diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 28f9dc9..c07ca09 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@ mod util;
 mod watches;
 
 // things we want in the crate namespace
+use optional_optional_user::OptionalOptionalUser;
 use templates::*;
 use users::User;
 use watches::{templates::*, ShowKind, Watch};
 
+use crate::watches::handlers::get_watch;
+
 type AuthContext =
     axum_login::extractors::AuthContext<uuid::Uuid, User, axum_login::SqliteStore<User>>;
 
@@ -46,6 +49,8 @@ pub async fn app(db_pool: sqlx::SqlitePool, session_secret: &[u8]) -> axum::Rout
         .route("/login", get(get_login).post(post_login))
         .route("/logout", get(get_logout).post(post_logout))
         .route("/watches", get(get_watches))
+        .route("/watch", get(get_watch))
+        .route("/watch/:id", get(get_watch))
         .route("/search", get(get_search_watch).post(post_search_watch))
         .route(
             "/add",
@@ -62,3 +67,39 @@ pub async fn app(db_pool: sqlx::SqlitePool, session_secret: &[u8]) -> axum::Rout
         .layer(session_layer)
         .with_state(db_pool)
 }
+
+//-************************************************************************
+// tests for the proc macro for optional user
+//-************************************************************************
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::{CreateUserSuccess, MainPage, OptionalOptionalUser, User};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn main_page_has_optional_user() {
+        assert!(MainPage::default().has_optional_user());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn signup_success_has_no_optional_user() {
+        assert!(!CreateUserSuccess::default().has_optional_user());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn user_is_not_optional() {
+        #[derive(Default, OptionalOptionalUser)]
+        struct TestThing {
+            user: User,
+        }
+        assert!(!TestThing::default().has_optional_user());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn user_is_not_user() {
+        #[derive(Default, OptionalOptionalUser)]
+        struct TestThing {
+            user: Option<bool>,
+        }
+        assert!(!TestThing::default().has_optional_user());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/signup.rs b/src/signup.rs
index 171a643..a2e73f0 100644
--- a/src/signup.rs
+++ b/src/signup.rs
@@ -81,10 +81,9 @@ pub async fn post_create_user(
     if password != verify {
         return Err(CreateUserErrorKind::PasswordMismatch.into());
     }
-
-    let password = password.trim();
+    let pwlen = password.graphemes(true).size_hint().1.unwrap_or(0);
     let password = password.as_bytes();
-    if !(4..=50).contains(&password.len()) {
+    if !(4..=50).contains(&pwlen) {
         return Err(CreateUserErrorKind::BadPassword.into());
     }
 
@@ -352,6 +351,35 @@ mod test {
             assert_eq!(&expected, body);
         }
 
+        #[tokio::test]
+        async fn multibyte_password_too_short() {
+            let pw = "🤡";
+            // min length is 4
+            assert_eq!(pw.len(), 4);
+
+            let pool = get_db_pool().await;
+            let server = server_with_pool(&pool).await;
+            let form =
+                format!("username=test_user&displayname=Test+User&password={pw}&pw_verify={pw}");
+            let body = massage(&form);
+
+            let resp = server
+                .post("/signup")
+                // failure to sign up is not failure to submit the request
+                .expect_success()
+                .bytes(body)
+                .content_type(FORM_CONTENT_TYPE)
+                .await;
+
+            // no user in db
+            let user = User::try_get("test_user", &pool).await;
+            assert!(user.is_err());
+
+            let body = std::str::from_utf8(resp.bytes()).unwrap();
+            let expected = CreateUserError(CreateUserErrorKind::BadPassword).to_string();
+            assert_eq!(&expected, body);
+        }
+
         #[tokio::test]
         async fn username_short() {
             let pool = get_db_pool().await;
diff --git a/src/templates.rs b/src/templates.rs
index 6fc1b88..664533f 100644
--- a/src/templates.rs
+++ b/src/templates.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 use askama::Template;
-use optional_optional_user::OptionalOptionalUser;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-use crate::User;
+use crate::{OptionalOptionalUser, User};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Template, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Eq, OptionalOptionalUser)]
 #[template(path = "signup.html")]
@@ -47,36 +46,3 @@ pub struct LogoutPost;
 pub struct MainPage {
     pub user: Option<User>,
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod test {
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn main_page_has_optional_user() {
-        assert!(MainPage::default().has_optional_user());
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn signup_success_has_no_optional_user() {
-        assert!(!CreateUserSuccess::default().has_optional_user());
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn user_is_not_optional() {
-        #[derive(Default, OptionalOptionalUser)]
-        struct TestThing {
-            user: User,
-        }
-        assert!(!TestThing::default().has_optional_user());
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn user_is_not_user() {
-        #[derive(Default, OptionalOptionalUser)]
-        struct TestThing {
-            user: Option<bool>,
-        }
-        assert!(!TestThing::default().has_optional_user());
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 466660c..022c0f8 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use std::{error::Error, ops::Range};
 
