Festive Episode.

No considering the season, it's always hunting season for criticism on the Duchess of Sussex's Netflix series, With Love, Meghan. Critics, from seasoned journalists to online pundits, have hardly ever agreed so completely as when enthusiastically shredding the series' initial installments to shreds. The common opinion seemed to be a greater royal outrage had never been witnessed than the much-discussed pretzel re-packaging incident.

Presently, in the spirit of a holiday maverick, she is back with a new offering with a "Festive Special" (also known as a yuletide episode). However on this occasion, things have shifted. The familiar ingredients viewers are accustomed to – meaningless jargon salads, extreme hosting – are still present, but within the context of a Christmas special, the purpose becomes clear. The puzzle has come together; it's a flawless festive blizzard.

Now, Meghan is like the oddball family member at Christmas celebrations everywhere – offering unasked-for guidance, and supplying 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 a bit of a character, but her presence is familiar and strangely comforting. And she seems happy enough; she's causing any harm.

She knows her each tiny facial movement, utterance and gaze will be analyzed and scrutinized, but still appears relaxed and too blessed to be stressed.

Maybe this is the first occasion in history where that clichéd phrase – "Ignore them, they're just jealous" – might be true. Since, in all honesty, each element in Meghan's Holiday Celebration is lovely. Yes, it's all cringily ultra-extra, foolishness and over the top – but is that not just what Christmas is about? And the talk she's talking might be ridiculous, but the example she sets genuinely looks impeccably styled.

Anything she attempts, she pulls off with flair. Her culinary efforts looks scrumptious, the wreath she creates is breathtaking, her gifts are practically too exquisite to tear into. Nothing is average or visually unappealing – even the way she secures her apron is creative and fashionable. She doesn't toss a meal in the oven, it "goes for a spin", and she folds gift paper like an origami guru. She also seems to be genuinely relishing herself the entire time. How could any skeptical viewer not be convinced, overcome by seasonal cheer and left with a deep longing for handmade crackers or a crudites platter where greens is arranged in the form of a wreath?

Meghan used to pretend for a living, of course, but despite that, after the intensity of scrutiny she has faced from the moment she started dating Prince Harry, the love child of Meryl Streep and Judi Dench would find it hard to appear this naturally. Her decision to change or even moderate her shtick, even though it being so persistently, globally mocked, is oddly heartening. In our unpredictable world, here is one thing we can depend on: Meghan will remain herself, no matter what. We will always know our position with her.

If you're remaining skeptical of her message, a thought that will undoubtedly come as a relief: you are not obligated to. The UK has abolished mandatory conscription anymore, and if there were, it would be unlikely to include watching With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, however, you choose to watch and are consumed by jealousy about her picture-perfect Christmas, all is not lost either. Whether you're a duchess or a data administrator, hardly any child truly appreciates the dedication and labor their parent expends in the holiday season. So you can console yourself by picturing her children's faces when they unfold a handwritten message that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a handcrafted holiday countdown, in place of a sweet treat.