The Tale of the Mystical Mirror
- Episode aired Nov 11, 1995
- Not Rated
- 22m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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Employees at a beauty store are disappearing until a new applicant discovers the truth why the others left.Employees at a beauty store are disappearing until a new applicant discovers the truth why the others left.Employees at a beauty store are disappearing until a new applicant discovers the truth why the others left.
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- TriviaThe small cages were from "The Tale of Watcher's Woods".
- GoofsMs. Valenti and her reflection in Cindy's mirror are both facing the viewer's right. The reflection, a mirror image, should face left. Additionally, the reflection of the picture in the bathroom clearly has a different background than the picture itself.
- Crazy creditsNickelodeon Cap logo after end credits
- ConnectionsReferenced in Are You Afraid of the Dark?: The Tale of the Midnight Magic (2021)
- SoundtracksAre You Afraid of the Dark? Theme
Arranged and produced by Ray Fabi
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Uglyness Reflected
This one isn't really a favorite of mine but it's a good one to watch.
What I like about the episode is that it's sort of a modern Brothers Grimm tale, it really has that feel from the forest, the witch, and the witch's pursuit to steeling youth to stay young and immortal. Though also the tale has a bit of Greek Mythology as the witch is a modern spin on the Siren, where in some stories they use beauty to not just guise their true appearance but mask their real motives. Let alone the name of the shop Elysian which is the name of one of the realms in the Greek Myth which is a place of beauty.
I really liked seeing Laura Bertrum again in "Are You Afraid of the Dark" despite the fact she doesn't play the lead this time as she plays best friend Laurel, she really looks lovely which made her a perfect fit for this episode. The other girl Cindy that is the lead I thought was decent, she was pretty, a protagonist on the shy side; but she's a person that seemed to be sharp and can hold her own against danger.
One part I really like is when Cindy she goes upstairs and we see different photos of the witch and in each of the photos we see her as the winner of beauty contests from times long gone. This scene really tells you how old this witch is and how narcistic she truly is, the whole house is a shrine dedicated to the witch. This just increases the creep factor as you already know their both in imminent danger. The suspense is hoping Cindy will unveil the truth, before it's too late.
Of course the episode does have a good message on how true beauty is really from the inside not from the outside. The witch she placed so much value to surface beauty, which she has plenty of but underneath it all there was nothing underneath the surface.
Cindy isn't the kind of girl that won't make it on a "Cover Girl" commercial anytime soon, but that didn't matter because she's a person that isn't concerned about looks as her mind was really on what really mattered which is her best friend Laurel whom was in danger. Which is what truly made Cindy beautiful because she thinks about what really matters the most in life, which is part of what makes true beauty last forever.
Looks can be deceiving because you never really see the ugliness.
Rating: 3 stars
What I like about the episode is that it's sort of a modern Brothers Grimm tale, it really has that feel from the forest, the witch, and the witch's pursuit to steeling youth to stay young and immortal. Though also the tale has a bit of Greek Mythology as the witch is a modern spin on the Siren, where in some stories they use beauty to not just guise their true appearance but mask their real motives. Let alone the name of the shop Elysian which is the name of one of the realms in the Greek Myth which is a place of beauty.
I really liked seeing Laura Bertrum again in "Are You Afraid of the Dark" despite the fact she doesn't play the lead this time as she plays best friend Laurel, she really looks lovely which made her a perfect fit for this episode. The other girl Cindy that is the lead I thought was decent, she was pretty, a protagonist on the shy side; but she's a person that seemed to be sharp and can hold her own against danger.
One part I really like is when Cindy she goes upstairs and we see different photos of the witch and in each of the photos we see her as the winner of beauty contests from times long gone. This scene really tells you how old this witch is and how narcistic she truly is, the whole house is a shrine dedicated to the witch. This just increases the creep factor as you already know their both in imminent danger. The suspense is hoping Cindy will unveil the truth, before it's too late.
Of course the episode does have a good message on how true beauty is really from the inside not from the outside. The witch she placed so much value to surface beauty, which she has plenty of but underneath it all there was nothing underneath the surface.
Cindy isn't the kind of girl that won't make it on a "Cover Girl" commercial anytime soon, but that didn't matter because she's a person that isn't concerned about looks as her mind was really on what really mattered which is her best friend Laurel whom was in danger. Which is what truly made Cindy beautiful because she thinks about what really matters the most in life, which is part of what makes true beauty last forever.
Looks can be deceiving because you never really see the ugliness.
Rating: 3 stars
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