+use unicode_segmentation::UnicodeSegmentation;
+
 pub fn validate_optional_length<E: Error>(
     opt: &Option<String>,
     len_range: Range<usize>,
@@ -7,7 +9,8 @@ pub fn validate_optional_length<E: Error>(
 ) -> Result<Option<String>, E> {
     if let Some(opt) = opt {
         let opt = opt.trim();
-        if !len_range.contains(&opt.len()) {
+        let len = opt.graphemes(true).size_hint().1.unwrap();
+        if !len_range.contains(&len) {
             Err(err)
         } else {
             Ok(Some(opt.to_string()))
diff --git a/src/watches/handlers.rs b/src/watches/handlers.rs
index 67e55f5..d220ee5 100644
--- a/src/watches/handlers.rs
+++ b/src/watches/handlers.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-use std::path::Path;
-
 use axum::{
-    extract::{Form, Query, State},
+    extract::{Form, Path, Query, State},
     http::StatusCode,
     response::{IntoResponse, Response},
 };
@@ -9,6 +7,7 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 use sqlx::{query_as, SqlitePool};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
+use super::templates::{GetSearchWatches, GetWatch};
 use crate::{AuthContext, GetWatches, ShowKind, User, Watch};
 
 //-************************************************************************
@@ -18,6 +17,8 @@ use crate::{AuthContext, GetWatches, ShowKind, User, Watch};
 const GET_WATCHES_QUERY: &str =
     "select * from watches left join witch_watch on $1 = witch_watch.witch and watches.id = witch_watch.watch";
 
+const GET_WATCH_QUERY: &str = "select * from watches where id = $1";
+
 //-************************************************************************
 // Error types for Watch creation
 //-************************************************************************
@@ -41,11 +42,34 @@ impl IntoResponse for WatchAddError {
     }
 }
 
+//-************************************************************************
+// Types for receiving arguments from search queries
+//-************************************************************************
+
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Deserialize)]
 pub struct SimpleSearchQuery {
     search: String,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Deserialize)]
+pub struct FullSearchQuery {
+    pub title: Option<String>,
+    pub kind: Option<String>,
+    pub year: Option<i64>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+pub enum SearchQuery {
+    Full(FullSearchQuery),
+    Simple(SimpleSearchQuery),
+}
+
+impl Default for SearchQuery {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        SearchQuery::Simple(SimpleSearchQuery::default())
+    }
+}
+
 //-************************************************************************
 // handlers
 //-************************************************************************
@@ -57,12 +81,34 @@ pub async fn put_add_watch() {}
 pub async fn post_add_watch() {}
 
 /// A single Watch
-pub async fn get_watch() {}
+pub async fn get_watch(
+    auth: AuthContext,
+    watch: Option<Path<String>>,
+    State(pool): State<SqlitePool>,
+) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    let id = if let Some(Path(id)) = watch {
+        id
+    } else {
+        "".to_string()
+    };
+    let id = id.trim();
+
+    let watch: Option<Watch> = query_as(GET_WATCH_QUERY)
+        .bind(id)
+        .fetch_one(&pool)
+        .await
+        .ok();
+
+    GetWatch {
+        watch,
+        user: auth.current_user,
+    }
+}
 
