diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/tv/TitlePlaybackNavigationTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/tv/TitlePlaybackNavigationTest.kt
index 1838f45c..231ffef7 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/tv/TitlePlaybackNavigationTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/tv/TitlePlaybackNavigationTest.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package org.justinvisser.wolfskin.tv
 
 import android.app.Application
+import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.junit4.createAndroidComposeRule
+import org.junit.Rule
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.data.ServerRepository
 import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.preferences.AppPreferences
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ import java.util.UUID
 @Config(sdk = [34], application = Application::class)
 @OptIn(kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi::class)
 class TitlePlaybackNavigationTest {
+    @get:Rule val rule = createAndroidComposeRule<ComponentActivity>()
     private val seriesId = UUID.fromString("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001")
     private val firstId = UUID.fromString("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002")
     private val secondId = UUID.fromString("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000003")
@@ -110,24 +114,36 @@ class TitlePlaybackNavigationTest {
             userData = playbackUserData(firstId, 960_780_000L, playCount = 1))
         val session = ConductarrSession(MemoryCacheStore())
         val model = WolfskinTitleViewModel(RuntimeEnvironment.getApplication(), facade, mockk(), navigation, session, mockk<ServerRepository>(relaxed = true), mockk(relaxed = true))
+        rule.mainClock.autoAdvance = false
+        rule.setContent { model.title?.let { PlaybackHandoffVeil(it.playbackStart) } }
+        fun finishHandoff() {
+            rule.waitForIdle()
+            assertFalse("Preparation alone cannot navigate before black", navigation.backStack.last() is Destination.Playback)
+            rule.mainClock.advanceTimeBy(WolfskinTokens.Motion.base.toLong() + 48)
+            rule.waitForIdle()
+        }
         try {
             model.load(titleRoute(seriesId.toString()), person, preferences, fixtures = false)
             advanceUntilIdle()
             model.title!!.click("header", 0)
             advanceUntilIdle()
+            finishHandoff()
             assertEquals(Destination.Playback(secondId, 1_136_274L), navigation.backStack.last())
             navigation.goBack()
             model.title!!.click("header", model.title!!.options.indexOfFirst { it.id == "restart" })
             advanceUntilIdle()
+            finishHandoff()
             assertEquals(Destination.Playback(firstId, 0L), navigation.backStack.last())
             navigation.goBack()
             model.load(titleRoute(firstId.toString()), person, preferences, fixtures = false)
             advanceUntilIdle()
             model.title!!.click("header", 0)
             advanceUntilIdle()
+            finishHandoff()
             assertEquals(Destination.Playback(firstId, 96_078L), navigation.backStack.last())
             coVerify(exactly = 1) { facade.preparePlayback(seriesId) }
         } finally {
+            rule.mainClock.autoAdvance = true
             model.viewModelScope.cancel()
             session.close()
             Dispatchers.resetMain()
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/tv/TitlePolishTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/tv/TitlePolishTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d64a6730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/tv/TitlePolishTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,481 @@
+package org.justinvisser.wolfskin.tv
+
+import android.app.Application
+import android.graphics.BitmapFactory
+import android.os.Looper
+import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
+import androidx.compose.foundation.background
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.requiredSize
+import androidx.compose.runtime.CompositionLocalProvider
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.testTag
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.toArgb
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.ImageBitmap
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.asImageBitmap
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.*
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.junit4.createAndroidComposeRule
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
+import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.data.ServerRepository
+import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.preferences.AppPreferences
+import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.preferences.UserPreferences
+import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.services.NavigationManager
+import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.ui.nav.Destination
+import com.github.takahirom.roborazzi.captureRoboImage
+import io.mockk.coEvery
+import io.mockk.coVerify
+import io.mockk.mockk
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CompletableDeferred
+import kotlinx.coroutines.cancel
+import org.jellyfin.sdk.model.api.BaseItemDto
+import org.jellyfin.sdk.model.api.BaseItemKind
+import org.json.JSONObject
+import org.junit.After
+import org.junit.Assert.*
+import org.junit.Rule
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.justinvisser.wolfskin.conductarr.MemoryCacheStore
+import org.justinvisser.wolfskin.design.*
+import org.justinvisser.wolfskin.tv.read.TitleReadFacade
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
+import org.robolectric.Shadows.shadowOf
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
+import org.robolectric.annotation.GraphicsMode
+import java.io.File
+import java.util.UUID
+
+/** Native title transitions preserve focus, stream identity and immediate cached content. */
+@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner::class)
+@Config(sdk = [34], application = Application::class, qualifiers = "w960dp-h540dp-xhdpi")
+@GraphicsMode(GraphicsMode.Mode.NATIVE)
+class TitlePolishTest {
+    @get:Rule val rule = createAndroidComposeRule<ComponentActivity>()
+    private var model: WolfskinTitleViewModel? = null
+    private var session: ConductarrSession? = null
+    private lateinit var state: TitleState
+    private lateinit var shell: ShellState
+    private val reduced = mutableStateOf(false)
+    private val entryActive = mutableStateOf(true)
+    private val samples = mutableListOf<String>()
+    private var bitmaps: Map<String, ImageBitmap> = emptyMap()
+    private val person = ShellPerson("justin", "Justin", "J", false)
+    private val id = UUID.fromString("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000091")
+    private val preferences = UserPreferences(AppPreferences.getDefaultInstance(), null)
+
+    @After fun dispose() { model?.viewModelScope?.cancel(); session?.close() }
+    private fun fixture() = TitleFixture(rule.activity.assets.open("wolfskin-titles.json").bufferedReader().use { JSONObject(it.readText()) })
+    private fun prepareShell() {
+        shell = ShellState(listOf(person), person.key).apply { pickerVisible = false; pickerLaunch = false; enterDestination(titleRoute(id.toString())); navFocused = false }
+    }
+    private fun render(data: TitlePageData = fixture().title("Locke", "justin"), reducedMotion: Boolean = false) {
+        reduced.value = reducedMotion
+        prepareShell()
+        state = TitleState(data, person) { }
+        rule.setContent { CompositionLocalProvider(LocalReducedMotion provides reduced.value) { WolfskinTheme {
+            TitleSurface(state, shell, Modifier.requiredSize(960.dp, 540.dp))
+        } } }
+        rule.waitForIdle()
+        rule.mainClock.advanceTimeBy(600)
+        rule.mainClock.autoAdvance = false
+    }
+    private fun mountModel(facade: TitleReadFacade, data: TitlePageData, reducedMotion: Boolean) : NavigationManager {
+        reduced.value = reducedMotion
+        prepareShell()
+        coEvery { facade.readSaved(id, any()) } returns null
+        coEvery { facade.read(id, any(), any()) } returns data
+        val navigation = NavigationManager().apply { navigateTo(Destination.Wolfskin(titleRoute(id.toString()))) }
+        session = ConductarrSession(MemoryCacheStore())
+        model = WolfskinTitleViewModel(rule.activity, facade, mockk(), navigation, session!!,
+            mockk<ServerRepository>(relaxed = true), mockk(relaxed = true))
+        rule.setContent { CompositionLocalProvider(LocalReducedMotion provides reduced.value, LocalTitleBitmaps provides bitmaps) { WolfskinTheme {
+            val route = titleRoute(id.toString())
+            ScreenEntry(shell, route, entryActive.value && navigation.backStack.lastOrNull() == Destination.Wolfskin(route)) {
+                TitleDestination(route, shell, preferences, Modifier.requiredSize(960.dp, 540.dp), model!!, fixtures = false)
+            }
+        } } }
+        rule.waitUntil(5000) { shadowOf(Looper.getMainLooper()).idle(); model!!.title?.data?.status == TitleReadStatus.Ready }
+        state = model!!.title!!
+        rule.waitForIdle()
+        rule.mainClock.advanceTimeBy(600)
+        rule.mainClock.autoAdvance = false
+        return navigation
+    }
+    private fun tick() { rule.mainClock.advanceTimeBy(16); rule.waitForIdle() }
+    private fun path(idea: String, name: String, index: Int): File = File(requireNotNull(System.getProperty("wolfskin.captureDirectory")),
+        "ui-polish/$idea/${if (reduced.value) "reduced-" else ""}$name-${index.toString().padStart(2, '0')}.png").also { requireNotNull(it.parentFile).mkdirs() }
+    private fun frame(idea: String, name: String, index: Int, sample: (android.graphics.Bitmap) -> Int): Int {
+        val file = path(idea, name, index)
+        rule.onRoot().captureRoboImage(file.absolutePath)
+        val bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(file.absolutePath)
+        return try { sample(bitmap).also { samples.add("$name,${index * 16},$it") } } finally { bitmap.recycle() }
+    }
+    private fun brightness(bitmap: android.graphics.Bitmap, x: Int, y: Int): Int = bitmap.getPixel(x, y).let {
+        android.graphics.Color.red(it) + android.graphics.Color.green(it) + android.graphics.Color.blue(it)
+    }
+    private fun saveSamples(idea: String) {
+        File(path(idea, "samples", 0).parentFile, "${if (reduced.value) "reduced-" else ""}${samples.first().substringBefore(',')}-samples.csv")
+            .writeText("phase,timeMs,value\n" + samples.joinToString("\n"))
+    }
+    private fun monotonic(values: List<Int>) {
+        assertNotEquals("Motion changes visible pixels", values.first(), values.last())
+        val direction = if (values.last() > values.first()) 1 else -1
+        values.zipWithNext().forEach { (before, after) -> assertTrue("No reversal: $values", (after - before) * direction >= -1) }
+    }
+
+    @Test fun versionSheetFadesWithScrimAndReturnsFocusOnce() = versionSheet(false)
+    @Test fun reducedVersionSheetFadesWithScrimAndReturnsFocusOnce() = versionSheet(true)
+    private fun versionSheet(reducedMotion: Boolean) {
+        render(fixture().title("Locke", "justin"), reducedMotion)
+        rule.runOnIdle { state.focus("header", state.options.indexOfFirst { it.id == "version" }) }
+        rule.onRoot().performKeyInput { pressKey(androidx.compose.ui.input.key.Key.DirectionCenter) }
+        val duration = if (reducedMotion) WolfskinTokens.Motion.reducedFade else WolfskinTokens.Motion.sheetIn
+        val scrim = mutableListOf<Int>()
+        val panel = mutableListOf<Int>()
+        repeat(duration / 16 + 3) { index ->
+            frame("P06", "title-version", index) { bitmap ->
+                scrim.add(brightness(bitmap, 400, 900)); brightness(bitmap, 1900, 900).also { panel.add(it) }
+            }
+            tick()
+        }
+        monotonic(scrim); monotonic(panel)
+        val opener = state.column
+        rule.onRoot().performKeyInput { pressKey(androidx.compose.ui.input.key.Key.Escape) }
+        val owner = hasTestTag("title-page") or hasTestTag("title-option-version")
+        val closing = mutableListOf<Int>()
+        repeat((if (reducedMotion) WolfskinTokens.Motion.reducedFade else WolfskinTokens.Motion.sheetOut) / 16 + 3) { index ->
+            closing.add(frame("P06", "title-version-out", index) { brightness(it, 1900, 900) })
+            if (index == 2) {
+                rule.waitForIdle()
+                rule.runOnIdle { }
+                rule.onNode(owner and isFocused(), useUnmergedTree = true).assertExists()
+                rule.onNodeWithTag("title-sheet", useUnmergedTree = true)
+                    .assert(SemanticsMatcher.keyNotDefined(androidx.compose.ui.semantics.SemanticsProperties.Focused))
+                rule.onAllNodes(hasAnyAncestor(hasTestTag("title-sheet")) and
+                    SemanticsMatcher.keyIsDefined(androidx.compose.ui.semantics.SemanticsProperties.Focused), useUnmergedTree = true).assertCountEquals(0)
+            }
+            assertNull(state.sheet); assertEquals(opener, state.column); assertFalse(shell.navFocused)
+            tick()
+        }
+        monotonic(closing)
