Season 1 • Episode 20
LatestCatherine and Andrew are at the shop with Old Nicholas, who informs them of what will happen once Nicholas has choosen the correct agent. At the ball, Frid decides to get Sir Ivor back, only to make an idiot of himself by producing the drum of cooking oil. Sir Salisbury, Sir Ivor and Frid are all arrested. When Jade goes through the mirror and tells Nicholas to chose the other one, he decides on the agent and mixes into the drum. Back in 1995, Jo and Tama collect the ring and go back to Jo's house where Louisa and Nicholas are waiting. Nicholas finds however that he can't go back to 1919 with the ring. He makes the decision to stay and the mirror vanishes just after Louisa returns home.
When Jo Tiegan is given an oval-shaped mirror, as a gift, by the elderly owner of an antique shop, she is amazed to see another girl's image in the mirror instead of her own reflection. It is also quite obvious that the other girl can see her just as clearly. Jo (from the 1990's) and 'the girl in the mirror', Louisa Iredale (from 1919), later accidently find that they can also travel to each other's times through the mirror - following upon which discovery a relentless sequence of events is set in motion.
Writing
Posie Graeme-Evans crafts two eras that genuinely feel distinct.
Production
Gloriously unhinged 90s New Zealand locations and costumes.
Acting
Petra Yared and Michala Banas carry the entire premise.
Creator
Posie Graeme-Evans
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is peak 'Cloud 9' era New Zealand children's television — same production house that spawned The Tribe.
The mirror's rules remain infuriatingly vague, which somehow makes the finale hit harder when Jo realizes she can't control the crossings anymore.
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NZ
