Indeed, it's Packed with Absurdity, Extreme Hosting and Self-Help Jargon. But I Do Cherish Meghan's Christmas Special.

No concerned with the season, it's constantly hunting season for criticism on the Duchess of Sussex's TV show, With Love, Meghan. Critics, from seasoned journalists to online pundits, have rarely been so united as when eagerly tearing the series' initial installments to shreds. The general consensus held that a more egregious regal scandal had never been witnessed than the much-discussed pretzel re-packaging incident.

Currently, as a festive rebel, she makes a comeback once again with a "Holiday Celebration" (or a Christmas special). Yet now, the dynamic has changed. The familiar ingredients we've come to expect – psychobabble word salads, overzealous entertaining – remain, but set of a Christmas special, it all clicks into place. The elements have slid into place; it's a ideal seasonal storm.

By this point, Meghan has become the eccentric aunt at the typical holiday get-together – dispensing unasked-for guidance, and contributing 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 company is customary and oddly reassuring. And she looks happy enough; she's not doing the slightest hurt.

She understands her every micro expression, utterance and glance will be analyzed and scrutinized, but manages to seem unburdened and too blessed to be stressed.

Perhaps this is the initial instance in history where that clichéd phrase – "Don't listen, it's pure jealousy" – may well be true. Because, in all honesty, everything in Meghan's Holiday Celebration honestly feels charming. Admittedly, it's all cringily ultra-extra, foolishness and over the top – but is that not exactly what Christmas is all about? And the words she speaks might be laughable, but the walk she's walking appears to be shop-bought.

Anything she attempts, she executes with style. Her recipes looks scrumptious, the holiday arrangement she crafts is stunning, her presents are nearly too beautiful to tear into. Nothing is average or aesthetically displeasing – even the way she ties her apron is creative and fashionable. She doesn't bung a meal in the oven, it "takes a twirl", and she folds gift paper like an paper-folding expert. She also seems to be completely savoring herself throughout. How could any cynical observer not be won over, filled with holiday spirit and left with a intense desire for crafted festive snaps or a vegetable display where greens is arranged in the form of a Christmas ring?

Meghan used to pretend for a living, obviously, but despite that, after the level of attention she has weathered ever since she became involved with Prince Harry, even a hypothetical offspring of acting royalty would struggle to act this authentically. Her unwillingness to change or even soften her shtick, regardless of it being so constantly, widely parodied, is strangely reassuring. In our unpredictable world, here is something we can depend on: Meghan will be like this, no matter what. We will consistently know where we are with her.

If you're not yet convinced by what she's selling, a thought that will surely come as a reassurance: you are not obligated to. The UK has abolished national service in this country, and were it to return, it would be unlikely to include watching With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, however, you decide to tune in and are gripped with jealousy about her flawless Christmas, you can take solace either. If you are a royal or a everyday person, few children fully understands the time and energy their parent does in December. So you can find comfort by picturing her children's faces when they reveal a beautifully scripted letter that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a DIY festive calendar, instead of a sweet treat.