+        rule.onNodeWithTag("title-sheet").assertDoesNotExist()
+        rule.onNode(owner and isFocused(), useUnmergedTree = true).assertExists()
+        saveSamples("P06")
+    }
+
+    private fun pendingPlayback(reducedMotion: Boolean): Triple<TitleReadFacade, CompletableDeferred<BaseItemDto?>, NavigationManager> {
+        val facade = mockk<TitleReadFacade>()
+        val prepared = CompletableDeferred<BaseItemDto?>()
+        coEvery { facade.preparePlayback(id) } coAnswers { prepared.await() }
+        val data = fixture().title("Locke", "justin")
+        val target = data.item.copy(id = id.toString())
+        val navigation = mountModel(facade, data.copy(item = target, playTarget = target, watchTarget = target,
+            related = listOf(TitleItem("other", "Other title", "movie"))), reducedMotion)
+        return Triple(facade, prepared, navigation)
+    }
+
+    @Test fun playSaysStartingThenFadesToBlackBeforeThePlayer() = playback(false)
+    @Test fun reducedPlaySaysStartingThenFadesToBlackBeforeThePlayer() = playback(true)
+    private fun playback(reducedMotion: Boolean) {
+        val (facade, prepared, navigation) = pendingPlayback(reducedMotion)
+        val resting = rule.onNodeWithTag("title-option-play").fetchSemanticsNode().boundsInRoot
+        rule.runOnIdle { state.click("header", 0) }
+        repeat(13) { index -> frame("E04", "title-start", index) { brightness(it, 100, 900) }; tick() }
+        rule.onNodeWithText("Starting…").assertIsDisplayed()
+        assertEquals(resting.width, rule.onNodeWithTag("title-option-play").fetchSemanticsNode().boundsInRoot.width, .1f)
+        rule.runOnIdle { state.click("header", 0) }
+        coVerify(exactly = 1) { facade.preparePlayback(id) }
+        rule.runOnIdle { prepared.complete(BaseItemDto(id = id, type = BaseItemKind.MOVIE)) }
+        rule.waitUntil(5000) { shadowOf(Looper.getMainLooper()).idle(); state.playbackStart.launch != null }
+        assertFalse(navigation.backStack.last() is Destination.Playback)
+        val values = mutableListOf<Int>()
+        val duration = if (reducedMotion) WolfskinTokens.Motion.reducedFade else WolfskinTokens.Motion.base
+        repeat(duration / 16 + 3) { index ->
+            values.add(frame("E04", "title-veil", index) { brightness(it, 100, 900) })
+            if (index * 16 < duration) assertFalse(navigation.backStack.last() is Destination.Playback)
+            tick()
+        }
+        assertEquals(Destination.Playback(id, 0L), navigation.backStack.last())
+        assertEquals(1, navigation.backStack.count { it is Destination.Playback })
+        assertTrue("The handoff reaches black before navigation", values.contains(0))
+        assertNull(state.playbackStart.starting)
+        rule.runOnIdle { navigation.goBack() }
+        coEvery { facade.preparePlayback(id) } throws IllegalStateException("offline")
+        rule.runOnIdle { state.click("header", 0) }
+        rule.waitUntil(5000) { shadowOf(Looper.getMainLooper()).idle(); state.toast == RecoveryMessage.PlaybackUnavailable }
+        repeat(14) { tick() }
+        rule.onNodeWithText("Starting…").assertDoesNotExist()
+        rule.onNodeWithText(RecoveryMessage.PlaybackUnavailable).assertIsDisplayed()
+        assertFalse(navigation.backStack.last() is Destination.Playback)
+        saveSamples("E04")
+    }
+
+    @Test fun progressFillsToTheNewPointAfterPlayback() = progress(false)
+    @Test fun reducedProgressSnapsToTheNewPointAfterPlayback() = progress(true)
+    @Test fun lateRuntimeMetadataAnimatesAnExistingResumeTrack() = progress(false, runtimeKnown = false)
+    @Test fun reducedLateRuntimeMetadataSnapsAnExistingResumeTrack() = progress(true, runtimeKnown = false)
+    private fun progress(reducedMotion: Boolean, runtimeKnown: Boolean = true) {
+        val data = fixture().title("Locke", "justin")
+        val target = data.item.copy(runtimeSeconds = if (runtimeKnown) 1000 else 0, resumeSeconds = 134)
+        val from = if (runtimeKnown) .134f else 0f
+        val phase = if (runtimeKnown) "title-progress" else "title-progress-late-runtime"
+        render(data.copy(playTarget = target), reducedMotion)
+        val bounds = rule.onNodeWithTag("title-progress").fetchSemanticsNode().boundsInRoot
+        val width = (WolfskinTokens.Title.progressWidth.value * 2).toInt()
+        fun edge(bitmap: android.graphics.Bitmap): Int = (0 until width).lastOrNull { x ->
+            bitmap.getPixel(bounds.left.toInt() + x, bounds.center.y.toInt()) == WolfskinTokens.Color.accent.toArgb()
+        }?.plus(1) ?: 0
+        val initial = frame("E06", "$phase-initial", 0, ::edge)
+        assertEquals(width * from, initial.toFloat(), 1f)
+        rule.runOnIdle { state.update(state.data.copy(playTarget = target.copy(runtimeSeconds = 1000, resumeSeconds = 419))) }
+        val values = List(23) { index ->
+            frame("E06", phase, index, ::edge).also {
+                if (index == 1) rule.onNodeWithText("10 min left").assertIsDisplayed()
+                tick()
+            }
+        }
+        assertEquals(width * .419f, values.last().toFloat(), 1f)
+        if (reducedMotion) assertEquals(values.last(), values[1]) else {
+            monotonic(values)
+            assertEquals(width * (from + .419f) / 2f, values[11].toFloat(), width * .06f)
+        }
+        rule.onNodeWithText("10 min left").assertIsDisplayed()
+        rule.runOnIdle { state.update(state.data.copy(playTarget = target.copy(id = "other", runtimeSeconds = 1000, resumeSeconds = 800))) }
+        tick()
+        assertEquals(width * .8f, frame("E06", "title-new-target", 0, ::edge).toFloat(), 1f)
+        saveSamples("E06")
+    }
+
+    @Test fun cardProgressFillsAfterPlaybackWithoutAnimatingItsFirstPaint() = cardProgress(false)
+    @Test fun reducedCardProgressSnapsAfterPlayback() = cardProgress(true)
+    private fun cardProgress(reducedMotion: Boolean) {
+        reduced.value = reducedMotion
+        val title = HomeTitle("card", "Card", "movie", runtimeSeconds = 1000, resumeSeconds = 134.0, held = true)
+        val row = mutableStateOf(HomeRow("resume", HomeRowKind.Shelf, cards = listOf(title)))
+        val memory = HomeViewMemory()
+        rule.setContent { CompositionLocalProvider(LocalReducedMotion provides reduced.value) { WolfskinTheme {
+            Box(Modifier.requiredSize(960.dp, 540.dp).background(WolfskinTokens.Color.bg)) { HomeShelf(row.value, memory, false, 0, emptyList(), {}, {}) }
+        } } }
+        rule.waitForIdle(); rule.mainClock.advanceTimeBy(600); rule.mainClock.autoAdvance = false
+        val bounds = rule.onNodeWithTag("home-card:resume:0").fetchSemanticsNode().boundsInRoot
+        val y = (bounds.bottom - (WolfskinTokens.CardMetadata.bottom.value + WolfskinTokens.CardMetadata.resumeLine.value / 2) * 2).toInt()
+        fun edge(bitmap: android.graphics.Bitmap): Int = (0 until bounds.width.toInt()).lastOrNull { x ->
+            bitmap.getPixel(bounds.left.toInt() + x, y) == WolfskinTokens.Color.accent.toArgb()
+        }?.plus(1) ?: 0
+        assertEquals(bounds.width * .134f, frame("E06", "card-progress-initial", 0, ::edge).toFloat(), 1f)
+        rule.runOnIdle { row.value = row.value.copy(cards = listOf(title.copy(resumeSeconds = 419.0))) }
+        val values = List(23) { index -> frame("E06", "card-progress", index, ::edge).also { tick() } }
+        assertEquals(bounds.width * .419f, values.last().toFloat(), 1f)
+        if (reducedMotion) assertEquals(values.last(), values[1]) else monotonic(values)
+        saveSamples("E06")
+    }
+
+    @Test fun seasonCapsuleGlidesAndCachedSeasonSkipsSkeleton() = seasons(false)
+    @Test fun reducedSeasonCapsuleSnapsAndCachedSeasonSkipsSkeleton() = seasons(true)
+    private fun seasons(reducedMotion: Boolean) {
+        val facade = mockk<TitleReadFacade>()
+        val series = TitleItem(id.toString(), "Series", "tv", held = true, seasons = 6)
+        fun image(color: Int) = android.graphics.Bitmap.createBitmap(2, 2, android.graphics.Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888)
+            .apply { eraseColor(color) }.asImageBitmap()
+        bitmaps = mapOf("cache:fifth" to image(android.graphics.Color.RED), "cache:sixth" to image(android.graphics.Color.GREEN))
+        val fifth = TitleItem("fifth", "Cached episode", "episode", season = 5, episode = 1, backdrop = "cache:fifth")
+        val sixth = fifth.copy(id = "sixth", name = "New episode", season = 6, backdrop = "cache:sixth")
+        val refresh = CompletableDeferred<TitlePageData>()
+        val data = TitlePageData(series, selectedSeason = 5, episodes = listOf(fifth))
+        val navigation = mountModel(facade, data, reducedMotion)
+        coEvery { facade.read(id, 6, any()) } returns data.copy(selectedSeason = 6, episodes = listOf(sixth))
+        coEvery { facade.read(id, 5, any()) } coAnswers { refresh.await() }
+        rule.runOnIdle { state.focus("seasons", 4) }
+        repeat(25) { tick() }
+        rule.runOnIdle { state.click("seasons", 5); state.focus("seasons", 0) }
+        val row = rule.onNode(hasText("Season 6") and hasClickAction()).fetchSemanticsNode().boundsInRoot
+        fun left(bitmap: android.graphics.Bitmap): Int = (0 until bitmap.width).firstOrNull { x ->
+            val pixel = bitmap.getPixel(x, (row.top + 4).toInt())
+            android.graphics.Color.red(pixel) > 180 && android.graphics.Color.green(pixel) < 210 && android.graphics.Color.blue(pixel) > 230
+        } ?: -1
+        val values = List(23) { index -> frame("E07", "season", index, ::left).also { tick() } }
+        assertTrue(values.all { it >= 0 })
+        if (reducedMotion) assertEquals(values.last(), values[1]) else monotonic(values)
+        values.forEach { assertTrue("No capsule overshoot", it <= values.last() + 1) }
+        rule.runOnIdle { state.click("seasons", 4) }
+        assertEquals("Cached episodes are installed synchronously", listOf(fifth), state.data.episodes)
+        assertEquals(TitleReadStatus.Ready, state.data.episodesStatus)
+        tick()
+        // Frame 0 may retain the outgoing real cards; the first incoming subtree is due by frame 1.
+        repeat(4) { index ->
+            assertEquals(listOf(fifth), state.data.episodes)
+            assertEquals(TitleReadStatus.Ready, state.data.episodesStatus)
+            val slot = hasTestTag("title-episode-slot-0")
+            rule.onAllNodes(slot, useUnmergedTree = true).assertCountEquals(1)
+            rule.onNode(slot and hasAnyDescendant(hasClickAction()), useUnmergedTree = true).assertExists()
+            rule.onAllNodes(hasText("Cached episode") or hasText("New episode"), useUnmergedTree = true).assertCountEquals(1)
+            val bounds = rule.onNode(slot, useUnmergedTree = true).fetchSemanticsNode().boundsInRoot
+            val pixel = frame("E07", "cached-return", index) { bitmap ->
+                val pixels = (1..3).map { part ->
+                    bitmap.getPixel((bounds.left + bounds.width * part / 4).toInt(), (bounds.top + 24).toInt())
+                }
+                assertTrue("Every frame has opaque real episode art, never a skeleton, blank row or partial alpha",
+                    pixels.all { it == android.graphics.Color.RED || it == android.graphics.Color.GREEN })
+                assertEquals("The episode artwork stays uniformly opaque", 1, pixels.distinct().size)
+                pixels.first()
+            }
+            if (index >= 1) {
+                assertEquals("The first incoming frame paints cached Season 5", android.graphics.Color.RED, pixel)
+                rule.onNode(hasText("Cached episode") and hasAnyAncestor(slot), useUnmergedTree = true).assertExists()
+            }
+            tick()
+        }
+        rule.onNode(hasClickAction() and hasAnyAncestor(hasTestTag("title-episode-slot-0")), useUnmergedTree = true)
+            .performSemanticsAction(androidx.compose.ui.semantics.SemanticsActions.OnClick) { it() }
+        assertEquals(Destination.Wolfskin(titleRoute(fifth.id)), navigation.backStack.last())
+        rule.runOnIdle { navigation.goBack() }
+        rule.runOnIdle { refresh.completeExceptionally(IllegalStateException("offline")) }
+        rule.waitUntil(5000) { shadowOf(Looper.getMainLooper()).idle(); state.toast == RecoveryMessage.StillUnreachable }
+        assertEquals(listOf(fifth), state.data.episodes)
+        saveSamples("E07")
+    }
+
+    @Test fun titleScrollKeepsTheCastPinnedWithoutChangingFocus() = titleScroll(false)
+    @Test fun reducedTitleScrollSnapsWithoutChangingFocus() = titleScroll(true)
+    private fun titleScroll(reducedMotion: Boolean) {
+        val data = fixture().title("Andor", "justin")
+        render(data.copy(episodes = data.episodes.distinctBy { it.id }), reducedMotion)
+        rule.runOnIdle { state.focus("cast", 0) }
+        val positions = mutableListOf<Int>()
+        repeat(26) { index ->
+            frame("E05", "title-scroll", index) { brightness(it, 400, 900) }
+            val offset = shell.view.listState.layoutInfo.visibleItemsInfo.firstOrNull { it.key == "cast" }?.offset
+            if (offset != null) positions.add(offset)
+            tick()
+        }
+        rule.mainClock.advanceTimeUntil(2000) { !shell.view.listState.isScrollInProgress }
+        rule.waitForIdle()
+        val settled = shell.view.listState.layoutInfo.visibleItemsInfo.first { it.key == "cast" }.offset
