
âGood afternoon. This is IsACâs media correspondent Ron Knee reporting. As the great Jane Austen puts it, âit is a truth universally acknowledged that a z-list celebrity in possession of a tv show must be in want of an audienceâ. Never was this truer than in the case of perennial IsAC favourite Meghan, Duchess of Nutfux.
Now we can all agree that Markle has the personality of a coffin, is about as likeable as a dog turd, and as authentic as a nine bob note. But Iâll grant her one thing. She doesnât lack persistence, even when itâs clearly the persistence of the increasingly desperate. This leads me to her latest effort, her seasonal special âWith Love, Megan; Holiday Celebrationâ, which Iâve watched to spare fellow cunters the grief. You can thank me later.
So whatâs this all about? Well, our delightful duchess has had a couple of âseasonsâ with a sort of lifestyle guru show called âWith Love, Meghanâ. You know the drill. .Itâs pretentiously billed as (get this) âa blend of how toâs and candid conversations with friends new and old. Meghan shares tips and tricks, and highlights how easy it can be to create beauty, even in the unexpectedâ burble blah. Filming for the two âseasonsâ took place in Spring of 2024, with the âspecialâ being tagged on as a sort of afterthought at the end, so itâs been on the shelf for a while.
Unsurprisingly the series bombed in the ratings, and the âspecialâ shares all the same problems which caused the failure. Itâs biggest drawback is an utter lack of authenticity. Itâs setting is domestic, kitchen and garden, and itâs implied that itâs in the Snarklesâ own house in Monteshitshow. Except that itâs not. Itâs a rented property nearby. Then youâve got the d-list guests who turn up in the show ( no Oprahs or Taylor Swifts), desperately awkward as they try to look as though theyâre Markleâs buddies for the camera, or even that they give a fuck for anything other than the cheque theyâll collect to compensate for the embarrassment.
Worse is Markleâs utter tone deafness, as trills in that smarmy voice how the time of year is all about âthe importance of family, finding time to connect to the people we loveâ. Yeah, like the father, brother, sister, first husband, and all the âfriendsâ sheâs dumped as she social mountaineers her way upwards, not to mention her husbandâs family of course. Itâs all syrupy platitudes about âwarmth and luuurveâ, Meghan style.
Could things get any worse? Well yes. As the âspecialâ unfolds, we sink into a sea of banality as Megsie (and guests) lift the lid on the previously utterly unfathomable mysteries of Xmastime preparation, such as how to put the lights on your tree, and wrap a gift, and prepare a fucking salad (duh!). She even tells us how to season a turkey with er, salt and pepper, and manages to fuck even this up in the process by keeping her jewellery on, earning the disparaging nickname âSalmonella Sussexâ in the meeja. The final cringe comes when, in a flailing attempt to add a bit of panache, Harry turns up (âI smell gumbo!â) and bizarrely, Migraine thanks him for coming, emphasising again that theyâre not actually in their own house.
So to summarise; itâs as though someone in the production team has deliberately gone out of their way to make this effort as inauthentic, insincere and uninspiring as possible; a ratings car crash to give Nutfux the excuse they need to discontinue future funding of âWith Love, Meghanâ. And honestly, itâs so trite and contrived that it doesnât even constitute a good hate watch, merely a guaranteed cure for insomnia.
Iâll leave the final judgement to that doyen of newspapers, our very own âGroaniadâ, whose critic flamed it thus; âsheâs back! Take as many anti-emetics as medically advisable, then assume the crash positionâ. Er, thanks Meghan, donât call us, weâll call you. This is Ron Knee, for IsAC, returning you to the studioâ
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