Yes, it's Packed with Gibberish, Extreme Hosting and Psychobabble. Yet I Truly Love Meghan's Festive Episode.

No concerned with the time of year, it's always open season for commentary 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 eagerly tearing the series' initial installments apart. The common opinion seemed to be a bigger monarchy-related faux pas had hardly ever taken place than the notorious pretzel re-packaging incident.

Now, as a festive rebel, she has returned with a new offering with a "Christmas Special" (or a yuletide episode). But this time, the dynamic has changed. The usual elements audiences anticipate – psychobabble word salads, extreme hosting – persist, but set of a holiday show, the purpose becomes clear. The elements have slid together; it's a ideal seasonal storm.

By this point, Meghan is like the quirky relative at Christmas celebrations everywhere – providing unsolicited, unnecessary advice, and supplying 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 aura is known and strangely comforting. And she seems happy enough; she's not doing a bit of damage.

She knows her every micro expression, word and look will be dissected and judged, but nonetheless looks carefree and too blessed to be stressed.

Perhaps this is the first occasion in history where that old chestnut – "Don't listen, it's pure jealousy" – could actually be true. Because, you know what?, all aspects in Meghan's Holiday Celebration is lovely. Yes, it's all awkwardly over-the-top, nonsense and flamboyant – but isn't that precisely what Yuletide is for? And the words she speaks might be laughable, but the example she sets genuinely looks impeccably styled.

Anything she attempts, she pulls off with panache. Her recipes looks tasty, the wreath she crafts is gorgeous, her presents are almost too pretty to tear into. Nothing is average or ugly – even the way she ties her apron is stylish and elegant. She doesn't toss a meal in the oven, it "takes a twirl", and she folds wrapping paper like an origami guru. She also seems to be completely savoring herself the entire time. How could any skeptical viewer not be charmed, filled with seasonal cheer and left with a intense desire for crafted festive snaps or a crudites platter where greens is organized in the likeness of a Christmas ring?

Meghan used to pretend for a living, of course, but nonetheless, after the degree of scrutiny she has faced since she started dating Prince Harry, a theoretical combination of acting royalty would have difficulty behaving this genuinely. Her refusal to modify or even soften her routine, even though it being so relentlessly, widely parodied, is weirdly comforting. In our unpredictable world, here is one thing we can rely on: Meghan will remain herself, whatever happens. We will always know where we are with her.

If you're not yet convinced by her brand, a point that will certainly come as a comfort: you are not obligated to. There isn't mandatory conscription these days, and should it be reinstated, it would be improbable to include viewing With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, conversely, you decide to tune in and are overcome with jealousy about her flawless Christmas, you can take solace either. Be you a duchess or a data administrator, hardly any child truly appreciates the effort and hard work their parent expends in the holiday season. So you can take heart by picturing Archie and Lilibet's faces when they unfold a calligraphy note that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a homemade Advent calendar, in place of a sweet treat.