+        assertEquals((WolfskinTokens.Layout.pinnedLine.value * 2).toInt(), settled)
+        if (reducedMotion) assertEquals(positions.last(), positions.first())
+        else positions.zipWithNext().forEach { (before, after) -> assertTrue(after <= before + 1) }
+        assertEquals("cast", state.row); assertEquals(0, state.column); assertFalse(shell.navFocused)
+        saveSamples("E05")
+    }
+
+    @Test fun personScrollKeepsTheSelectedCreditRowPinned() = personScroll(false)
+    @Test fun reducedPersonScrollSnapsToTheSelectedCreditRow() = personScroll(true)
+    private fun personScroll(reducedMotion: Boolean) {
+        reduced.value = reducedMotion
+        prepareShell()
+        val person = PersonState(TitlePerson("actor", "Actor"), List(30) { TitleItem("credit-$it", "Credit $it", "movie") }, onAction = { })
+        rule.setContent { CompositionLocalProvider(LocalReducedMotion provides reduced.value) { WolfskinTheme {
+            PersonSurface(person, shell, Modifier.requiredSize(960.dp, 540.dp))
+        } } }
+        rule.waitForIdle(); rule.mainClock.advanceTimeBy(600); rule.mainClock.autoAdvance = false
+        rule.runOnIdle { person.index = 24 }
+        val positions = mutableListOf<Int>()
+        repeat(26) { index ->
+            frame("E05", "person-scroll", index) { brightness(it, 400, 900) }
+            val offset = shell.view.listState.layoutInfo.visibleItemsInfo.firstOrNull { it.key == "credit-24" }?.offset
+            if (offset != null) positions.add(offset)
+            tick()
+        }
+        rule.mainClock.advanceTimeUntil(2000) { !shell.view.listState.isScrollInProgress }
+        rule.waitForIdle()
+        val settled = shell.view.listState.layoutInfo.visibleItemsInfo.first { it.key == "credit-24" }.offset
+        assertEquals((WolfskinTokens.Layout.pinnedLine.value * 2).toInt(), settled)
+        if (reducedMotion) assertEquals(positions.last(), positions.first())
+        else positions.zipWithNext().forEach { (before, after) -> assertTrue(after <= before + 1) }
+        assertEquals(24, person.index); assertFalse(shell.navFocused)
+        saveSamples("E05")
+    }
+
+    @Test fun cardFirstPaintUsesTheCurrentFractionBeforeAnyAnimationFrame() {
+        rule.mainClock.autoAdvance = false
+        rule.setContent { WolfskinTheme {
+            Box(Modifier.requiredSize(960.dp, 540.dp).background(WolfskinTokens.Color.bg)) {
+                TitleCard(false, Modifier.testTag("first-card"), progress = .134f) { }
+            }
+        } }
+        rule.waitForIdle()
+        val bounds = rule.onNodeWithTag("first-card").fetchSemanticsNode().boundsInRoot
+        val y = (bounds.bottom - (WolfskinTokens.CardMetadata.bottom.value + WolfskinTokens.CardMetadata.resumeLine.value / 2) * 2).toInt()
+        val edge = frame("E06", "card-first-paint", 0) { bitmap ->
+            (0 until bounds.width.toInt()).lastOrNull { bitmap.getPixel(bounds.left.toInt() + it, y) == WolfskinTokens.Color.accent.toArgb() }?.plus(1) ?: 0
+        }
+        assertEquals(bounds.width * .134f, edge.toFloat(), 1f)
+    }
+
+    @Test fun seasonCapsuleRetargetsWithoutStoppingBetweenChoices() = retargetSeason(false)
+    @Test fun reducedSeasonCapsuleRetargetsInOneFrame() = retargetSeason(true)
+    private fun retargetSeason(reducedMotion: Boolean) {
+        val series = TitleItem("repeat", "Series", "tv", held = true, seasons = 8)
+        render(TitlePageData(series, selectedSeason = 3), reducedMotion)
+        rule.runOnIdle { state.focus("seasons", 0) }
+        repeat(25) { tick() }
+        val row = rule.onNode(hasText("Season 5") and hasClickAction()).fetchSemanticsNode().boundsInRoot
+        fun left(bitmap: android.graphics.Bitmap): Int = (0 until bitmap.width).firstOrNull { x ->
+            val pixel = bitmap.getPixel(x, (row.top + 4).toInt())
+            android.graphics.Color.red(pixel) > 180 && android.graphics.Color.green(pixel) < 210 && android.graphics.Color.blue(pixel) > 230
+        } ?: -1
+        rule.runOnIdle { state.click("seasons", 3); state.focus("seasons", 0) }
+        val first = List(6) { index -> frame("E07", "season-repeat-first", index, ::left).also { tick() } }
+        rule.runOnIdle { state.click("seasons", 4); state.focus("seasons", 0) }
+        val second = List(23) { index -> frame("E07", "season-repeat-second", index, ::left).also { tick() } }
+        assertTrue(first.all { it >= 0 } && second.all { it >= 0 })
+        if (reducedMotion) assertEquals(second.last(), second[1]) else {
+            val before = first.last() - first[first.lastIndex - 1]
+            val after = second[2] - second[1]
+            assertTrue("A moving capsule cannot restart from zero velocity: before=$before, after=$after", before > 0 && after >= before * .75f)
+            second.zipWithNext().forEach { (previous, next) -> assertTrue(next >= previous - 1) }
+        }
+        saveSamples("E07")
+    }
+
+    @Test fun backCancelsPreparationWithoutALateFailureToast() = cancelPreparation(false)
+    @Test fun reducedBackCancelsPreparationWithoutALateFailureToast() = cancelPreparation(true)
+    private fun cancelPreparation(reducedMotion: Boolean) {
+        val (_, prepared, navigation) = pendingPlayback(reducedMotion)
+        rule.runOnIdle { state.click("header", 0) }
+        tick()
+        rule.runOnIdle { state.click("header", state.options.indexOfFirst { it.id == "version" }) }
+        tick()
+        rule.runOnIdle { state.back(shell) }
+        assertNull(state.playbackStart.starting)
+        assertNull(state.sheet)
+        rule.runOnIdle { prepared.completeExceptionally(IllegalStateException("late failure")) }
+        repeat(24) { tick() }
+        assertNull(state.toast)
+        assertFalse(navigation.backStack.last() is Destination.Playback)
+        rule.onNodeWithText("Starting…").assertDoesNotExist()
+        rule.onNodeWithText(RecoveryMessage.PlaybackUnavailable).assertDoesNotExist()
+    }
+
+    @Test fun leavingTheTitleEntryCancelsPreparationWithoutALatePlayer() = cancelOwnership(false)
+    @Test fun reducedLeavingTheTitleEntryCancelsPreparationWithoutALatePlayer() = cancelOwnership(true)
+    private fun cancelOwnership(reducedMotion: Boolean) {
+        val (facade, initial, navigation) = pendingPlayback(reducedMotion)
+        var prepared = initial
+        coEvery { facade.preparePlayback(id) } coAnswers { prepared.await() }
+        for (inactive in listOf(true, false)) {
+            rule.runOnIdle { state.click("header", 0) }
+            tick()
+            rule.runOnIdle { if (inactive) entryActive.value = false else state.click("related", 0) }
+            tick()
+            rule.mainClock.advanceTimeUntil(timeoutMillis = 80) {
+                !rule.onNodeWithTag("title-page").fetchSemanticsNode().config
+                    .contains(androidx.compose.ui.semantics.SemanticsProperties.Focused)
+            }
+            val destination = navigation.backStack.last()
+            assertNull("The rendered entry has lost ownership (inactive=$inactive)", state.playbackStart.starting)
+            rule.runOnIdle { prepared.complete(BaseItemDto(id = id, type = BaseItemKind.MOVIE)) }
+            repeat(24) { tick() }
+            assertEquals("A late prepared stream cannot take over the new page", destination, navigation.backStack.last())
+            assertFalse(destination is Destination.Playback)
+            assertNull(state.toast)
+            rule.onNodeWithText("Starting…").assertDoesNotExist()
+            rule.runOnIdle {
+                if (inactive) { entryActive.value = true; prepared = CompletableDeferred() } else navigation.goBack()
+            }
+            tick()
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/tv/TitleRound2Test.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/tv/TitleRound2Test.kt
index 12aaadf2..10842787 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/tv/TitleRound2Test.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/tv/TitleRound2Test.kt
@@ -197,10 +197,10 @@ class TitleRound2Test {
         render { it.copy(item = it.item.copy(backdrop = null, poster = null), cast = emptyList(), related = emptyList()) }
         menu()
         rule.mainClock.autoAdvance = false
-        val directory = File(requireNotNull(System.getProperty("wolfskin.captureDirectory")), "title-menu-info-motion").apply { mkdirs() }
+        val directory = File(requireNotNull(System.getProperty("wolfskin.captureDirectory")), "ui-polish/P06/menu-to-info").apply { mkdirs() }
         rule.runOnIdle { state.clickSheet(0) }
         var waited = 0
-        while (rule.onAllNodesWithTag("title-sheet", useUnmergedTree = true).fetchSemanticsNodes().isEmpty() && waited <= WolfskinTokens.Motion.base + 100) {
+        while (rule.onAllNodesWithTag("title-sheet", useUnmergedTree = true).fetchSemanticsNodes().isEmpty() && waited <= WolfskinTokens.Motion.sheetIn + 16) {
             rule.mainClock.advanceTimeByFrame()
             rule.waitForIdle()
             waited += 16
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class TitleRound2Test {
             val bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(path.absolutePath)
             fun brightness(x: Int, y: Int): Int {
                 val pixel = bitmap.getPixel(x, y)
-                return android.graphics.Color.red(pixel) + android.graphics.Color.green(pixel) + android.graphics.Color.blue(pixel)
+                return (android.graphics.Color.red(pixel) + android.graphics.Color.green(pixel) + android.graphics.Color.blue(pixel)) / 3
             }
             return try {
                 (brightness(1900, 900) to brightness(100, 900)).also { records.add("$phase,${index * 16},${it.first},${it.second}") }
@@ -222,7 +222,10 @@ class TitleRound2Test {
             rule.waitForIdle()
             frame("info", index).also { rule.mainClock.advanceTimeBy(16); rule.waitForIdle() }
         }
-        info.forEach { assertEquals("No extra scrim or disappearing overlay may darken or pop over Media info", info.last(), it) }
+        info.forEach { assertEquals("Media info keeps one full scrim on every frame", info.last().second, it.second) }
+        info.zipWithNext().forEach { (before, after) -> assertTrue("The panel fades monotonically instead of popping", after.first >= before.first - 1) }
+        assertNotEquals("The Media info panel visibly fades", info.first().first, info.last().first)
+        assertEquals("The panel settles by sheetIn plus one frame", info.last().first, info[(WolfskinTokens.Motion.sheetIn / 16 + 1).coerceAtMost(info.lastIndex)].first)
         rule.runOnIdle { state.back(shell) }
         repeat(14) { index ->
             rule.mainClock.advanceTimeBy(16)
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/tv/TitleThemeMusicTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/tv/TitleThemeMusicTest.kt
index f2bcdf90..fb98bd3a 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/tv/TitleThemeMusicTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/tv/TitleThemeMusicTest.kt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import org.justinvisser.wolfskin.design.ShellState
 import org.justinvisser.wolfskin.design.TitleItem
 import org.justinvisser.wolfskin.design.TitlePageData
 import org.justinvisser.wolfskin.design.WolfskinTheme
+import org.justinvisser.wolfskin.design.WolfskinTokens
 import org.justinvisser.wolfskin.tv.read.TitleReadFacade
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
 import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
@@ -175,6 +176,8 @@ class TitleThemeMusicTest {
         assertEquals(listOf("play:$seriesId"), playback.events)
         playback.onStop = { if (playback.playing != null) assertEquals(destination, navigation.backStack.last()) }
         rule.runOnIdle { titleModel.title!!.click("header", 0) }
+        rule.mainClock.advanceTimeBy(WolfskinTokens.Motion.base.toLong() + 48)
+        rule.waitForIdle()
         rule.waitUntil(5_000) { navigation.backStack.last() is Destination.Playback }
         playback.onStop = {}
         rule.waitForIdle()
diff --git a/app/src/wolfskin/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/tv/TitleDestination.kt b/app/src/wolfskin/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/tv/TitleDestination.kt
index aeb7f687..0bd7253d 100644
--- a/app/src/wolfskin/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/tv/TitleDestination.kt
+++ b/app/src/wolfskin/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/tv/TitleDestination.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.net.Uri
 import androidx.activity.compose.BackHandler
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.DisposableEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
@@ -83,19 +84,38 @@ class WolfskinTitleViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private var personReadPending = false
     private var personReadFinished = false
     private var loadJob: Job? = null
+    private var playbackJob: Job? = null
+    private var playbackGeneration = 0
+    private val seasonEpisodes = mutableMapOf<Int, List<TitleItem>>()
     private val saveMutex = Mutex()
     private var performerPage = 1
     var conductarrAction: ((TitleAction) -> Unit)? = null
     val watchScope: String get() = "${repository.currentServer?.id}:${repository.currentUser?.id}"
 
