1 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:04,520 Speaker 1: From the newsroom at News Still come. 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 2: Today you. 3 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:08,880 Speaker 3: Gooday there, I'm Andrew Bucklow. Well, it is d day 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 3: for tropical cyclone Alfred. It's expected to make landfall later 5 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 3: today somewhere between the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast. Although 6 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 3: the Weather Bureau did stress this point yesterday that. 7 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 2: Point of crossing is just where the eye of the 8 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 2: system is going to move. The impacts will be much 9 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 2: more widespread and may impact any areas within those warnings 10 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 2: that we do have current and certainly that tropical cyclone 11 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 2: warning stretches from Double Island point all the way down 12 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 2: to areas just to the north of Grafton. Anywhere in 13 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 2: those areas we may see those damaging to locally destructive 14 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 2: winds and heavy to locally intense rain as the system nears. 15 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:43,879 Speaker 3: We'll keep you up to date on Cyclone Alfred with 16 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 3: minutes by minute coverage at news dot com at dot AU. 17 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 3: We've also got plenty of other compelling content on our 18 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 3: site right now as well. There's a pretty hectic story 19 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 3: about a passenger who tried to open a plane door 20 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 3: mid flight. As you can imagine, the other passengers were terrified. 21 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 3: Make sure you check out that footage it is really 22 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 3: full on. How about we lighten things up for a moment. 23 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:08,119 Speaker 1: Okay. 24 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:11,680 Speaker 3: We've also got quite a few fun stories online, including 25 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 3: about Meghan Markus's new Netflix show. 26 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: It has just been released. 27 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 3: It is the program the whole world is talking about, 28 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 3: and it's exactly what we're going to talk about. 29 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:20,960 Speaker 1: In this episode. 30 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 3: We'll chat to one of our team members who's watched 31 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,199 Speaker 3: it to find out if it's any good. We'll play 32 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 3: you a moment from the series that's already gone viral. 33 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 3: Plus our royal expert will explain what it'll mean for 34 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 3: Meghan's career if this show flops, and let me tell you, 35 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:40,680 Speaker 3: quite a few critics up predicting exactly that. So, Meghan 36 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 3: Markles news show is out now on Netflix. 37 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:45,040 Speaker 1: It's called With Love Meghan. 38 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 3: Eight episodes, roughly about thirty five minutes each, have been released. 39 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: What is it all about, you ask? Well? 40 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 3: According to the Netflix synopsis, Meghan Duchess of Sussex invites 41 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 3: friends and famous guests to a beautiful California estate where 42 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 3: she shares cooking, gardening and hosting tips. 43 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: He's a bit of the trailer. 44 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 4: It's mad I'm. 45 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 5: Going to share some little tips and tricks. I see 46 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,799 Speaker 5: what color I gravity to and everything goes from there. 47 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 5: And how you do incorporate these practices every day. That's 48 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:21,679 Speaker 5: what you want. You want that sheep and texture. This 49 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 5: is about connecting with friends. 50 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 4: I love it. 51 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 5: We're doing this together for the first time, making new friends. 52 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 4: That is so good. We're family now. I'm just learning. 53 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 3: Joining me now is Daniella elsa on News dot com 54 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 3: dot Au commentator who's been covering the Royal Family for years. Daniella, 55 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 3: to begin with, can you give us an idea of 56 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 3: just how important this show is to Meghan's career. 57 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 6: Look, it's really make or break and all those sorts 58 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 6: of cliches. Harry and Meghan have had the Netflix steel 59 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 6: since twenty twenty. The sum getting thrown around is that 60 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 6: it was worth one hundred million US dollars. 61 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:58,519 Speaker 4: Their first series, which was them. 62 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 6: Talking about their experience that Royal Family, was obviously a 63 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 6: huge success. 64 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 4: But since then everything they. 65 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 6: Had made which has not been about their royal story, 66 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 6: has just flopped. So the only thing that could really 67 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 6: prevent this, I guess downward spiral of their shows would 68 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 6: be which Love megan being massive success story and rating 69 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 6: really well and Netflix Society. 70 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 4: Yep, we want more from these two now. 71 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 3: Normally, when Netflix has a new show coming out, especially 72 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 3: one starring someone as famous as Meghan Markle, there was 73 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 3: a huge pr campaign in the lead up. 74 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,399 Speaker 1: But Daniella, that wasn't the case with this show, was it. 75 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 4: Well, no, it wasn't, which was really quite strange. 