Admittedly, it's Packed with Absurdity, Over-the-Top Hospitality and Self-Help Jargon. Yet I Truly Cherish Meghan's Festive Episode.
No considering the season, it's always hunting season for scrutiny on the Meghan Markle's Netflix series, With Love, Meghan. Commentators, expert and amateur alike, have seldom found such common ground as when eagerly tearing the lifestyle show's initial installments to shreds. The common opinion held that a more egregious regal scandal had never been witnessed than the much-discussed snack re-labeling incident.
Currently, in the spirit of a holiday maverick, she is back once again with a "Christmas Special" (or a yuletide episode). However on this occasion, things have shifted. The usual elements we've come to expect – meaningless jargon salads, intense hospitality – remain, but set of a Christmas special, the purpose becomes clear. The pieces have fallen perfectly; it's a flawless festive blizzard.
Now, Meghan is like the eccentric aunt at most festive family gatherings – dispensing unasked-for guidance, 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 a bit of a character, but her aura is known and strangely comforting. And she looks pleased; she's inflicting the slightest hurt.
She understands her each tiny facial movement, word and glance will be dissected and scrutinized, but manages to seem unburdened and too blessed to be stressed.
It could be this is the only time in history where that clichéd phrase – "Ignore them, they're just jealous" – may well be true. The reason is, you know what?, all aspects in Meghan's Holiday Celebration truly is charming. Yes, it's all awkwardly over-the-top, nonsense and extravagant – but is that not precisely what Christmas is for? And the words she speaks might be ridiculous, but the walk she's walking appears to be shop-bought.
Anything she sets her mind to, she executes with style. Her cooking looks tasty, the holiday arrangement she makes is stunning, her presents are almost too pretty to open. Not a single thing is average or ugly – including the way she fastens her apron is creative and fashionable. She doesn't toss a meal in the oven, it "goes for a spin", and she folds gift paper like an craft master. She also seems to be thoroughly enjoying herself from start to finish. How could any cynical observer not be charmed, bursting with holiday spirit and left with a intense desire for personalized Christmas crackers or a vegetable display where broccoli is organized in the form of a festive circle?
Meghan was once an actress for a living, naturally, but even so, after the degree of attention she has faced ever since she met Prince Harry, the love child of two legendary actresses would have difficulty behaving this genuinely. Her refusal to alter or even moderate her routine, even though it being so relentlessly, internationally ridiculed, is oddly heartening. In our unpredictable world, here is something we can depend on: Meghan will stay true to form, no matter what. We will always know where we are with her.
If you're still not buying her brand, a reminder that will certainly come as a reassurance: you don't have to. There isn't the draft anymore, and were it to return, it would be improbable to include viewing With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, however, you decide to tune in and are overcome with envy about her flawless Christmas, all is not lost either. If you are a duchess or a everyday person, hardly any child completely grasps the dedication and labor their mother puts in in December. So you can find comfort by imagining the young royals' faces when they unfold a calligraphy note that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a DIY festive calendar, rather than a chocolate.