 /// everything the user has saved
 pub async fn get_watches(auth: AuthContext, State(pool): State<SqlitePool>) -> impl IntoResponse {
-    let user = &auth.current_user;
-    let watches: Vec<Watch> = if user.is_some() {
+    let user = auth.current_user;
+    let watches: Vec<Watch> = if (user).is_some() {
         query_as(GET_WATCHES_QUERY)
             .bind(user.as_ref().unwrap().id)
             .fetch_all(&pool)
@@ -72,22 +118,32 @@ pub async fn get_watches(auth: AuthContext, State(pool): State<SqlitePool>) -> i
         vec![]
     };
 
-    GetWatches {
-        watches,
-        user: user.clone(),
-    }
+    GetWatches { watches, user }
 }
 
 pub async fn get_search_watch(
-    _auth: AuthContext,
-    State(pool): State<SqlitePool>,
-    search: Option<Query<SimpleSearchQuery>>,
-) {
+    auth: AuthContext,
+    State(_pool): State<SqlitePool>,
+    search: Option<Query<SearchQuery>>,
+) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    use SearchQuery::*;
     let search = match search {
-        Some(Query(SimpleSearchQuery { search })) => search,
+        Some(Query(Simple(SimpleSearchQuery { search }))) => search,
+        Some(Query(Full(q))) => {
+            // obviously this is dumb
+            format!("{q:?}")
+        }
         None => "".to_owned(),
     };
-    let search = search.trim();
+    let search = search.trim().to_string();
+
+    let user = auth.current_user;
+
+    GetSearchWatches {
+        watches: vec![],
+        user,
+        search,
+    }
 }
 
 pub async fn post_search_watch() {}
diff --git a/src/watches/templates.rs b/src/watches/templates.rs
index 3e913f2..1f4525d 100644
--- a/src/watches/templates.rs
+++ b/src/watches/templates.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 use askama::Template;
-use optional_optional_user::OptionalOptionalUser;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-use crate::{User, Watch};
+use crate::{OptionalOptionalUser, User, Watch};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Template, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Eq, OptionalOptionalUser)]
 #[template(path = "get_watches.html")]
@@ -13,4 +12,15 @@ pub struct GetWatches {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Template, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Eq, OptionalOptionalUser)]
 #[template(path = "get_search_watches.html")]
-pub struct GetSearchWatches {}
+pub struct GetSearchWatches {
+    pub watches: Vec<Watch>,
+    pub user: Option<User>,
+    pub search: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Template, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Eq, OptionalOptionalUser)]
+#[template(path = "get_watch.html")]
+pub struct GetWatch {
+    pub watch: Option<Watch>,
+    pub user: Option<User>,
+}
diff --git a/templates/get_search_watches.html b/templates/get_search_watches.html
index e69de29..6835865 100644
--- a/templates/get_search_watches.html
+++ b/templates/get_search_watches.html
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+{% import "macros.html" as m %}
+
+{% block title %}Welcome to Witch Watch, Bish{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+
+<h1>Whatcha Watchin?</h1>
+
+<div class="quicksearch-query">{{self.search}}</div>
+
+<div class="watchlist">
+    <ul>
+        {% for watch in watches %}
+        <li><span class="watchtitle">{{watch.title}}</span> -- {% call m::get_or_default(watch.release_date, "when??") %}: </li>
+        {% endfor %}
+    </ul>
+</div>
+<p>
+    <form action="/search" enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded" method="get">
+        <label for="search">Looking for something else to watch?</label>
+        <input type="text" name="search" id="search"></br>
+        <input type="submit" value="Let's go!">
+    </form>
+</p>
+
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/templates/get_watch.html b/templates/get_watch.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4af344f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/get_watch.html
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+{% import "macros.html" as m %}
+
+{% block title %}Welcome to Witch Watch, Bish{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+
+<h1>Whatcha Watchin?</h1>
+
+{% match watch %}
+
+{% when Some with (watch) %}
+
+<div class="watch">
+    <span class="watchtitle">{{watch.title}}</span> -- {% call m::get_or_default(watch.release_date, "when??") %}
+</div>
+
+{% else %}
+
+<div class="no-watch-found">Sorry, maybe you meant to <a href="/search">search for something</a>?</div>
+
+{% endmatch %}
+
+
+<p>
+    <form action="/search" enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded" method="get">
+        <label for="search">quick search</label>
+        <input type="text" name="search" id="search"></br>
+        <input type="submit" value="Let's go!">
+    </form>
+</p>
+
+{% endblock %}