To call it the televisual event of the year would be — let’s be honest — an understatement. With Love, Meghan, the much-awaited “lifestyle” Netflix show hosted by the Duchess of Sussex, has prompted more scathing reviews, memes, think pieces and WhatsApp groups called “For People Who’ve Made It as Far as the ‘Lavender Towels’ Episode” than any other occurrence on earth.

There has been a seismic outpouring of boggling that Meghan — who along with her husband, Prince Harry, was paid $100 million in a deal with Netflix in 2020 — had five years to come up with this: eight episodes, each seemingly made to either astonish or peeve the millions of viewers who were already inclined to dislike her in the first place.