Yes, it's Brimming with Gibberish, Extreme Hosting and Self-Help Jargon. But I Do Love Meghan's Festive Episode.

No considering the season, 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 hardly ever agreed so completely as when enthusiastically shredding the series' initial installments apart. The common opinion was that a greater royal outrage had seldom occurred than the notorious pretzel-bagging incident.

Currently, in the spirit of a holiday maverick, she is back with a new offering with a "Holiday Celebration" (aka a Christmas special). Yet now, it's different. The usual elements viewers are accustomed to – meaningless jargon salads, extreme hosting – remain, but set of a yuletide episode, the purpose becomes clear. The pieces have fallen together; it's a ideal seasonal storm.

By this point, Meghan is like the quirky relative at most festive family gatherings – dispensing random tips, and contributing 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 quite a personality, but her aura is known and unexpectedly soothing. And she appears happy enough; she's inflicting a bit of damage.

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

Perhaps this is the first occasion 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. Yes, it's all awkwardly over-the-top, foolishness and extravagant – but is that not precisely what the holiday season is all about? And the advice she gives might be ridiculous, but the example she sets seems authentically shop-bought.

Whatever she attempts, she pulls off with flair. Her recipes looks delicious, the holiday arrangement she creates is gorgeous, her presents are practically too exquisite to tear into. Not a single thing is ordinary or visually unappealing – including the way she fastens her kitchen garment is stylish and elegant. She doesn't toss a meal in the oven, it "goes for a spin", and she creases gift 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, overcome by holiday spirit and left with a intense desire for handmade crackers or a vegetable display where greens is arranged in the shape of a Christmas ring?

Meghan was once an actress for a living, naturally, but despite that, after the level of scrutiny she has weathered from the moment she met Prince Harry, the love child of acting royalty would find it hard to appear this genuinely. Her decision to alter or even moderate her persona, despite it being so relentlessly, widely parodied, is weirdly comforting. In our volatile world, here is one thing we can count on: Meghan will remain herself, come what may. We will always know our position with her.

If you're remaining skeptical of what she's selling, a reminder that will surely come as a comfort: you are not obligated to. There isn't mandatory conscription anymore, and if there were, it would be improbable to include watching With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, conversely, you willingly check it out and are consumed by jealousy about her idyllic Christmas, you can take solace either. If you are a royal or a data administrator, no kid completely grasps the dedication and labor their parent puts in in the holiday season. So you can console yourself by envisioning Archie and Lilibet's faces when they unfold a handwritten message that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a homemade Advent calendar, instead of a chocolate.