Yes, it's Brimming with Nonsense, Extreme Hosting and Psychobabble. But I Do Love Meghan's Christmas Special.

No matter the time of year, it's constantly fair game for criticism on the Meghan Markle's Netflix series, With Love, Meghan. Commentators, expert and amateur alike, have seldom found such common ground as when enthusiastically shredding the lifestyle show's first and second seasons apart. The general consensus held that a greater royal outrage had hardly ever taken place than the now-infamous pretzel re-packaging incident.

Currently, as a festive rebel, she has returned once again with a "Holiday Celebration" (also known as a holiday episode). Yet now, the dynamic has changed. The standard components viewers are accustomed to – psychobabble word salads, overzealous entertaining – are still present, but within the context of a yuletide episode, the purpose becomes clear. The puzzle has come perfectly; it's a perfect snow storm.

Now, Meghan has become the eccentric aunt at the typical holiday get-together – dispensing unsolicited, unnecessary advice, 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 an interesting figure, but her presence is familiar and unexpectedly soothing. And she seems happy enough; she's inflicting the slightest hurt.

She is aware her each tiny facial movement, word and gaze will be analyzed and criticised, but manages to seem unburdened and serenely untroubled.

Perhaps this is the first occasion in history where that clichéd phrase – "Don't listen, it's pure jealousy" – could actually be true. The reason is, in all honesty, everything in Meghan's Holiday Celebration is charming. Yes, it's all cringily ultra-extra, silliness and over the top – but doesn't that represent just what Christmas is for? And the advice she gives might be laughable, but the walk she's walking seems authentically beautifully curated.

Anything she sets her mind to, she accomplishes with panache. Her cooking looks tasty, the festive decoration she makes is gorgeous, her presents are almost too pretty to tear into. Not a single thing is average or visually unappealing – including the way she fastens her apron is artful and chic. She doesn't throw a dish in the microwave, it "has a moment", and she folds gift paper like an craft master. She also seems to be genuinely relishing herself from start to finish. How could any hate-watcher not be won over, bursting with seasonal cheer and left with a powerful yearning for personalized Christmas crackers or a vegetable display where greens is arranged in the likeness of a festive circle?

Meghan used to pretend for a living, obviously, but even so, after the degree of attention she has weathered ever since she met Prince Harry, even a hypothetical offspring of two legendary actresses would have difficulty behaving this authentically. Her decision to change or even tone down her persona, regardless of it being so constantly, widely parodied, is strangely reassuring. In our unpredictable world, here is something we can count on: Meghan will stay true to form, come what may. We will consistently know our position with her.

If you're not yet convinced by her message, a point that will undoubtedly come as a reassurance: you don't have to. We don't have the draft these days, and if there were, it would be unlikely to include watching With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, on the other hand, you choose to watch and are gripped with jealousy about her picture-perfect Christmas, there is hope either. Whether you're a royal or a office worker, few children truly appreciates the time and energy their mum expends 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 handcrafted holiday countdown, instead of a candy.