76 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 6: You know, you'd think there'd been lots of interviews or 77 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 6: at least some friendly media around it. The only thing 78 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 6: that's come out was about a day before the series 79 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 6: came out. Meghan has appeared on the cover of People 80 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 6: magazine given them a lect the interview. But that's it. 81 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 6: There's been, as you know, other really big provo, no 82 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 6: other really big marketing push. 83 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 4: Maybe they think just her name and the fact she's 84 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 4: done this will be enough to. 85 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 6: Lift it and boy it and you know, really get 86 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 6: people tuning in. But it's had a really strange leading 87 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 6: She's been promoting it on her Instagram and that's about it. 88 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 3: Really, Well, it's time for the big question then, Daniella, 89 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 3: you have watched with love Meghan, What did you think? 90 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 4: I think it is. 91 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 6: Really beautiful, and I think it just feels a little 92 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 6: bit pointless, you know, it's there's no end of great 93 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 6: cooking shows in the world. There's no end of great 94 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 6: content to watch on all the platforms, and the show 95 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 6: just feels. 96 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 4: Kind of boring. You know, she makes past her she 97 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 4: arranges flowers. 98 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 6: These are lovely things to look at, but they're not 99 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 6: exactly novel or new. And you know a lot of 100 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 6: the things she makes are hardly reinventing the wheel, you know, 101 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 6: like Megan makes a frittata. 102 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 4: I don't know if the world thinks. 103 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,679 Speaker 6: You know, I don't know if there's Netflix's great investment 104 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 6: to spend money and getting her to make a fratata. 105 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 4: I'm really interested to see how it plays, given. 106 00:04:56,240 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 7: Her lifestyle is so clearly aspirational and privilege and a 107 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 7: time when the world is really struggling and the US 108 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 7: is sort of you know, Donald drops. 109 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 4: In the White House and you've got real crises in 110 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 4: the world. 111 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 6: You know, will people want to tune in and have 112 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 6: that sort of song, you know, that holiday from real 113 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 6: life and to watch her poor glasses of champagne and 114 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 6: you know, make crude de tepe ladders or will people 115 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 6: find that a bit of a turn off. 116 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:26,839 Speaker 1: It's interesting. 117 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 3: I've watched only about thirty minutes of the first episode, 118 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 3: and in each episode she does have a guest. In 119 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 3: the first episode, it's a makeup artist that she's been 120 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 3: friends with a for years, a makeup artist who I 121 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 3: have never heard of. 122 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: Seemed like a lovely fella, but I was like struggling 123 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: to find why I. 124 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 3: Cared about what he had to say and even understand 125 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 3: why he was a part of the episode. 126 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:49,679 Speaker 1: Did you feel that the guests were a bit black Leicester? 127 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 6: I think seeing for her guests are great. I think 128 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:56,719 Speaker 6: the celebrity guests work really well. Roy Choy is wonderful. 129 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 6: Mindy Kaling's wonderful. You know their charisma. I think they're personable. 130 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 6: They used to being on camera and I think they've 131 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 6: got a lot more to say, or they're a lot 132 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 6: more willing to say things. I think things really struggle, 133 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:10,280 Speaker 6: and as you say, you know when her friends are there. 134 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 6: So in that first episode you mentioned Daniel Martin. He's 135 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 6: her longtime makeup artist. If you're spending a long time 136 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:19,479 Speaker 6: reading or thinking about the sussex of Daniel Martins, because 137 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 6: pretty highly he has been with her since long before 138 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 6: she met Prinz Harry. He did her makeup for the wedding. 139 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 6: He posted an Instagram post when he had afternoon tea 140 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 6: with Kensey in the palace. So he's sort of part 141 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 6: of the Sussex cinematic universe. But do everyday people. 142 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,359 Speaker 4: Who are not so most of this know who he is. 143 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 4: I don't know. 144 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 6: I think the things the moments that really do work here, 145 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 6: when she's cooking with people who are really great with food, 146 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 6: like boy Choi, who started the food truck movement twenty 147 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,799 Speaker 6: years ago in La it's interesting. 148 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 4: It's interesting watching her learn. 149 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 6: I think it makes her much better viewing, and there's 150 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 6: better repertee and conversation and those sorts of things you mentioned. 151 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 3: Mindy Kayling a second ago. She's an actress and a 152 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 3: comedian who's best known for appearing in the US version 153 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 3: of the Office. There was a pretty interesting moment in 154 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 3: her episode of We Love Meghan, which has already gone 155 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 3: viral online. It's where Meghan corrects Mindy about her proper 156 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 3: name when they're having a chat about their favorite fast 157 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 3: food outlets. 