diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a8a2157..c07ca09 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ 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>>;
 
@@ -47,6 +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",
diff --git a/src/watches/handlers.rs b/src/watches/handlers.rs
index 245b761..d220ee5 100644
--- a/src/watches/handlers.rs
+++ b/src/watches/handlers.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use axum::{
-    extract::{Form, Query, State},
+    extract::{Form, Path, Query, State},
     http::StatusCode,
     response::{IntoResponse, Response},
 };
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 use sqlx::{query_as, SqlitePool};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
-use super::templates::GetSearchWatches;
+use super::templates::{GetSearchWatches, GetWatch};
 use crate::{AuthContext, GetWatches, ShowKind, User, Watch};
 
 //-************************************************************************
@@ -17,6 +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
 //-************************************************************************
@@ -40,11 +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
 //-************************************************************************
@@ -56,12 +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)
@@ -71,23 +118,27 @@ 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>>,
+    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().to_string();
+
     let user = auth.current_user;
+
     GetSearchWatches {
         watches: vec![],
         user,
diff --git a/src/watches/templates.rs b/src/watches/templates.rs
index b60e0d3..1f4525d 100644
--- a/src/watches/templates.rs
+++ b/src/watches/templates.rs
@@ -17,3 +17,10 @@ pub struct GetSearchWatches {
     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_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 %}