America, Megyn Kelly would like you to know that she’s “kind of done with politics now.”

That declaration is the funniest part of “Megyn Kelly Today.” After all, Ms. Kelly’s work covering politics on Fox News is a big reason she’s hosting a morning show on NBC — where, just months ago, she was interviewing Vladimir V. Putin and the “InfoWars” conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in prime time. Maybe she’s just done with politics before noon.

But also, the first week of “Megyn Kelly Today” most closely resembled a familiar political ritual: an awkward rebranding campaign by handlers trying to humanize their candidate.

Ms. Kelly’s opening shows were filled with photo-op moments that screamed, “I am a relatable person who enjoys human fun!” She flipped eggs in an omelet pan, like a pol tossing flapjacks at an Iowa fair. She danced with “Today” show fans. She petted a dog. She was surprised by her colleagues with a cart of mimosas. “O.M.G.,” she said, as if reading an eye chart.

Much like a nominee’s bio reel at a convention, the show brought out personal history and validators’ testimony. She reminisced about her father, who died when she was a teenager. Family members described her, in the words of her stepsister, Liza Kirwan, as “a fun-loving, intelligent crazy person.”