-    fun openRoute(route: String) = navigation.navigateTo(Destination.Wolfskin(route))
-    fun popRoute() = navigation.goBack()
+    fun openRoute(route: String) {
+        cancelPlayback()
+        navigation.navigateTo(Destination.Wolfskin(route))
+    }
+    fun popRoute() {
+        cancelPlayback()
+        navigation.goBack()
+    }
+    /** Preparation belongs to the active entry, including when Back closes an overlay. */
+    internal fun cancelPlayback() {
+        playbackJob?.cancel()
+        playbackJob = null
+        title?.playbackStart?.fail()
+    }
     private val fixtureSelections by lazy { context.getSharedPreferences("wolfskin-title-fixture", Context.MODE_PRIVATE) }
 
     /** Only an explicit preview/test choice admits assets; real catalogue ids use Conductarr. */
     fun load(destination: String, selected: ShellPerson, userPreferences: UserPreferences, fixtures: Boolean = BuildConfig.DEBUG, force: Boolean = false) {
         if (!force && route == destination && ::viewer.isInitialized && viewer.key == selected.key) return
         val sameTitle = route == destination && ::viewer.isInitialized && viewer.key == selected.key && !destination.startsWith("person/")
+        if (!sameTitle) {
+            cancelPlayback()
+            seasonEpisodes.clear()
+        }
         val readyTitle = sameTitle && title?.data?.status == TitleReadStatus.Ready
         val fixtureRefresh = title?.takeIf { force && readyTitle && fixture != null && fixtures && BuildConfig.DEBUG }
         if (force && readyTitle && fixture == null &&
@@ -117,6 +137,7 @@ class WolfskinTitleViewModel @Inject constructor(
         preferences = userPreferences
         val id = Uri.decode(destination.substringAfter('/'))
         if (fixtureRefresh == null) {
+            cancelPlayback()
             // Losing authorization clears the old data, but is not another first-load skeleton.
             val status = if (sameTitle && title?.data?.status != TitleReadStatus.Loading) TitleReadStatus.Unavailable else TitleReadStatus.Loading
             title = TitleState(TitlePageData(TitleItem(id, "", if (destination.startsWith("person/")) "person" else "movie"), status = status), viewer, ::handle)
@@ -140,13 +161,26 @@ class WolfskinTitleViewModel @Inject constructor(
                         hidden = fixtureSelections.getBoolean("$key:hidden", data.hidden),
                     )
                     if (fixtureRefresh != null) {
-                        if (title === fixtureRefresh) fixtureRefresh.update(restored)
-                    } else title = TitleState(restored, viewer, ::handle)
+                        if (title === fixtureRefresh) updateTitle(fixtureRefresh, restored)
+                    } else {
+                        title = TitleState(restored, viewer, ::handle)
+                        rememberSeason(restored)
+                    }
                 }
             } else if (destination.startsWith("person/")) readPerson(id) else readTitle(id)
         }
     }
 
