Admittedly, it's Brimming with Gibberish, Extreme Hosting and Self-Help Jargon. Yet I Truly Love Meghan's Festive Episode.
No considering the time of year, it's perpetually hunting season for commentary on the Meghan Markle's Netflix series, With Love, Meghan. Commentators, from seasoned journalists to online pundits, have rarely been so united as when eagerly tearing the lifestyle show's initial installments to shreds. The common opinion was that a bigger monarchy-related faux pas had never been witnessed than the notorious snack re-labeling incident.
Presently, in the spirit of a holiday maverick, she is back once again with a "Holiday Celebration" (or a yuletide episode). However on this occasion, it's different. The standard components we've come to expect – vague self-help platitudes, extreme hosting – persist, but within the context of a yuletide episode, suddenly it all makes sense. The puzzle has come into place; it's a flawless festive blizzard.
By this point, Meghan has become the eccentric aunt at Christmas celebrations everywhere – offering random tips, and supplying 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 an interesting figure, but her presence is familiar and oddly reassuring. And she looks happy enough; she's not doing any harm.
She knows her each tiny facial movement, syllable and gaze will be dissected and judged, but manages to seem carefree and too blessed to be stressed.
Maybe this is the initial instance in history where that well-worn saying – "Pay no mind, it's only envy" – could actually be true. Since, let's face it, all aspects in Meghan's Holiday Celebration honestly feels charming. Granted, it's all cringily ultra-extra, foolishness and flamboyant – but doesn't that represent just what Christmas is about? And the advice she gives might be absurd, but the example she sets seems authentically impeccably styled.
Whatever she attempts, she executes with style. Her cooking looks delicious, the holiday arrangement she makes is breathtaking, her presents are practically too exquisite to open. Not a single thing is average or aesthetically displeasing – including the way she secures her kitchen garment is artful and chic. She doesn't toss a dish in the microwave, it "has a moment", and she folds wrapping paper like an origami guru. She also seems to be thoroughly enjoying herself from start to finish. How could any cynical observer not be convinced, overcome by holiday spirit and left with a deep longing for handmade crackers or a vegetable display where broccoli is positioned in the form of a festive circle?
Meghan used to pretend for a living, naturally, but despite that, after the level of examination she has faced from the moment she started dating Prince Harry, the love child of Meryl Streep and Judi Dench would struggle to act this naturally. Her refusal to change or even soften her routine, regardless of it being so relentlessly, globally mocked, is weirdly comforting. In our unpredictable world, here is one thing we can count on: Meghan will stay true to form, whatever happens. We will consistently know where we are with her.
If you're not yet convinced by her brand, a thought that will surely come as a comfort: you aren't required to. The UK has abolished national service these days, and should it be reinstated, it would be doubtful to include watching With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. If, on the other hand, you decide to tune in and are gripped with envy about her flawless Christmas, you can take solace either. If you are a royal or a office worker, no kid fully understands the dedication and labor their mother puts in in the holiday season. So you can find comfort by envisioning the young royals' faces when they reveal a handwritten message that says, 'I love you because you are brave,' from a DIY festive calendar, instead of a sweet treat.
