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Meanwhile, in 1995, a dig at the school leads to the discovery of a canister of toxic chemicals in a well, which is then accidentally sprayed on two students. With both students' lives hanging in the balance, Jo and her newfound friend Louisa race against time to prevent this from ever having happened. |
Meanwhile, in 1995, a dig at the school leads to the discovery of a canister of toxic chemicals in a well, which is then accidentally sprayed on two students. With both students' lives hanging in the balance, Jo and her newfound friend Louisa race against time to prevent this from ever having happened. |
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For the famous ''[[Star Trek |
For the famous ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' episode of the same name, go [[Star Trek/Recap/S2 E4 Mirror Mirror|here]]. |
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''Not'' to be confused with Gregory Maguire's [[Darker and Edgier]] [[Mirror Mirror ( |
''Not'' to be confused with Gregory Maguire's [[Darker and Edgier]] [[Mirror Mirror (novel)|literary remake of Snow White]] of the same title, or with the [[Mirror Mirror (film)|2012 film of the same name]]. |
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* [[Adults Are Useless]]: The Old Man is the only one who has any clear idea of what the hell is going on {{spoiler|and even he makes a critical oversight}}. Louisa's family never find out, and their tutor turns out to be in the pay of Sir Ivor, who only wishes to sell Nicholas back to Russia. Jo's family eventually do find out, but it turns out that only Louisa, Jo and Jo's brother Royce can actually use the mirror properly. {{spoiler|Also, it turns out that Dr Coigley was an unwitting pawn of the Old Man, who both put her in the position and helped in the production of her daughter Jade.}} |
* [[Adults Are Useless]]: The Old Man is the only one who has any clear idea of what the hell is going on {{spoiler|and even he makes a critical oversight}}. Louisa's family never find out, and their tutor turns out to be in the pay of Sir Ivor, who only wishes to sell Nicholas back to Russia. Jo's family eventually do find out, but it turns out that only Louisa, Jo and Jo's brother Royce can actually use the mirror properly. {{spoiler|Also, it turns out that Dr Coigley was an unwitting pawn of the Old Man, who both put her in the position and helped in the production of her daughter Jade.}} |
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* [[Fridge Logic]]: {{spoiler|History alters itself at the end of the series, and two characters end up [[Ret-Gone]]. One fact, (Mrs Tiegan being principal) remains, despite it being due entirely to the machinations of one of those characters. It should be noted that the Tiegans are an Australian family, who moved to New Zealand for the job.}} |
* [[Fridge Logic]]: {{spoiler|History alters itself at the end of the series, and two characters end up [[Ret-Gone]]. One fact, (Mrs Tiegan being principal) remains, despite it being due entirely to the machinations of one of those characters. It should be noted that the Tiegans are an Australian family, who moved to New Zealand for the job.}} |
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* [[Portal to |
* [[Portal to the Past]]: The mirror. |
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* [[Portal Slam]]: The mirror must be placed in exactly the same place at both ends in order to function properly (at one point, it has to be taken on a train. Also: {{spoiler|Nicholas can't go through unaided because both he and his ring exist at both ends, and the mirror itself vanishes (along with the store) once history is irrevocably altered.}} |
* [[Portal Slam]]: The mirror must be placed in exactly the same place at both ends in order to function properly (at one point, it has to be taken on a train. Also: {{spoiler|Nicholas can't go through unaided because both he and his ring exist at both ends, and the mirror itself vanishes (along with the store) once history is irrevocably altered.}} |
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* [[Temporal Paradox]]: Tama and Jo insist on remaining in 1919 just to see {{spoiler|Nicholas pouring in the neutralizing agent, because if they didn't, they wouldn't have any memory of the experience}}. |
* [[Temporal Paradox]]: Tama and Jo insist on remaining in 1919 just to see {{spoiler|Nicholas pouring in the neutralizing agent, because if they didn't, they wouldn't have any memory of the experience}}. |
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