+    private fun rememberSeason(data: TitlePageData) {
+        if (data.episodesStatus == TitleReadStatus.Ready) data.selectedSeason?.let { seasonEpisodes[it] = data.episodes }
+    }
+
+    private fun updateTitle(current: TitleState, data: TitlePageData) {
+        if (title !== current) return
+        current.update(data)
+        rememberSeason(data)
+    }
+
     private suspend fun readTitle(id: String, retry: Boolean = false) {
         val current = title ?: return
         val uuid = id.toUuidOrNull()
@@ -157,9 +191,9 @@ class WolfskinTitleViewModel @Inject constructor(
             val heldId = uuid ?: catalogue?.let { facade.findHeld(it[1].toLong(), it[0]) }
             if (title !== current) return
             if (heldId != null) {
-                if (current.data.status != TitleReadStatus.Ready) facade.readSaved(heldId, preferences)?.let { current.update(it) }
+                if (current.data.status != TitleReadStatus.Ready) facade.readSaved(heldId, preferences)?.let { updateTitle(current, it) }
                 held = facade.read(heldId, current.requestedSeason, preferences)
-                current.update(held)
+                updateTitle(current, held)
             }
         } catch (exception: Exception) {
             if (exception is CancellationException) throw exception
@@ -174,7 +208,7 @@ class WolfskinTitleViewModel @Inject constructor(
         if (identity != null && tmdb != null) {
             val media = if ((catalogue?.get(0) ?: held?.item?.kind) == "movie") MediaType.MOVIE else MediaType.TV
             ConductarrTitlePages(identity).title(tmdb, media, held).collect { data ->
-                if (title === current && conductarr.identity.value?.client === identity.client && conductarr.identity.value?.signedIn == true) current.update(data)
+                if (title === current && conductarr.identity.value?.client === identity.client && conductarr.identity.value?.signedIn == true) updateTitle(current, data)
             }
         } else if (uuid == null) current.update(current.data.copy(status = TitleReadStatus.Unavailable, connection = TitleConnection.SignedOut, requestsAllowed = false))
     }
@@ -253,9 +287,13 @@ class WolfskinTitleViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
     private fun handle(action: TitleAction) {
         when (action) {
-            TitleAction.Pop -> navigation.goBack()
-            is TitleAction.Person -> navigation.navigateTo(action.person.id.toUuidOrNull()?.let { Destination.MediaItem(it, org.jellyfin.sdk.model.api.BaseItemKind.PERSON) } ?: Destination.Wolfskin(personRoute(action.person.id)))
+            TitleAction.Pop -> popRoute()
+            is TitleAction.Person -> {
+                cancelPlayback()
+                navigation.navigateTo(action.person.id.toUuidOrNull()?.let { Destination.MediaItem(it, org.jellyfin.sdk.model.api.BaseItemKind.PERSON) } ?: Destination.Wolfskin(personRoute(action.person.id)))
+            }
             is TitleAction.OpenTitle -> {
+                cancelPlayback()
                 val destination = action.item.id.toUuidOrNull()?.let { Destination.MediaItem(it, when (action.item.kind) {
                     "movie" -> org.jellyfin.sdk.model.api.BaseItemKind.MOVIE
                     "episode" -> org.jellyfin.sdk.model.api.BaseItemKind.EPISODE
@@ -267,7 +305,7 @@ class WolfskinTitleViewModel @Inject constructor(
             is TitleAction.Play -> {
                 val opened = title?.data?.watchTarget
                 play((if (action.restart || opened?.kind != "tv") action.item.id else opened.id).toUuidOrNull(),
-                    restart = action.restart)
+                    restart = action.restart, control = if (action.restart) "restart" else "play")
             }
             is TitleAction.Trailer -> if (action.url.startsWith("jellyfin:")) play(action.url.removePrefix("jellyfin:").toUuidOrNull(), restart = true)
                 else {
@@ -276,16 +314,21 @@ class WolfskinTitleViewModel @Inject constructor(
                 }
             is TitleAction.Version, is TitleAction.Track, is TitleAction.Watched -> savePlayback(action)
             is TitleAction.Season -> {
+                val current = title ?: return
                 loadJob?.cancel()
+                val cached = seasonEpisodes[action.number]
+                if (cached == null) current.showSeasonLoading() else current.showSeason(action.number, cached)
                 loadJob = viewModelScope.launch {
-                    val current = title ?: return@launch
-                    current.showSeasonLoading()
                     val source = fixture
                     if (source == null) readTitle(Uri.decode(route.substringAfter('/')))
-                    else {
+                    else try {
                         val data = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { source.title(Uri.decode(route.substringAfter('/')), viewer.key, action.number) }
-                        current.update(data.copy(selectedVersion = current.versionId, selectedAudio = current.audioIndex,
+                        updateTitle(current, data.copy(selectedVersion = current.versionId, selectedAudio = current.audioIndex,
                             selectedSubtitle = current.subtitleIndex, watchTarget = current.data.watchTarget.copy(watched = current.watched), hidden = current.data.hidden))
+                    } catch (exception: Exception) {
+                        if (exception is CancellationException) throw exception
+                        if (current.data.episodesStatus == TitleReadStatus.Loading) current.restoreSeason()
+                        current.toast = RecoveryMessage.StillUnreachable
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -304,19 +347,33 @@ class WolfskinTitleViewModel @Inject constructor(
         }
     }
 
-    private fun play(id: UUID?, restart: Boolean) {
-        val current = title
+    private fun play(id: UUID?, restart: Boolean, control: String = "restart") {
+        val current = title ?: return
+        if (current.playbackStart.starting != null) return
+        val generation = ++playbackGeneration
+        playbackJob?.cancel()
+        current.playbackStart.begin(control)
         val playbackScope = watchScope
-        viewModelScope.launch {
+        playbackJob = viewModelScope.launch {
             try {
                 if (id == null) throw IllegalArgumentException("No Jellyfin playback identity")
                 val item = facade.preparePlayback(id) ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("No playable item")
-                if (title !== current || watchScope != playbackScope) return@launch
-                themeSongPlayer.stop()
-                navigation.navigateTo(Destination.Playback(item.id, if (restart) 0L else item.playbackPositionMs()))
+                if (generation != playbackGeneration) return@launch
+                if (title !== current || watchScope != playbackScope || current.playbackStart.starting == null) {
+                    current.playbackStart.fail()
+                    return@launch
+                }
+                current.playbackStart.ready {
+                    if (generation == playbackGeneration && title === current && watchScope == playbackScope) {
+                        themeSongPlayer.stop()
+                        navigation.navigateTo(Destination.Playback(item.id, if (restart) 0L else item.playbackPositionMs()))
+                    }
+                }
             } catch (exception: Exception) {
+                val active = generation == playbackGeneration && current.playbackStart.starting != null
+                if (active) current.playbackStart.fail()
                 if (exception is CancellationException) throw exception
-                title?.toast = RecoveryMessage.PlaybackUnavailable
+                if (active && title === current && watchScope == playbackScope) current.toast = RecoveryMessage.PlaybackUnavailable
             }
         }
     }
@@ -358,20 +415,30 @@ fun TitleDestination(route: String, shell: ShellState, preferences: UserPreferen
     val watchRefresh = rememberWatchRefresh(viewModel.watchScope)
     LaunchedEffect(route, shell.person.key, identity?.client, identity?.signedIn, fixtures, watchRefresh) { viewModel.load(route, shell.person, preferences, fixtures, force = true) }
     val title = viewModel.title?.takeIf { it.person.key == shell.person.key }
+    val active = isScreenEntryActive()
+    DisposableEffect(viewModel, title, active) {
+        if (!active) viewModel.cancelPlayback()
+        onDispose { viewModel.cancelPlayback() }
+    }
     TitleThemeMusic(title?.data?.item, preferences, viewModel.themeSongPlayer,
-        active = isScreenEntryActive() && route.startsWith("title/") && title?.data?.status == TitleReadStatus.Ready,
+        active = active && route.startsWith("title/") && title?.data?.status == TitleReadStatus.Ready,
         owner = "${shell.person.key}:${viewModel.watchScope}")
     val requests = if (route.startsWith("title/")) rememberTitleRequests(viewModel, shell, route, identity, fixtures, title) else null
     LaunchedEffect(title?.data?.status) {
         if (title?.data?.status == TitleReadStatus.Ready) shell.navFocused = false
     }
     val person = viewModel.person.takeIf { title != null }
-    BackHandler(enabled = isScreenEntryActive() && title != null) {
-        viewModel.handleBack(route, shell) {
-            if (requests?.overlay != null) requests.key(ShellKey.Back) else title?.back(shell)
+    BackHandler(enabled = active && title != null) {
+        if (title?.playbackStart?.launch == null) {
+            viewModel.cancelPlayback()
+            viewModel.handleBack(route, shell) {
+                if (requests?.overlay != null) requests.key(ShellKey.Back) else title?.back(shell)
+            }
         }
     }
     Box(modifier.onPreviewKeyEvent { event ->
+        if (title?.playbackStart?.launch != null) return@onPreviewKeyEvent true
+        if (readShellKey(event) == ShellKey.Back && event.type == KeyEventType.KeyDown && event.nativeKeyEvent.repeatCount == 0) viewModel.cancelPlayback()
         if (requests?.overlay == null || shell.pickerVisible) false else readShellKey(event)?.let {
             if (event.type == KeyEventType.KeyDown && event.nativeKeyEvent.repeatCount == 0) requests.key(it)
             true
diff --git a/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/PersonPage.kt b/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/PersonPage.kt
index c6d45ab7..80507be8 100644
--- a/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/PersonPage.kt
+++ b/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/PersonPage.kt
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
-import androidx.compose.foundation.gestures.animateScrollBy
 import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ private fun PersonPage(state: PersonState, shell: ShellState, modifier: Modifier
             else -> L.row_phead + L.row_gh + D.gridHeight * (first - 2)
         }
         val current = with(density) { before.toPx() } + list.firstVisibleItemScrollOffset
-        if (target != current) list.animateScrollBy(target - current, titleFrameScrollSpec)
+        if (target != current) animateFrameScroll(list, target - current)
     }
     Box(modifier.testTag("person-page").semantics { stateDescription = "${state.person.id}:${state.index}" }
         .titleWheel { wheelPending = true; shell.navFocused = false }
diff --git a/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleCard.kt b/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleCard.kt
index ea760054..cacef3f0 100644
--- a/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleCard.kt
+++ b/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleCard.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 package org.justinvisser.wolfskin.design
 
