Mirror of the Witch (2016) User Reviews

Incredible Quality Piece of Work

[Shy-Glitter-Harry · 7/10 · 12 June 2016]

This drama could not get any better. Such a wonderful mind boggling drama. Every episode's ending makes you wait in awe for another episode. Eagerness Bundled up at every cliffhanger. Such a great quality product. Cast is beyond excellence. Everyone did justice to their role. And not to mention, the CG Work is out of the world classy piece of work. Sometimes it looks real and so natural and blends with the scenes. The set, Forest and other natural scenery are epic definitely makes you awestruck. Delight to watch this exemplary. Full of suspense, thrill and undeniably emotional roller coaster. Incredibly well done drama. I am so glad they chosen Kim Sae Ron to play the main character. she is slaying the role with her finesse acting prowess.

Good enough

[PennyReviews · 6/10 · 20 August 2016]

Mirror of the witch started strong, but the twist upon twist just got the best out of it. But lets start with the story. A barren Queen asks the help of a dark magic witch in order to get pregnant. But a curse is placed upon the children (she has twins) and in order to save the kingdom, the witch places the curse only on the princess and orders the white magic shaman to kill her. But the shaman saves her. Years later, the cursed princess has to break the curse, despite the efforts of the witch to kill her before she does. So the story is based on many fairy tales at first, but sticks to its own main story for the rest of the series. The twists are plenty and that makes Mirror of the Witch a rich in thrill and suspense drama. However, those twists end up being repeated way too many times and that makes it tiring to watch. Needless to say, you will end up hating the witch, though the script doesn't try enough to give her a better in depth look into her story and her character. The story, moreover, gets confusing, with too many characters and action that is hard to keep up. And the romance wasn't that strong, though Mirror of the Witch doesn't relay so much on it. Finally, the ending was good, even though the last scene wasn't explained enough and leaves you with many questions. But the performances were great and the whole drama gets you into the atmosphere of the empire era so 6 out of 10.

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[ianwilkins76 · 8/10 · 27 August 2020]

Mirror of the witch. Decent enough series and at 20 episodes it's not too long. Better than hotel del Luna anyway!

Excellent historical romance: chaste and beautiful

[Aej-m · 9/10 · 29 January 2018]

I came to this series because of seeing The Man From Nowhere and being very impressed by the young actress Sae Ron Kim. Following on that line, I came across Secret Healer and was amazed at the stylish, beautiful, funny and powerful portrayals (and betrayals). Ok, so 20hours is - to modern western eyes - far too long. However, after a while I settled into the pace and subtlety of the work and was well and truly hooked, right to the end. There is a truly tragic storyline, plenty of magic (good and mostly bad), slapstick and humour aplenty and good old fashioned love stories. Some of these stories were undoubtedly complicated (even twisted) but the redemption of bad deeds through genuine remorse, forgiveness or stubbornly refusing to quit, runs throughout. Sins of the father, mother, brother, friend and true enemies are played out against a royal court in crisis and there's even some villagers rioting with pitchforks (burn the witch!). I liked the characters a lot, their roles were demanding (plenty of wrenching emotional scenes) and - within the context of the piece - totally believable. Lastly, I'm now a big fan of ultra-low-key emotional acting: by the end the tiniest move of a face spoke volumes. Excellent.

It got boring eventually.

[lmerana · 6/10 · 9 August 2019]

It started with an interesting plot and a superb acting skills from the characters. It just got boring in the end because I think they stretched it to 20 episodes when it could be finished with 16. They try to link the male and female leads but the girl looked like a thousand year old younger than the guy. The villain is great in acting but again... repetitive story line of fighting with her is just exhausting.

Amazing Korean Historical Drama

[trekpac · 10/10 · 24 October 2018]

This historical drama is full of mysticism, with curses, spells and dark forces. It is a story of love and of good against evil, refelecting a lot about how Koreans appreciate mysterious forces and even chang form. I have travelled a lot in Korea and Japan and it taught me a lot about their approaches to viewing things. I have often wondered how Korean dramas have been so popular in Japan and China, and I can see the reason for such strong appeal. Having said that, I think westerners will have to open their minds to an eastern approach to really grasp this amazing drama series. I loved it.

I REALLY Wanted to Like This... DNF

[fake_moviestar · 3/10 · 31 August 2020]

Okay disclaimer: I did not finish this. I liked the premise and felt like this could have been great but it just wasn't. Even my love for Yoon Shi-Yoon and his wonderful acting could not make me finish this. I was just too bored. The plot and pacing had major issues, and with a host of annoying and unnecessary side characters, it was just not worth my time to keep watching. I felt like this could have been great with a trimmed down plot and less plot-lines/characters.

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Wasted screen time

[trystonsmith · 2/10 · 8 August 2018]

The idea is good but they wasted screen time. When characters use their abilities make sure to be consistent. Do not make them able to do something and then not be able to the next. It wastes time spent on more important scenes. Items disappear through frames multiple times. The story could have been halved with all the waste.

Odd mix of Costumes and Fantasy

[polsixe · 5/10 · 21 June 2018]

A Joseon-era costume drama with modern lingo and mannerisms. A ghost/good witch/bad witch plot moves along slowly. Who is the target audience here? Women I suspect, men characters are pretty boys or crying spoiled brats.

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[Park_Min · 2/10 · 15 December 2023]

This drama was like a rollercoaster ride without the thrills or the rails. That first episode was unbelievably bad and a huge turn off to kick start the drama but I kept going regardless. The whole mystical shaman vibe in a historical setting turned out to be quite an unsuccessful combo in this case, it felt like they slapped on those elements without any real thought. The entire story felt so limited and restricted, even the cast, when taking into consideration its length. All of that was accompanied by poor pacing, you can imagine how they were trying to push it to reach the 20 episodes mark.