I've no idea why Mimic Tear is considered such a terrible boss :/
Is it because its easy? So what?
Its one of the enemies i had the most fun with: experimenting on using diferent builds, seeing what items it can use (like meat dumplings xD), tricking it into using shitty equipment, or doing the opposite and fighting it naked and whatnot. You know, silly stuff like that, it amuses me :)
And then dying on purpose and experimenting some more. I mean, the grace is also right there. It is also the perfect target to test a bunch of spells or Ashes of War on.
To me, the mimic is one of the most creative enemies From ever came up with, something thats actually fairly different from what they did previously. It baffles that this is not discussed enough. I guess some of the playerbase got so braindead by now, that they see it as a target that dies fast, therefore easy, therefore bad. Not every boss needs to be an epic dodge spam fest that shows From Software still don't know how to program their camera, you know -.-