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.Animatable
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.tween
+import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
+import androidx.compose.runtime.State
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.compose.runtime.rememberUpdatedState
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.BoxScope
@@ -33,6 +39,7 @@ fun TitleCard(focused: Boolean, modifier: Modifier = Modifier, width: Dp = Wolfs
     height: Dp = WolfskinTokens.Card.posterH, watched: Boolean = false, progress: Float = 0f,
     content: @Composable BoxScope.() -> Unit) {
     val shape = RoundedCornerShape(WolfskinTokens.Radius.card)
+    val animatedProgress = rememberTitleProgress(null, progress.coerceIn(0f, 1f), hasResumeLine = progress > 0f)
     Box(modifier.size(width, height).focusScale(focused, WolfskinTokens.Focus.scaleCard)
         .focusRing(focused, WolfskinTokens.Radius.card, WolfskinTokens.Focus.ringCardRing, FocusLift.Card)) {
         Box(Modifier.fillMaxSize().clip(shape).background(WolfskinTokens.Color.surface2)
@@ -51,9 +58,21 @@ fun TitleCard(focused: Boolean, modifier: Modifier = Modifier, width: Dp = Wolfs
                         val top = Offset(0f, size.height - edge - fill)
                         if (progress > 0f) drawRect(opaqueProgressTrack, top, Size(size.width, fill))
                         drawRect(WolfskinTokens.Color.accent, top,
-                            Size(size.width * if (progress > 0f) progress.coerceIn(0f, 1f) else 1f, fill))
+                            Size(size.width * if (progress > 0f) animatedProgress.value else 1f, fill))
                     }
                 }
             }, content = content)
     }
 }
+
+/** Target and line-kind changes cut; a held resume line interpolates even when runtime arrives late. */
+@Composable
+internal fun rememberTitleProgress(identity: String?, fraction: Float, hasResumeLine: Boolean): State<Float> {
+    val reduced = reducedMotion()
+    val progress = remember(identity, hasResumeLine) { Animatable(fraction) }
+    LaunchedEffect(progress, fraction, reduced) {
+        if (reduced) progress.snapTo(fraction)
+        else progress.animateTo(fraction, tween(WolfskinTokens.Motion.heroFade, easing = WolfskinTokens.Motion.easeInOut))
+    }
+    return if (reduced) rememberUpdatedState(fraction) else progress.asState()
+}
diff --git a/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleControl.kt b/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleControl.kt
index 2441c8ed..ab52201a 100644
--- a/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleControl.kt
+++ b/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleControl.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.CircleShape
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
+import androidx.compose.runtime.compositionLocalOf
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.testTag
 import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.Role
@@ -25,24 +26,35 @@ import org.justinvisser.wolfskin.design.WolfskinTokens.Color as C
 import org.justinvisser.wolfskin.design.WolfskinTokens.Layout as L
 import org.justinvisser.wolfskin.design.WolfskinTokens.Title as D
 
+/** Retained sheet controls are painted but cannot receive focus, hover or clicks. */
+internal val LocalTitleControlsEnabled = compositionLocalOf { true }
+
 /** Compact title controls reserve captions beneath the whole row, not inside an expanding button. */
 @Composable
-fun TitleControl(option: TitleOption, focused: Boolean, modifier: Modifier = Modifier, onFocus: (() -> Unit)? = null, overArtwork: Boolean = true, onClick: () -> Unit) {
+fun TitleControl(option: TitleOption, focused: Boolean, modifier: Modifier = Modifier, onFocus: (() -> Unit)? = null, overArtwork: Boolean = true, busy: Boolean = false, busyLabel: String? = null, onClick: () -> Unit) {
     val focusOwner = LocalTitleFocusOwner.current
+    val enabled = LocalTitleControlsEnabled.current
     val background = if (option.primary) C.fg else if (overArtwork) {
         if (focused) C.titleButtonSecondaryFocused else C.titleButtonSecondary
     } else if (focused) C.buttonSecondaryFocused else C.buttonSecondary
     val foreground = if (option.primary) C.onFocus else C.fg
     val shape = RoundedCornerShape(WolfskinTokens.Radius.button)
     val dimensions = if (option.icon) Modifier.size(L.iconButton) else Modifier.height(L.buttonHeight).padding(horizontal = L.buttonPaddingX)
-    Row(modifier.testTag("title-option-${option.id}").titlePointerFocus(onFocus).focusScale(focused, WolfskinTokens.Focus.scaleControl)
+    Row(modifier.testTag("title-option-${option.id}").titlePointerFocus(onFocus.takeIf { enabled }).focusScale(focused, WolfskinTokens.Focus.scaleControl)
         .semantics { if (option.icon) contentDescription = option.label; role = Role.Button; selected = option.on }
         .focusRing(focused, WolfskinTokens.Radius.button, WolfskinTokens.Focus.ringControlRing, FocusLift.Button)
         .background(background, shape)
-        .clickable { focusOwner?.invoke(); onClick() }.then(dimensions),
+        .clickable(enabled = enabled && !busy) { focusOwner?.invoke(); onClick() }.then(dimensions),
         horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(D.iconGap, Alignment.CenterHorizontally), verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically) {
-        if (option.glyph.isNotEmpty()) Glyph(option.glyph, foreground, Modifier.size(if (option.icon) D.iconSize else L.buttonIcon))
-        if (!option.icon) Text(option.label, color = foreground, style = WolfskinTokens.Type.button, maxLines = 1)
+        if (busyLabel != null) BusyLabelSwap(busy, busyLabel, foreground, WolfskinTokens.Type.button) {
+            Row(horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(D.iconGap), verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically) {
+                if (option.glyph.isNotEmpty()) Glyph(option.glyph, foreground, Modifier.size(L.buttonIcon))
+                Text(option.label, color = foreground, style = WolfskinTokens.Type.button, maxLines = 1)
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (option.glyph.isNotEmpty()) Glyph(option.glyph, foreground, Modifier.size(if (option.icon) D.iconSize else L.buttonIcon))
+            if (!option.icon) Text(option.label, color = foreground, style = WolfskinTokens.Type.button, maxLines = 1)
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleHeader.kt b/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleHeader.kt
index f7cfe54f..caa84a14 100644
--- a/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleHeader.kt
+++ b/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleHeader.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import androidx.compose.animation.core.animateDpAsState
 import androidx.compose.animation.core.tween
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clipToBounds
+import androidx.compose.ui.draw.drawBehind
+import androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Size
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.onGloballyPositioned
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.boundsInRoot
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.testTag
@@ -13,7 +15,6 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Spacer
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxHeight
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.offset
@@ -86,10 +87,10 @@ fun TitleHeader(state: TitleState, active: Boolean, modifier: Modifier = Modifie
         state.data.playTarget?.takeIf { it.resumeSeconds > 0 || it.kind == "episode" }?.let { target ->
             Row(Modifier.exactLineBox(TitleTextStyles.progress, top = D.progressLift, bottom = D.progressBottom).testTag("title-progress"), horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(D.progressGap), verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically) {
                 if (target.resumeSeconds > 0) {
-                    Box(Modifier.size(D.progressWidth, L.progressBar).background(C.progressTrack, RoundedCornerShape(WolfskinTokens.Radius.progress))) {
-                        val fraction = if (target.runtimeSeconds > 0) (target.resumeSeconds.toFloat() / target.runtimeSeconds).coerceIn(0f, 1f) else 0f
-                        Box(Modifier.fillMaxWidth(fraction).fillMaxHeight().background(C.accent))
-                    }
+                    val fraction = if (target.runtimeSeconds > 0) (target.resumeSeconds.toFloat() / target.runtimeSeconds).coerceIn(0f, 1f) else 0f
+                    val progress = rememberTitleProgress(target.id, fraction, hasResumeLine = true)
+                    Box(Modifier.size(D.progressWidth, L.progressBar).background(C.progressTrack, RoundedCornerShape(WolfskinTokens.Radius.progress))
+                        .drawBehind { drawRect(C.accent, size = Size(size.width * progress.value, size.height)) })
                     Text((if (target.kind == "episode") "${target.episodeLabel} · " else "") + "${((target.runtimeSeconds - target.resumeSeconds + 30) / 60).coerceAtLeast(1)} min left", color = C.muted, style = TitleTextStyles.progress)
                 } else if (target.kind == "episode") Text("Up next: ${target.episodeLabel} · ${target.name}", color = C.muted, style = TitleTextStyles.progress)
             }
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ fun TitleHeader(state: TitleState, active: Boolean, modifier: Modifier = Modifie
         Row(Modifier.wrapContentWidth(Alignment.Start, unbounded = true).testTag("title-actions"), horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(L.buttonGap)) {
             state.options.forEachIndexed { index, option -> TitleControl(option, active && state.column == index,
                 Modifier.onGloballyPositioned { state.recordCenter("header", index, it.boundsInRoot().center.x) },
-                onFocus = { state.focus("header", index) }) { state.click("header", index) } }
+                onFocus = { state.focus("header", index) }, busy = option.id == "play" && state.playbackStart.starting == "play",
+                busyLabel = if (option.id == "play") "Starting…" else null) { state.click("header", index) } }
         }
         if (state.options.any { it.icon }) {
             val option = state.options.getOrNull(state.column)?.takeIf { active && it.icon }
diff --git a/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleMenu.kt b/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleMenu.kt
index 64e848e1..080262ae 100644
--- a/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleMenu.kt
+++ b/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleMenu.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.CompositionLocalProvider
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.PointerEventPass
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.pointerInput
 import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
@@ -41,15 +44,21 @@ internal fun TitleMenu(state: TitleState, shell: ShellState) {
     LaunchedEffect(visible, reduced) {
         if (visible) focus.requestFocus()
         opacity.animateTo(if (visible) 1f else 0f,
-            tween(motionDuration(if (visible) WolfskinTokens.Motion.base else WolfskinTokens.Motion.captionOut, reduced), easing = WolfskinTokens.Motion.easeOut))
+            tween(motionDuration(if (visible) WolfskinTokens.Motion.sheetIn else WolfskinTokens.Motion.sheetOut, reduced), easing = WolfskinTokens.Motion.easeOut))
     }
     if ((visible || opacity.value > 0f) && (state.sheet == null || state.sheet == TitleSheet.Menu)) {
         Box(Modifier.fillMaxSize().background(C.sheetScrim)
-            .clickable { if (visible) state.back(shell) }
+            .clickable(enabled = visible) { state.back(shell) }
+            .pointerInput(visible) {
+                if (!visible) awaitPointerEventScope {
+                    while (true) awaitPointerEvent(PointerEventPass.Initial).changes.forEach { it.consume() }
+                }
+            }
             .focusRequester(focus).onPreviewKeyEvent { event ->
                 val key = readShellKey(event)
                 visible && key != null && state.key(key, event.type == KeyEventType.KeyDown, event.nativeKeyEvent.repeatCount, shell)
-            }.focusable()) {
+            }.focusable(enabled = visible)) {
+            CompositionLocalProvider(LocalTitleControlsEnabled provides visible) {
             Column(Modifier.align(Alignment.TopEnd).offset(-L.safeSide, D.heroSheetTop).width(D.actionMenuWidth)
                 .graphicsLayer { alpha = opacity.value }
                 .background(C.surface, RoundedCornerShape(WolfskinTokens.Radius.panel))
@@ -64,6 +73,7 @@ internal fun TitleMenu(state: TitleState, shell: ShellState) {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleOptionsSheet.kt b/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleOptionsSheet.kt
index 49039828..c1e01ab1 100644
--- a/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleOptionsSheet.kt
+++ b/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleOptionsSheet.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 package org.justinvisser.wolfskin.design
 
