Yes, it's Full of Absurdity, Extreme Hosting and Self-Help Jargon. But I Do Cherish Meghan's Holiday Special.

No concerned with the season, it's always hunting season for criticism on the Meghan Markle's Netflix series, With Love, Meghan. Critics, both professional and armchair, have hardly ever agreed so completely as when gleefully ripping the program's earlier episodes to pieces. The common opinion held that a bigger monarchy-related faux pas had never been witnessed than the much-discussed pretzel-bagging incident.

Now, in the spirit of a holiday maverick, she is back with a new offering with a "Christmas Special" (aka a yuletide episode). However on this occasion, the dynamic has changed. The standard components audiences anticipate – meaningless jargon salads, intense hospitality – are still present, but within the context of a yuletide episode, it all clicks into place. The puzzle has come into place; it's a perfect snow storm.

At this stage, Meghan resembles the quirky relative at the typical holiday get-together – providing 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 company is customary and strangely comforting. And she seems content; she's inflicting the slightest hurt.

She understands her every micro expression, word and gaze will be analyzed and judged, but nonetheless looks carefree and too blessed to be stressed.

Perhaps this is the only time in history where that old chestnut – "Don't listen, it's pure jealousy" – might be true. The reason is, you know what?, everything in Meghan's Holiday Celebration honestly feels lovely. Yes, it's all painfully excessive, silliness and over the top – but isn't that precisely what Yuletide is all about? And the words she speaks might be absurd, but the example she sets appears to be beautifully curated.

Whatever she turns her beautifully manicured, diamond-adorned hand to, she pulls off with style. Her recipes looks delicious, the holiday arrangement she makes is gorgeous, her gifts are almost too pretty to open. Nothing is mediocre or visually unappealing – even the way she ties her kitchen garment is artful and chic. She doesn't toss a dish in the oven, it "takes a twirl", and she folds gift paper like an paper-folding expert. She also seems to be thoroughly enjoying herself the entire time. How could any cynical observer not be charmed, overcome by festive joy and left with a intense desire for crafted festive snaps or a crudites platter where broccoli is organized in the form of a wreath?

Meghan used to pretend for a living, obviously, but despite that, after the intensity of scrutiny she has endured since she met Prince Harry, even a hypothetical offspring of Meryl Streep and Judi Dench would have difficulty behaving this genuinely. Her decision to alter or even tone down her shtick, even though it being so persistently, widely parodied, is weirdly comforting. In our uncertain world, here is something we can depend on: Meghan will stay true to form, whatever happens. We will consistently know our position with her.

If you're not yet convinced by what she's selling, a reminder that will undoubtedly come as a comfort: you don't have to. There isn't the draft in this country, and if there were, it would be doubtful to include streaming With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, however, you choose to watch and are consumed by jealousy about her idyllic Christmas, all is not lost either. Whether you're a duchess or a data administrator, few children completely grasps the dedication and labor their parent puts in in December. So you can take heart by imagining Archie and Lilibet's faces when they reveal a calligraphy note that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a handcrafted holiday countdown, in place of a chocolate.