The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that Meghan Markle's new Netflix series, With Love, Meghan, has a simple structure. The Globe's Johanna Schneller writes that each episode features a guest star. Ms. Markle "shows" each guest how to prepare a few dishes for an occasion -- friend sleepover, children's party, girls' night -- along with a smidge of decorating and/or flower arranging. Ms. Markle also prepares "a simple pleasure" for each visitor -- a jar of homemade bath salts; a basket of vegetables topped by six freshly laid eggs from "Archie's Chick Inn" -- to "elevate the guest experience." Yet, Ms. Schneller says the show is infuriating for so many reasons. She says Ms. Markle is tone deaf to the moment. In March, 2025, the average Netflix viewer is likely struggling with various issues. Seeing Ms. Markle in an $8-million Montecito "cottage," dressed in an expensive cashmere sweater and cooking with high-end Le Creuset pots while claiming to be down-to-earth is not escapism; it mirrors the disconnectedness that led to the decapitation of Marie Antoinette. Moreover, Ms. Markle does not usefully teach viewers how to do anything -- she merely shows us how beautifully she/her food stylist does everything.
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