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.Animatable
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.tween
+import androidx.compose.runtime.CompositionLocalProvider
+import androidx.compose.runtime.SideEffect
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.PointerEventPass
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.pointerInput
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
 import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
 import androidx.compose.foundation.focusable
@@ -44,25 +50,65 @@ import org.justinvisser.wolfskin.design.WolfskinTokens.Title as D
 /** Sheets sit above navigation and consume pointer and key input across the entire scrim. */
 @Composable
 fun TitleOptionsSheet(state: TitleState, shell: ShellState) {
+    val visible = state.sheet != null && state.sheet != TitleSheet.Menu
+    val menu = state.sheet == TitleSheet.Menu
+    val previous = remember { arrayOf<TitleSheet?>(null) }
+    val retainedSheet = remember { arrayOf<TitleSheet?>(null) }
+    val retained = remember(state) { TitleState(state.data, state.person) { } }
+    val panelScrim = remember { booleanArrayOf(false) }
+    val ownsScrim = visible || (panelScrim[0] && !menu)
+    val fromMenu = visible && previous[0] == TitleSheet.Menu
+    val fade = rememberSheetFade(visible)
+    val scrim = remember { Animatable(0f) }
+    val reduced = reducedMotion()
     val focus = remember { FocusRequester() }
-    LaunchedEffect(state.sheet) { focus.requestFocus() }
+    SideEffect {
+        previous[0] = state.sheet
+        if (visible || menu) panelScrim[0] = visible
+        if (visible) {
+            retainedSheet[0] = state.sheet
+            retained.update(state.data)
+            retained.sheetIndex = state.sheetIndex
+            retained.versionId = state.versionId
+            retained.audioIndex = state.audioIndex
+            retained.subtitleIndex = state.subtitleIndex
+            retained.watched = state.watched
+        }
+    }
+    LaunchedEffect(visible, menu, reduced) {
+        if (visible) focus.requestFocus()
+        if (menu || fromMenu) scrim.snapTo(1f)
+        if (!menu) scrim.animateTo(if (visible) 1f else 0f,
+            tween(motionDuration(if (visible) WolfskinTokens.Motion.sheetIn else WolfskinTokens.Motion.sheetOut, reduced), easing = WolfskinTokens.Motion.easeOut))
+    }
+    if (!visible && fade.value == 0f && (!ownsScrim || scrim.value == 0f)) return
+    val sheet = if (visible) state.sheet else retainedSheet[0]
+    val content = if (visible) state else retained
     val shadow = remember { Shadow(radius = D.sheetShadowRadius, offset = DpOffset.Zero.copy(x = D.sheetShadowX), color = Color.Black.copy(alpha = D.sheetShadowOpacity)) }
-    Box(Modifier.fillMaxSize().background(C.sheetScrim).clickable { }
-        .testTag("title-sheet").semantics { stateDescription = "${state.sheet}:${state.sheetIndex}" }
+    Box(Modifier.fillMaxSize().sheetScrim { if (!ownsScrim) 0f else if (fromMenu) 1f else scrim.value }
+        .pointerInput(visible) {
+            awaitPointerEventScope {
+                while (true) awaitPointerEvent(if (visible) PointerEventPass.Final else PointerEventPass.Initial).changes.forEach { it.consume() }
+            }
+        }
+        .testTag("title-sheet").semantics { stateDescription = "$sheet:${content.sheetIndex}" }
         .focusRequester(focus).onPreviewKeyEvent { event ->
             val key = readShellKey(event)
-            key != null && state.key(key, event.type == KeyEventType.KeyDown, event.nativeKeyEvent.repeatCount, shell)
-        }.focusable()) {
-        CssColumn(Modifier.align(Alignment.TopEnd).width(L.sheetWidth).fillMaxHeight().dropShadow(RectangleShape, shadow).background(C.surface)
-            .verticalScroll(rememberScrollState()).padding(horizontal = D.sheetPaddingSide, vertical = D.sheetPaddingTop),
-            gap = if (state.sheet == TitleSheet.Tracks) D.trackGap else if (state.sheet == TitleSheet.MediaInfo) D.infoGap else D.sheetGap) {
-            when (state.sheet) {
-                TitleSheet.Version -> VersionChoices(state)
-                TitleSheet.Tracks -> TrackChoices(state)
-                TitleSheet.MediaInfo -> MediaInformation(state)
-                TitleSheet.ConfirmWatched -> WatchedConfirmation(state)
-                TitleSheet.HiddenReceipt -> HiddenReceipt(state)
-                TitleSheet.Menu, null -> Unit
+            visible && key != null && state.key(key, event.type == KeyEventType.KeyDown, event.nativeKeyEvent.repeatCount, shell)
+        }.focusable(enabled = visible)) {
+        CompositionLocalProvider(LocalTitleControlsEnabled provides visible, LocalTitleFocusOwner provides null) {
+            CssColumn(Modifier.sheetPanelFade { fade.value }.align(Alignment.TopEnd).width(L.sheetWidth).fillMaxHeight()
+                .dropShadow(RectangleShape, shadow).background(C.surface)
+                .verticalScroll(rememberScrollState(), enabled = visible).padding(horizontal = D.sheetPaddingSide, vertical = D.sheetPaddingTop),
+                gap = if (sheet == TitleSheet.Tracks) D.trackGap else if (sheet == TitleSheet.MediaInfo) D.infoGap else D.sheetGap) {
+                when (sheet) {
+                    TitleSheet.Version -> VersionChoices(content)
+                    TitleSheet.Tracks -> TrackChoices(content)
+                    TitleSheet.MediaInfo -> MediaInformation(content)
+                    TitleSheet.ConfirmWatched -> WatchedConfirmation(content)
+                    TitleSheet.HiddenReceipt -> HiddenReceipt(content)
+                    TitleSheet.Menu, null -> Unit
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -100,11 +146,12 @@ private fun TrackChoices(state: TitleState) {
 
 @Composable
 private fun PlaybackChoice(label: String, why: String?, selected: Boolean, focused: Boolean, onFocus: () -> Unit, onClick: () -> Unit) {
+    val enabled = LocalTitleControlsEnabled.current
     val foreground = if (focused) C.onFocus else C.fg
     val sizing = if (why == null) Modifier.height(D.trackHeight) else Modifier.padding(vertical = D.versionRowVertical)
-    Row(Modifier.fillMaxWidth().sheetFocused(focused).titlePointerFocus(onFocus).focusScale(focused, WolfskinTokens.Focus.scaleRow)
+    Row(Modifier.fillMaxWidth().sheetFocused(focused).titlePointerFocus(onFocus.takeIf { enabled }).focusScale(focused, WolfskinTokens.Focus.scaleRow)
         .background(if (focused) C.fg else C.listRowRest, RoundedCornerShape(WolfskinTokens.Radius.listRow))
-        .clickable(onClick = onClick).then(sizing).padding(horizontal = D.sheetRowSide),
+        .clickable(enabled = enabled, onClick = onClick).then(sizing).padding(horizontal = D.sheetRowSide),
         horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(D.personGap), verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically) {
         CssColumn(Modifier.weight(1f)) {
             Text(label, color = foreground, style = TitleTextStyles.listTitle, modifier = Modifier.exactLineBox(TitleTextStyles.listTitle))
diff --git a/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitlePage.kt b/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitlePage.kt
index 81fb0ce0..9cc90fb0 100644
--- a/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitlePage.kt
+++ b/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitlePage.kt
@@ -28,9 +28,23 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
-import androidx.compose.foundation.gestures.animateScrollBy
-import androidx.compose.animation.core.tween
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.Animatable
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.spring
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableIntStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.snapshotFlow
+import androidx.compose.runtime.rememberUpdatedState
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableFloatStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.withFrameNanos
+import androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Offset
+import androidx.compose.ui.geometry.CornerRadius
+import androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Size
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.drawscope.Stroke
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.collectLatest
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.filterNotNull
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.first
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.drawBehind
+import androidx.compose.ui.draw.drawWithCache
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.focus.FocusRequester
@@ -54,6 +68,7 @@ fun TitleSurface(state: TitleState, shell: ShellState, modifier: Modifier = Modi
     val view = screenView(shell)
     LaunchedEffect(view, state.data.savedAt) { view.savedAt = state.data.savedAt }
     Box(modifier.fillMaxSize().onPreviewKeyEvent { event ->
+        if (state.playbackStart.launch != null) return@onPreviewKeyEvent true
         // No content target exists during an initial load; Down must not enter a skeleton.
         if (state.data.status != TitleReadStatus.Loading || shell.pickerVisible || shell.requestsVisible) false
         else when (readShellKey(event)) {
@@ -69,9 +84,10 @@ fun TitleSurface(state: TitleState, shell: ShellState, modifier: Modifier = Modi
         androidx.compose.runtime.CompositionLocalProvider(LocalTitleFocusOwner provides focusOwner) {
             ShellSurface(shell, handlesContentKeys = false) { TitlePage(state, shell, it) }
         }
-        if (!shell.pickerVisible && state.sheet != null && state.sheet != TitleSheet.Menu) TitleOptionsSheet(state, shell)
         TitleMenu(state, shell)
+        if (!shell.pickerVisible) TitleOptionsSheet(state, shell)
         if (!shell.pickerVisible) TitleNotice(state.toast, Modifier.align(Alignment.TopEnd)) { state.toast = null }
+        PlaybackHandoffVeil(state.playbackStart)
     }
 }
 
@@ -81,7 +97,7 @@ internal fun TitleNotice(message: String?, modifier: Modifier = Modifier, onDism
     LaunchedEffect(message) {
         if (message != null) { delay(WolfskinTokens.Motion.toast.toLong()); onDismiss() }
     }
-    if (message != null) RecoveryToast(message, modifier)
+    RecoveryToastHost(message, modifier)
 }
 