158 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 6: I don't think anyone in the world knows that Megan 159 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 6: Mincle has eaten Jack in the Box and. 160 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 4: Loves funny too. That you keep saying, Megan Mokele, you 161 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 4: know I'm Sussex. 162 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 5: Now you have kids and you go, no, I share 163 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 5: my name with my children. 164 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 4: Yes, and that feels so. 165 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 5: I didn't know how meaningful it would be to me, 166 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 5: but it just means so much to go. 167 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 4: This is our family name, our little family name. Well 168 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 4: now I know, and I love it. 169 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: Yeah. 170 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 3: Another thing that I found odd in the first episode 171 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 3: is that she had someone coming to stay, her friend, 172 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 3: and so she was making them bath salts to put 173 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 3: on their bedside table and making them little snacks so 174 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 3: they could have something to embed me. 175 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 1: And I was just thinking, who the hell does this? 176 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 3: Who the hell actually takes the time to make bath 177 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 3: salts and to make popcorn and pretzels for their friends 178 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 3: when they're coming to stay. 179 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: No one does this? 180 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 4: No, what does it? 181 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 6: And those picking all the popcorn kernels out of bed 182 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 6: after the guest eats it in bed. 183 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 4: You know, It's just there's. 184 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 6: A lot of moments like that in the series where 185 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 6: it's lovely but it's so useless, Like, you know, she 186 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 6: makes a balloon arch, Well you can easily buy her 187 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 6: ballow arch. 188 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 4: I don't know. At one point, you know, Megan Jones 189 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 4: you how to. 190 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 6: Make you know those cool lavender handhaulse you get hotels again, like, 191 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 6: who is actually going to do this? 192 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 4: I don't think. 193 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 6: I don't think there are things where you sort of 194 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 6: look at them longingly and think, God, I wish I 195 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 6: could do that, or wouldn't that be nice to do 196 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 6: one day? 197 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:40,679 Speaker 4: I think they just seem a bit ludicrous. 198 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 5: Whenever I have someone come and stay, one of my 199 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 5: favorite things to do is to prep the guest room. 200 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 4: I think about the two places of a guest experience. 201 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 4: Once they've gone into their room. 202 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 5: What's at the side of the bed for them that's 203 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 5: their good morning and good night moment? And what is 204 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 5: in the bathroom for them? And have a beautiful soak, nice. 205 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:03,839 Speaker 3: Bad at the end of the Nay, what would you 206 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 3: give it out of five stars? 207 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 4: Wolf? That's a really hard question. 208 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:12,439 Speaker 6: Look, I'd give it three because it is really beautiful 209 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:15,599 Speaker 6: and it's worth just watching for the scenery. 210 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 4: And Meghan's clothes. If you're into those sorts of things. 211 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 6: I think if you really really love food, I wouldn't 212 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 6: tune in for that reason. And if you expect you're 213 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 6: really going to get an amazing sense of who she 214 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 6: is as a person or some wild and new perspective 215 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 6: on who she is. Then I wouldn't bother. 216 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 3: All right, we'll stick around, Danieller. In just a moment, 217 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 3: we're going to hear some other reviews of With Love Meghan, 218 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:37,320 Speaker 3: and let me tell you they have not been as 219 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 3: kind as you. Welcome back on chatting toon neews dot 220 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 3: com dot Au commentator daniel Elsa about Meghan Marko's new show, 221 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 3: which is called With Love Meghan. 222 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: It is at now on Netflix. 223 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:54,560 Speaker 3: Danielle, I thought i'd just quickly read you some other 224 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 3: reviews of the show that have come out, and you 225 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 3: can tell me after each of them, agree or disagree? 226 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: Okay, okay, all right, all right. 227 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 3: The Guardian gave it one star, writing the Duchess of 228 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 3: Sussextt's tone death lifestyle show vibrates with vacuous joylessness and 229 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 3: is packed with useless information that will take a long 230 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 3: long time to remove from your head. 231 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 1: Agree or disagree, well. 232 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:17,600 Speaker 4: I'll find it look good. 233 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 6: I think that's pretty savage, but it is pretty useless, 234 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:24,320 Speaker 6: and it is very useless knowledge, so I think I 235 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:27,319 Speaker 6: might have to. I agree with the sentiment less of 236 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 6: the tone. I can't give it more than one. I'll 237 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 6: give it more than one. 238 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 3: Variety called it an ego trip not worth taking, writing 239 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 3: the show plays out like a forced march, one in 240 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,440 Speaker 3: which Meghan's guess must as the price of getting to 241 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 3: share an afternoon in a made for TV kitchen with her. 242 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 1: Praise her first. 