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Prevent accidental clicks from late-loading episode cards on Episode List pages (layout shift)

Hi IMDb team, On TV show Episode List pages, the “Most Recent / Top-Rated” episode cards load after the initial render and cause a layout shift. This often leads to accidental clicks—I'm aiming to click something else, but when the cards appear, my click lands on them instead (see screenshot). How to reproduce Open a TV show’s Episode List page (e.g., /title/tt.../episodes) on desktop Chrome. Start moving to click another control/link near the top area. A moment later the “Most Recent/Top-Rated” module inserts; content shifts downward and the click hits one of those episode cards. Actual: Late-loading module shifts the layout and captures unintended clicks. Expected: No layout shift; user clicks remain targeted. Suggestions Reserve space / use a skeleton placeholder for that module to avoid CLS. Delay pointer events on the module until fully rendered. Optionally provide a user setting to hide or collapse this module by default. Thanks for considering—preventing this shift would noticeably improve usability.

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