 /** One keyed vertical frame renders the exact header, season, cast and related order. */
@@ -92,6 +108,7 @@ fun TitlePage(state: TitleState, shell: ShellState, modifier: Modifier = Modifie
     val entryActive = LocalScreenActive.current
     var wheelPending by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     val focus = remember { FocusRequester() }
+    val sheetWasOpen = remember { booleanArrayOf(state.sheet != null) }
     var measuredHeaderHeight by remember(state.data.item.id) { mutableStateOf(L.row_dhead) }
     val compactHeader = state.data.status == TitleReadStatus.Ready
     val item = state.data.item
@@ -99,7 +116,12 @@ fun TitlePage(state: TitleState, shell: ShellState, modifier: Modifier = Modifie
         D.heroSheetTop + L.heroSheetHeight + D.posterCastGap - L.rowHeadingBand else WolfskinTokens.Shell.zero
     val headerHeight = if (compactHeader) measuredHeaderHeight.coerceAtLeast(posterFloor) else L.row_dhead
     LaunchedEffect(state.sheet, shell.navFocused, shell.pickerVisible, entryActive) {
-        if (entryActive && state.sheet == null && !shell.navFocused && !shell.pickerVisible) focus.requestFocus()
+        val restoring = sheetWasOpen[0] && state.sheet == null
+        sheetWasOpen[0] = state.sheet != null
+        if (entryActive && state.sheet == null && !shell.navFocused && !shell.pickerVisible) {
+            if (restoring) withFrameNanos { }
+            focus.requestFocus()
+        }
     }
     val displayedRows = remember(state.data) {
         buildList {
@@ -138,7 +160,7 @@ fun TitlePage(state: TitleState, shell: ShellState, modifier: Modifier = Modifie
         val height = with(density) { titleRowHeight(state.row, headerHeight).toPx() }
         val target = if (index == 0 || (y < with(density) { L.windowAhead.toPx() } && y + height <= with(density) { (WolfskinTokens.Shell.stageHeight - L.safeTopPicker).toPx() })) 0f
             else y - with(density) { L.pinnedLine.toPx() }
-        if (target != position) list.animateScrollBy(target - position, titleFrameScrollSpec)
+        if (target != position) animateFrameScroll(list, target - position)
     }
     val dim by remember(rowOffsets, list) { derivedStateOf { (position / D.dimScrollPx).coerceAtMost(D.dimMaximum) } }
     val lastVisible by remember(list) { derivedStateOf { list.layoutInfo.visibleItemsInfo.lastOrNull()?.index ?: -1 } }
@@ -197,13 +219,66 @@ private fun titleRowHeight(row: String, headerHeight: Dp): Dp = when (row) {
 private fun TitleSeasons(state: TitleState, active: Boolean) {
     val focusOwner = LocalTitleFocusOwner.current
     val list = androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.rememberLazyListState()
-    val visibleChip = if (active) state.column else state.data.seasonNumbers.indexOf(state.season)
-    LaunchedEffect(visibleChip, state.data.seasonNumbers) {
+    val reduced = reducedMotion()
+    val selectedIndex = state.data.seasonNumbers.indexOf(state.season)
+    val visibleChip = if (active) state.column else selectedIndex
+    LaunchedEffect(visibleChip, state.data.seasonNumbers, reduced) {
         if (visibleChip >= 0) {
-            if (NetworkArtTransition.reduced) list.scrollToItem(visibleChip) else list.animateScrollToItem(visibleChip)
+            val visible = list.layoutInfo.visibleItemsInfo.firstOrNull { it.index == visibleChip }
+            if (visible == null) list.scrollToItem(visibleChip)
+            else animateFrameScroll(list, visible.offset.toFloat())
         }
     }
-    androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyRow(Modifier.height(L.row_chips).padding(top = D.chipTop), state = list, contentPadding = androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues(horizontal = L.safeSide), horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(D.chipGap)) {
+    var capsuleIndex by remember { mutableIntStateOf(selectedIndex) }
+    val capsulePosition = remember { Animatable(0f) }
+    val capsuleWidth = remember { Animatable(0f) }
+    // A stable virtual row coordinate preserves the spring's frame time and velocity on retarget.
+    var capsuleTarget by remember { mutableFloatStateOf(0f) }
+    val selection = rememberUpdatedState(selectedIndex)
+    LaunchedEffect(list, reduced) {
+        snapshotFlow { selection.value }.collectLatest { index ->
+            val target = snapshotFlow { list.layoutInfo.visibleItemsInfo.firstOrNull { it.index == index } }.filterNotNull().first()
+            val previous = list.layoutInfo.visibleItemsInfo.firstOrNull { it.index == capsuleIndex }
+            if (reduced || capsuleWidth.value == 0f || previous == null) {
+                capsulePosition.snapTo(0f)
+                capsuleWidth.snapTo(target.size.toFloat())
+                capsuleTarget = 0f
+                capsuleIndex = index
+            } else {
+                val targetPosition = capsuleTarget + target.offset - previous.offset
+                capsuleTarget = targetPosition
+                capsuleIndex = index
+                launch { capsulePosition.animateTo(targetPosition, spring(WolfskinTokens.Motion.navBlobDampingRatio, WolfskinTokens.Motion.navBlobStiffness)) }
+                if (capsuleWidth.targetValue != target.size.toFloat()) launch {
+                    capsuleWidth.animateTo(target.size.toFloat(), spring(WolfskinTokens.Motion.navBlobDampingRatio, WolfskinTokens.Motion.navBlobStiffness))
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyRow(Modifier.height(L.row_chips).padding(top = D.chipTop).drawWithCache {
+        val height = D.chipHeight.toPx()
+        val radius = WolfskinTokens.Radius.chip.toPx()
+        val border = D.chipBorder.toPx()
+        val stroke = Stroke(border)
+        val inset = Offset(border / 2, border / 2)
+        val outerCorner = CornerRadius(radius)
+        val innerCorner = CornerRadius(radius - border / 2)
+        onDrawBehind {
+            val layout = list.layoutInfo
+            val visible = layout.visibleItemsInfo
+            val selected = capsuleIndex
+            var index = 0
+            while (index < visible.size) {
+                val chip = visible[index++]
+                if (chip.index != selected) continue
+                val topLeft = Offset(chip.offset + layout.beforeContentPadding + capsulePosition.value - capsuleTarget, 0f)
+                val bounds = Size(capsuleWidth.value, height)
+                drawRoundRect(C.accentSoft, topLeft, bounds, outerCorner)
+                drawRoundRect(C.accent, topLeft + inset, Size(bounds.width - border, bounds.height - border), innerCorner, style = stroke)
+                break
+            }
+        }
+    }, state = list, contentPadding = androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues(horizontal = L.safeSide), horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(D.chipGap)) {
         val seasonNumbers = state.data.seasonNumbers
         val keys = seasonNumbers.map { "season-$it" }.uniqueKeys()
         items(seasonNumbers.size, key = { keys[it] }, contentType = { "chip" }) { index ->
@@ -211,12 +286,12 @@ private fun TitleSeasons(state: TitleState, active: Boolean) {
             val focused = active && state.column == index
             val selected = state.season == number
             val shape = RoundedCornerShape(WolfskinTokens.Radius.chip)
+            val label = animatedFocusColor(if (focused) C.onFocus else if (selected) C.accentText else C.fg)
             Box(Modifier.height(D.chipHeight).titlePointerFocus { state.focus("seasons", index) }.focusScale(focused, WolfskinTokens.Focus.scaleControl)
                 .onGloballyPositioned { state.recordCenter("seasons", index, it.boundsInRoot().center.x) }
-                .background(if (focused) C.fg else if (selected) C.accentSoft else C.chipRest, shape)
-                .then(if (selected && !focused) Modifier.border(D.chipBorder, C.accent, shape) else Modifier)
+                .background(if (focused) C.fg else if (selected) androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color.Transparent else C.chipRest, shape)
                 .clickable { focusOwner?.invoke(); state.click("seasons", index) }.padding(horizontal = D.chipPadding), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
-                Text("Season $number", color = if (focused) C.onFocus else if (selected) C.accentText else C.fg, style = WolfskinTokens.Type.label)
+                Text("Season $number", color = label, style = WolfskinTokens.Type.label)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -238,4 +313,3 @@ private fun TitleReadError(state: TitleState) {
     }
 }
 
-internal val titleFrameScrollSpec get() = tween<Float>(if (NetworkArtTransition.reduced) 0 else WolfskinTokens.Motion.scroll, easing = WolfskinTokens.Motion.easeOut)
diff --git a/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleState.kt b/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleState.kt
index 70157f2e..d7cdba74 100644
--- a/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleState.kt
+++ b/wolfskin-design/src/main/java/org/justinvisser/wolfskin/design/TitleState.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ class TitleState(
     private val centers = HashMap<String, MutableMap<Int, Float>>()
     fun recordCenter(row: String, index: Int, x: Float) { centers.getOrPut(row) { HashMap() }[index] = x }
     fun showSeasonLoading() { if (data.episodesStatus != TitleReadStatus.Loading) data = data.copy(episodesStatus = TitleReadStatus.Loading) }
+    /** Cached episodes replace the loading state on the season-selection frame. */
+    fun showSeason(number: Int, episodes: List<TitleItem>) {
+        season = number
+        data = data.copy(selectedSeason = number, episodes = episodes, episodesStatus = TitleReadStatus.Ready)
+    }
     fun restoreSeason() { season = data.selectedSeason ?: season; data = data.copy(episodesStatus = TitleReadStatus.Ready) }
     var sheet by mutableStateOf<TitleSheet?>(null)
         private set
@@ -37,6 +42,7 @@ class TitleState(
     var subtitleIndex by mutableStateOf(initial.selectedSubtitle)
     var watched by mutableStateOf(initial.watchTarget.watched)
     var toast by mutableStateOf<String?>(null)
+    val playbackStart = PlaybackStart()
     private var armedCard: String? = null
     private var seasonChosen = false
     val requestedSeason: Int? get() = season.takeIf { seasonChosen }
@@ -115,6 +121,7 @@ class TitleState(
 
     /** Key-up can only activate the same card that armed the first key-down. */
     fun key(key: ShellKey, down: Boolean, repeat: Int, shell: ShellState): Boolean {
+        if (playbackStart.launch != null) return true
         if (key == ShellKey.Ok) {
             if (!down) {
                 okHeld = false
@@ -147,6 +154,8 @@ class TitleState(
 
     /** Sheets and shell overlays close first; a pushed title/person pops from content or nav. */
     fun back(shell: ShellState) {
+        if (playbackStart.launch != null) return
+        playbackStart.fail()
         when {
             sheet != null -> closeSheet()
             shell.pickerVisible || shell.requestsVisible -> shell.key(ShellKey.Back)
@@ -187,7 +196,7 @@ class TitleState(
 
     private fun activateOption(id: String) {
         when (id) {
-            "play", "restart" -> if (data.watchReady) target?.let { onAction(TitleAction.Play(it, id == "restart")) }
+            "play", "restart" -> if (data.watchReady && playbackStart.starting == null) target?.let { onAction(TitleAction.Play(it, id == "restart")) }
             "version" -> { sheetIndex = data.versions.indexOf(version).coerceAtLeast(0); sheet = TitleSheet.Version }
             "tracks" -> { sheetIndex = 0; sheet = TitleSheet.Tracks }
             "menu" -> { sheetIndex = 0; sheet = TitleSheet.Menu }