243 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 6: She does be quite a lot of airtime to the 244 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:51,560 Speaker 6: other person, and she does ask some questions and they 245 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 6: get to sort of share who they are. But there 246 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 6: is a lot of Meghan, and there's a lot of 247 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:59,439 Speaker 6: her talking about herself and about her life, and none 248 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:02,319 Speaker 6: of us pretty revelatory or amazing. 249 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:06,440 Speaker 4: Though I partially agree with that one. How about that? 250 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 1: All right? 251 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 3: Last review for you, The Independent gave it one star, 252 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 3: describing it as queasy and exhausting. 253 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 1: Agree or disagree? 254 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 4: Oh gosh, the savage, aren't they look again? 255 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 6: I don't agree with the one star, but it is 256 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 6: exhausting because you know, everything Megan does just take switch time. Yeah, 257 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 6: even when she's making fruit or cutting up vegetables, everything's 258 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:32,080 Speaker 6: done so perfectly, and everything's range so neatly. She has 259 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 6: a real focus on plating, and it just it does 260 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 6: look exhausting. I sort of think, you know who has 261 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 6: the time, even if you had a lot of staff 262 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 6: and help, and you know you don't have to work 263 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 6: a nine to five job. 264 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 4: You know, her whole day must be just slicing raspberries 265 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:48,719 Speaker 4: in a half. So I agree with the exhausting part 266 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 4: for sure. 267 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 3: If I was going to have like five guests over, 268 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 3: I'd just go to Woolies or Coals and buy one 269 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 3: of their pre made platters with some twiggy sticks cabana 270 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:58,080 Speaker 3: and some chopped up eat them. I mean, it's so 271 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:01,200 Speaker 3: much easier, right, Danielle. From the sounds of it, the 272 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 3: show might be a little bit of a failure, at 273 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 3: least in the eyes of critics. Anyway, what does this 274 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 3: mean for Megan's future? I mean, where does she go 275 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 3: from here? 276 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:11,559 Speaker 6: Well, I think it all depends on whether it gets watched. 277 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 6: I think it can be savaged or anyone might you know, 278 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 6: bread about But if it works, if people are watching, 279 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:22,679 Speaker 6: if Netflix subscribers love what she is doing, then it 280 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 6: could be amazing for them, you know. Also overnight, she 281 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 6: has launched her as ever product range on her website, 282 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:32,600 Speaker 6: which explains why she's constantly putting edible flowers all over 283 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 6: lots of her dishes where she sort of has repeated 284 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 6: episodes where she makes her bultee because she's selling them 285 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 6: all on her website. You know, if the show works, 286 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:45,679 Speaker 6: if the products sell, it could be a massive game change, 287 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 6: a real pivot point for she and Harry. It would 288 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 6: give them, or give her at least a real new 289 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:54,559 Speaker 6: focus on her career and direction to go in. If 290 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 6: it doesn't work, then I think the question comes where 291 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 6: do they go or what do they do? Podcasting exactly 292 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 6: work out for them. Megan's never done a book, so 293 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 6: there's been lots of speculation about that. If Netflix don't 294 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 6: design to renew their contract to see you when it 295 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 6: runs out, would another streamer want to come and give 296 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 6: them as much money or even any money to make 297 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 6: more TV? You know, it really sort of opens up 298 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 6: this question and what the hell do they do with 299 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 6: themselves if it doesn't work? 300 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:23,599 Speaker 4: But it's still could. 301 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 1: It's still could. 302 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 3: I mean the thing about the first few episodes is 303 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 3: you might get people around the world tuning in to 304 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 3: see how cringe it is to hate watch almost in 305 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 3: a way. So it'd be interesting to see how many 306 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 3: people actually make it to the end of the eight episodes, 307 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 3: And I guess Netflix will be looking at those. 308 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 1: Stats as well. 309 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 3: Danielle Elsa, thank you so much for taking time out 310 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:43,320 Speaker 3: of your day to chatter from the newsroom. 311 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:44,320 Speaker 4: Thanks Bucky. 312 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 3: It is no secret that we absolutely love the Royals 313 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 3: atnews dot com a dot au. We have one of 314 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 3: our team members, Brontikoy, based over there in London hunting 315 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 3: down exclusive stories for you every single day. 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