Yes, it's Brimming with Absurdity, Extreme Hosting and Psychobabble. But I Do Cherish Meghan's Holiday Special.

No matter the season, it's always open season for scrutiny on the Duchess of Sussex's Netflix series, With Love, Meghan. Reviewers, both professional and armchair, have hardly ever agreed so completely as when eagerly tearing the series' first and second seasons to pieces. The prevailing view held that a greater royal outrage had never been witnessed than the notorious snack re-labeling incident.

Currently, as a festive rebel, she is back once again with a "Christmas Special" (or a holiday episode). But this time, the dynamic has changed. The usual elements viewers are accustomed to – meaningless jargon salads, intense hospitality – are still present, but within the context of a Christmas special, it all clicks into place. The elements have slid perfectly; it's a flawless festive blizzard.

At this stage, Meghan has become the eccentric aunt at Christmas celebrations everywhere – dispensing unasked-for guidance, and delivering 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 quite a personality, but her presence is familiar and unexpectedly soothing. And she seems happy enough; she's not doing the slightest hurt.

She understands her every micro expression, syllable and gaze will be picked apart and criticised, but nonetheless looks unburdened and too blessed to be stressed.

Perhaps this is the initial instance in history where that old chestnut – "Don't listen, it's pure jealousy" – may well be true. Because, in all honesty, all aspects in Meghan's Holiday Celebration truly is charming. Admittedly, it's all cringily ultra-extra, silliness and extravagant – but is that not exactly what the holiday season is for? And the words she speaks might be ridiculous, but the life she leads seems authentically impeccably styled.

Whatever she turns her beautifully manicured, diamond-adorned hand to, she accomplishes with style. Her cooking looks delicious, the festive decoration she makes is stunning, her gifts are nearly too beautiful to unwrap. Not a single thing is average or ugly – even the way she fastens her apron is creative and fashionable. She doesn't throw a dish in the microwave, it "takes a twirl", and she creases wrapping paper like an origami guru. She also seems to be completely savoring herself from start to finish. How could any skeptical viewer not be won over, bursting with holiday spirit and left with a powerful yearning for personalized Christmas crackers or a crudites platter where broccoli is arranged in the shape of a Christmas ring?

Meghan had a career in acting for a living, naturally, but even so, after the intensity of scrutiny she has faced since she started dating Prince Harry, the love child of two legendary actresses would struggle to act this naturally. Her unwillingness to alter or even moderate her shtick, even though it being so relentlessly, globally mocked, is strangely reassuring. In our unpredictable world, here is something we can count on: Meghan will stay true to form, whatever happens. We will forever know what to expect with her.

If you're still not buying her message, a thought that will certainly come as a comfort: you are not obligated to. There isn't mandatory conscription anymore, and should it be reinstated, it would be unlikely to include watching With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, on the other hand, you willingly check it out and are overcome with envy about her picture-perfect Christmas, there is hope either. Whether you're a duchess or a everyday person, hardly any child truly appreciates the dedication and labor their mother puts in in the holiday season. So you can take heart by picturing Archie and Lilibet's faces when they reveal a calligraphy note that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a homemade Advent calendar, in place of a sweet treat.