‘Quite mad and a little bit sad’: Meghan’s ‘insipid’ Netflix Christmas special is panned by critics
‘Honestly, the production team must be trolling Meghan here with increasingly bizarre and elaborate set-ups for her to impart hosting “hacks”. In fact, are they really hacks? They would make anyone actually hosting Christmas for a big group have a nervous breakdown before the canapés were served.’
The writer also said of Harry that she ‘wouldn’t be surprised if he also demands chicken nuggets and tater tots when Archie and Lilli get their toddler tea’.
Another review could be found in British Vogue, from its acting news and features editor Daisy Jones who claimed before watching it: ‘I don’t know anything about Meghan Markle or her Netflix show.’
She described the programme as ‘making things, and talking, making things, and talking, until you’re lulled into a semi-hypnotic state’, adding: ‘None of this is riveting nor stimulating, but it’s not… unpleasant either.’
In conclusion, Ms Jones wrote: ‘On the one hand, I can see why the show was critically panned. Sometimes, people are given a platform because of who they are, rather than what they can bring, and With Love, Meghan gives me the same feeling as when I am around very wealthy people who think that making a salad with friends makes them ‘grounded’ and ‘relatable’.
‘On the other, there’s something soothing, enjoyable even, about the show’s glossy inaneness.’