the (same) mixture as before
The same thing, action, situation, etc., as previously. Many fans who felt let down by the last film are worried that the latest installment will be the same mixture as before. Critics accuse the plan to overhaul the tax code as the mixture as before—benefiting corporations while giving little to no benefit to middle- and lower-class workers.
the mixture as before
the same treatment repeated. British The mixture as before was an instruction which was formerly written on medicine bottles.