Yes, it's Brimming with Nonsense, Over-the-Top Hospitality and Self-Help Jargon. Yet I Truly Adore Meghan's Holiday Special.

No considering the time of year, it's always fair game for criticism on the Duchess of Sussex's Netflix series, With Love, Meghan. Critics, expert and amateur alike, have seldom found such common ground as when enthusiastically shredding the program's initial installments to pieces. The prevailing view was that a more egregious regal scandal had never been witnessed than the notorious pretzel re-packaging incident.

Presently, as a festive rebel, she has returned once again with a "Festive Special" (also known as a holiday episode). Yet now, things have shifted. The usual elements viewers are accustomed to – meaningless jargon salads, extreme hosting – persist, but within the context of a yuletide episode, it all clicks into place. The puzzle has come into place; it's a flawless festive blizzard.

By this point, Meghan resembles the eccentric aunt at most festive family gatherings – dispensing random tips, and supplying 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 a bit of a character, but her company is customary and unexpectedly soothing. And she appears happy enough; she's causing the slightest hurt.

She understands her every micro expression, utterance and look will be picked apart and scrutinized, but manages to seem carefree and too blessed to be stressed.

It could be this is the only time in history where that well-worn saying – "Ignore them, they're just jealous" – might be true. The reason is, let's face it, all aspects in Meghan's Holiday Celebration truly is charming. Admittedly, it's all painfully excessive, silliness and flamboyant – but isn't that exactly what the holiday season is all about? And the advice she gives might be absurd, but the life she leads genuinely looks impeccably styled.

Whatever she sets her mind to, she accomplishes with flair. Her cooking looks tasty, the holiday arrangement she makes is breathtaking, her presents are practically too exquisite to open. Not a single thing is mediocre or aesthetically displeasing – even the way she ties her apron is stylish and elegant. She doesn't toss a meal in the oven, it "has a moment", and she wraps gift paper like an paper-folding expert. She also seems to be genuinely relishing herself from start to finish. How could any skeptical viewer not be won over, bursting with festive joy and left with a intense desire for handmade crackers or a crudites platter where greens is arranged in the likeness of a wreath?

Meghan had a career in acting for a living, of course, but even so, after the degree of examination she has faced since she started dating Prince Harry, a theoretical combination of acting royalty would struggle to act this authentically. Her refusal to modify or even tone down her routine, despite it being so constantly, widely parodied, is strangely reassuring. In our uncertain world, here is one thing we can count on: Meghan will stay true to form, whatever happens. We will consistently know what to expect with her.

If you're remaining skeptical of her brand, a thought that will certainly come as a comfort: you don't have to. There isn't mandatory conscription anymore, and were it to return, it would be unlikely to include viewing With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, however, you choose to watch and are overcome with envy about her flawless Christmas, you can take solace either. Whether you're a royal or a office worker, no kid fully understands the dedication and labor their mother does in the holiday season. So you can find comfort by envisioning Archie and Lilibet's faces when they open a calligraphy note that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a DIY festive calendar, in place of a chocolate.