Admittedly, it's Brimming with Absurdity, Extreme Hosting and Self-Help Jargon. Yet I Truly Cherish Meghan's Christmas Special.

No concerned with the season, it's perpetually open season for commentary on the Duchess of Sussex's TV show, With Love, Meghan. Reviewers, expert and amateur alike, have hardly ever agreed so completely as when enthusiastically shredding the lifestyle show's earlier episodes to pieces. The common opinion was that a greater royal outrage had seldom occurred than the notorious pretzel-bagging incident.

Presently, like a merry renegade master, she has returned for another round with a "Christmas Special" (also known as a yuletide episode). But this time, the dynamic has changed. The familiar ingredients viewers are accustomed to – psychobabble word salads, extreme hosting – remain, but within the context of a Christmas special, it all clicks into place. The puzzle has come together; it's a ideal seasonal storm.

By this point, Meghan has become the eccentric aunt at most festive family gatherings – dispensing unsolicited, unnecessary advice, and contributing 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 quite a personality, but her presence is familiar and unexpectedly soothing. And she looks happy enough; she's inflicting a bit of damage.

She understands her each tiny facial movement, word and look will be picked apart and judged, but nonetheless looks carefree and too blessed to be stressed.

It could be this is the first occasion in history where that clichéd phrase – "Pay no mind, it's only envy" – could actually be true. The reason is, you know what?, all aspects in Meghan's Holiday Celebration is delightful. Granted, it's all painfully excessive, silliness and extravagant – but isn't that exactly what Christmas is all about? And the words she speaks might be absurd, but the example she sets appears to be beautifully curated.

Whatever she attempts, she pulls off with panache. Her cooking looks delicious, the festive decoration she creates is gorgeous, her presents are practically too exquisite to tear into. Nothing is ordinary or visually unappealing – even the way she ties her kitchen garment is creative and fashionable. She doesn't bung a dish in the microwave, it "goes for a spin", and she folds gift paper like an paper-folding expert. She also seems to be completely savoring herself the entire time. How could any cynical observer not be charmed, overcome by seasonal cheer and left with a powerful yearning for handmade crackers or a crudites platter where broccoli is positioned in the shape of a Christmas ring?

Meghan was once an actress for a living, of course, but nonetheless, after the level of scrutiny she has weathered since she started dating Prince Harry, the love child of two legendary actresses would find it hard to appear this authentically. Her decision to change or even moderate her persona, even though it being so persistently, globally mocked, is weirdly comforting. In our unpredictable world, here is one thing we can rely on: Meghan will be like this, whatever happens. We will always know our position with her.

If you're remaining skeptical of her message, a reminder that will surely come as a comfort: you don't have to. The UK has abolished mandatory conscription in this country, and if there were, it would be doubtful to include viewing With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, conversely, you decide to tune in and are overcome with jealousy about her flawless Christmas, there is hope either. Whether you're a duchess or a office worker, hardly any child fully understands the effort and hard work their parent puts in in December. So you can take heart by picturing the young royals' faces when they open a beautifully scripted letter that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a handcrafted holiday countdown, instead of a sweet treat.