I'm sorry, with love is meghan is awful

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I tried.

I really did.

But JFC it's absolutely awful.

"Come and watch me make the most basic of crafts while telling me how much you admire me, and I gently patronise you"

Really awful.

I mentioned this in the original With Love thread before it got postponed due to the fires. But I'm 100% convinced Netflix are deliberately sabotaging the show so they don't have to renew Meghan's contract when it runs out this year. They will pull out the viewing figures and dismal reviews as hard proof that they cannot continue the partnership. Since H&M love suing, Netflix wanted to avoid any negative PR by ensuring they have indisputable, concrete proof for terminating the partnership.

The biggest clue was the fact they left the comment section open under the Youtube trailer. It was an absolute shit show and Netflix had nobody moderating it. They wanted undecided viewers to form their opinion of Meghan by simply reading the comments. Considering how gigantic their PR department is, there was no chance that decision was oversight or coincidence.

The second clue is the format of the show. Fluffy lifestyle content filmed in LA is the cheapest thing to produce. It's essentially a hair's distance from a Youtube vlog which plenty of influencers film themselves with zero budget. Netflix dedicated the smallest possible budget to the show which they knew would give H&M the fake impression they were supporting them, but essentially it was to cut their losses and pay the lowest "kill fee" to kick them out of the contract.

I haven't watched it, have not interest in watching it. I do wonder why people who obviously dislike her are watching it just so they can slate her though? If you don't like her, just don't watch!

I haven’t watched it and I don’t have Netflix, so I can only talk in general terms. I think people are really discerning regarding authenticity. They can tell if, for example, a programme presenter is primarily motivated by love of the subject matter or is motivated by something else, like a desire to be on TV or make money. You may remember Sister Wendy, who was the most unlikely TV star, but her love of art history, and her spiritual appreciation of religious art, as well as her knowledge, was authentic and made her captivating. I don’t know much about Meghan, but she doesn’t strike me as a dyed in the wool homesteader, so I suspect that domesticity is the wrong focus for her.

What goods? She has so far made about a dozen pots of jam. Everything she does is to make her a subject for photos, she's not known as Meagain for nothing.

He doesn't sound very wild tho'!
I love how a punctuation mark (or lack of) changes completely the meaning of a sentence!

I agree Nigella doesn't do much actual cooking - she tends to put stuff out of packets together.

However she's still one of my favourites to watch. It's easy to copy and she swans about looking fab.

If you want to watch proper lovely cooking it's Paula Mcintyre you want. I could watch her for HOURS.

I've only watched the trailer. And a few u tube parodies which are quite funny but a bit mean.

Great, now I'll have to watch it. I could use a laugh or twelve.

I think the content is extremely poor and some of the things she suggests are so basic.

She would have been better focusing on fashion, yoga well being etc.

Yep it is. Like pared down Martha Stewart, which makes it quite boring. Like she doesn't want to go over the top and she is down to earth, but it doesn't offer anything...

I don’t necessarily disagree with the sentiment but this doesn’t look like a particularly cheap show.

Hiring the location would have been tens of thousands, and the production values are high, plus all the home economists making the food, etc.

It’s not drama budgets, but comparing it to You Tube bloggers isn’t accurate. For a start, they would have paid union rates, which are decent. Vloggers don’t.

Also, ‘M&H’ love to sue is a bit disingenuous. For all the missteps they’ve made, standing up against the shitrag red tops wasn’t one of them.

I agree with this. I think the way Meghan was treated by sections of society was awful, I definitely don't think she's an intellectual or creative heavyweight though!

Wasn't she interested in "Made in Chelsea" at some point? This is that kind of format

They do something called "staged reality".

It pretends to be an authentic look into the lives of rich young Chelsea people but actually most of the filmed storylines are made up and we know they are?

Oddly watchable/addictive in a "cringe"/meta way.

I find it comforting to watch when I want to turn my brain off. I can doze through half of it and not feel I've missed anything.

This show reminds me of that....if you want something light and escapist in the background which doesn't stir you up.

It's not even her house. I've just started the first episode and no way are her and this guy close friends. I reckon she paid him to be on the show

I haven’t seen it but looking forward to it when I get a chance.

Looks like to me she is going back to her roots before Harry. She had a whole lifestyle blog amongst other things before she met Harry that she had to give up when they married.

Fine if people don’t like it, but expecting her to be a certain way and some calling her attention-seeking is a bit off.

They are pretty low-key compared to most and people seem to ignore she had her own connections in North America before she married Harry.

Always find it telling how hypocritical some people are when it comes to her and act as if she didn’t have a life before Harry when many posters on here would act differently if it was another woman.

Such a weird thread, trying to stir up outrage where there isn’t any. Daily Mail?

I truly have no interest in Meghan and Harry. I actually quite like Harry and think she’s okay. But I’m not interested at all in taking a side. People love them or hate them, but I feel very neutral. But I don’t understand all this Netflix documentary, podcast, etc stuff (I know they have a Netflix contract). She was a seemingly successful actress. But had to stop because she got married. Why not act? It seems like a no brainer to just do what you’re good at.

Watching it last night made me hungry!

As light entertainment, I thought it was quite nice, pretty and beautifully filmed but it struck me as being a new way for her to gain attention and compliments on her talent and taste.

I also felt that she came across as bossy.

I'm against the concept of "royalty", but H&M are my favourite "royals". I admire that they've gone their own way. I won't be watching this show, as it isn't my thing, but I like that she hasn't just gone into hiding. It doesn't matter at all that I don't like that kind of show. If it does something good for her, then there's value in it for her, and that's what matters. I don't watch all of tv, because it isn't all something that interests me.

If you watch it in a normal way expecting it to be what MM intends it is utter drivel but if you watch Spinal Tap style it is hilarious.

Thought I’d put Amandaland on by mistake

Are we not allowed to tell you to give it a rest? The constant Meghan negativity is nothing but mean girl bullies who grew up to old hag bullies. If you don’t like it, don’t watch it.

How would we know we don't like it before we watch it? I can't bear Timothee Chalamet but loved him in A Complete Unknown.

Perhaps this should have been in Telly Addicts though. I thought it was.

Indeed. She was even told she could carry on acting when she married Harry. I wonder why she decided to just permanently close the door on that, it could have been a good move.

It's just attention seeking from somebody who is utterly talentless. Not arses either way by H & M but just wished they'd disappear quietly and enjoy their life without the constant need to adoration or attention.

Absolutely no way I'll be watching it despite assurances that it's hilariously bad.

The woman makes my shit itch.