3 files changed, 34 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs
index bea648a3d3..bf47ada0dc 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs
@@ -891,16 +891,16 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         {
             if (query.ItemIds.Length > 0)
             {
-                var specificItems = query.ItemIds.Select(LibraryManager.GetItemById).Where(i => i != null).ToList();
+                var result = LibraryManager.GetItemsResult(query);
 
                 if (query.SortBy.Length == 0)
                 {
                     var ids = query.ItemIds.ToList();
 
                     // Try to preserve order
-                    specificItems = specificItems.OrderBy(i => ids.IndexOf(i.Id.ToString("N"))).ToList();
+                    result.Items = result.Items.OrderBy(i => ids.IndexOf(i.Id.ToString("N"))).ToArray();
                 }
-                return Task.FromResult(PostFilterAndSort(specificItems, query, true, true));
+                return Task.FromResult(result);
             }
 
             return GetItemsInternal(query);
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/TV/Episode.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/TV/Episode.cs
index 726390f65e..1a02043d6f 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/TV/Episode.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/TV/Episode.cs
@@ -135,7 +135,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV
         [IgnoreDataMember]
         public Series Series
         {
-            get { return FindParent<Series>(); }
+            get
+            {
+                var seriesId = SeriesId ?? FindSeriesId();
+                return seriesId.HasValue ? (LibraryManager.GetItemById(seriesId.Value) as Series) : null;
+            }
         }
 
         [IgnoreDataMember]
@@ -143,24 +147,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV
         {
             get
             {
-                var season = FindParent<Season>();
-
-                // Episodes directly in series folder
-                if (season == null)
-                {
-                    var series = Series;
-
-                    if (series != null && ParentIndexNumber.HasValue)
-                    {
-                        var findNumber = ParentIndexNumber.Value;
-
-                        season = series.Children
-                            .OfType<Season>()
-                            .FirstOrDefault(i => i.IndexNumber.HasValue && i.IndexNumber.Value == findNumber);
-                    }
-                }
-
-                return season;
+                var seasonId = SeasonId ?? FindSeasonId();
+                return seasonId.HasValue ? (LibraryManager.GetItemById(seasonId.Value) as Season) : null;
             }
         }
 
@@ -193,7 +181,23 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV
 
         public Guid? FindSeasonId()
         {
-            var season = Season;
+            var season = FindParent<Season>();
+
+            // Episodes directly in series folder
+            if (season == null)
+            {
+                var series = Series;
+
+                if (series != null && ParentIndexNumber.HasValue)
+                {
+                    var findNumber = ParentIndexNumber.Value;
+
+                    season = series.Children
+                        .OfType<Season>()
+                        .FirstOrDefault(i => i.IndexNumber.HasValue && i.IndexNumber.Value == findNumber);
+                }
+            }
+
             return season == null ? (Guid?)null : season.Id;
         }
 
@@ -263,7 +267,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV
 
         public Guid? FindSeriesId()
         {
-            var series = Series;
+            var series = FindParent<Series>();
             return series == null ? (Guid?)null : series.Id;
         }
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/TV/Season.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/TV/Season.cs
index 842b2fd602..65b7c9955b 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/TV/Season.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/TV/Season.cs
@@ -99,7 +99,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV
         [IgnoreDataMember]
         public Series Series
         {
-            get { return FindParent<Series>(); }
+            get
+            {
+                var seriesId = SeriesId ?? FindSeriesId();
+                return seriesId.HasValue ? (LibraryManager.GetItemById(seriesId.Value) as Series) : null;
+            }
         }
 
         [IgnoreDataMember]
@@ -241,7 +245,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV
 
         public Guid? FindSeriesId()
         {
-            var series = Series;
+            var series = FindParent<Series>();
             return series == null ? (Guid?)null : series.Id;
         }