diff --git a/assets/ww.css b/assets/ww.css
index 1941e67..0c4dad8 100644
--- a/assets/ww.css
+++ b/assets/ww.css
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ table {
 }
 
 th {
-    background-color: darkgray;
+    background-color: ghostwhite;
 }
 
 th, td {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ th, td {
     padding: 8px;
 }
 
-tr:nth-child(odd) {background-color: ghostwhite;}
+tr:nth-child(even) {background-color: ghostwhite;}
 
 #header {
     text-align: end;
diff --git a/src/watches/handlers.rs b/src/watches/handlers.rs
index 85c0948..d0a046f 100644
--- a/src/watches/handlers.rs
+++ b/src/watches/handlers.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use axum::{
     http::StatusCode,
     response::{IntoResponse, Redirect, Response},
 };
+use http::HeaderValue;
 use julid::Julid;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use sqlx::{query, query_as, query_scalar, SqlitePool};
@@ -37,22 +38,22 @@ const EMPTY_SEARCH_QUERY_STRUCT: SearchQuery = SearchQuery {
 //-************************************************************************
 
 #[Error]
-pub struct WatchAddError(#[from] WatchAddErrorKind);
+pub struct AddError(#[from] AddErrorKind);
 
 #[Error]
 #[non_exhaustive]
-pub enum WatchAddErrorKind {
+pub enum AddErrorKind {
     UnknownDBError,
     NotSignedIn,
 }
 
-impl IntoResponse for WatchAddError {
+impl IntoResponse for AddError {
     fn into_response(self) -> Response {
         match &self.0 {
-            WatchAddErrorKind::UnknownDBError => {
+            AddErrorKind::UnknownDBError => {
                 (StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, format!("{self}")).into_response()
             }
-            WatchAddErrorKind::NotSignedIn => (
+            AddErrorKind::NotSignedIn => (
                 StatusCode::OK,
                 "Ope, you need to sign in first!".to_string(),
             )
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ pub struct PostAddNewWatch {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct PostAddExistingWatch {
-    pub id: String,
+    pub watch: String,
     pub public: bool,
     pub watched_already: bool,
 }
@@ -107,18 +108,12 @@ pub async fn get_add_new_watch(auth: AuthSession) -> impl IntoResponse {
     AddNewWatchPage { user: auth.user }
 }
 
-struct QuestQuest {
-    pub user: Julid,
-    pub is_public: bool,
-    pub already_watched: bool,
-}
-
 /// Add a Watch to your watchlist (side effects system-add)
 pub async fn post_add_new_watch(
     auth: AuthSession,
     State(pool): State<SqlitePool>,
     Form(form): Form<PostAddNewWatch>,
-) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, WatchAddError> {
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, AddError> {
     if let Some(user) = auth.user {
         {
             let release_date = year_to_epoch(form.year.as_deref());
@@ -130,31 +125,27 @@ pub async fn post_add_new_watch(
                 added_by: user.id,
                 ..Default::default()
             };
-            let quest = QuestQuest {
+
+            let watch_id = add_new_watch_impl(&pool, &watch).await?;
+            let quest = WatchQuest {
                 user: user.id,
                 is_public: !form.private,
                 already_watched: form.watched_already,
+                watch: watch_id,
             };
-
-            let watch_id = add_new_watch_impl(&pool, &watch, Some(quest)).await?;
+            add_watch_quest_impl(&pool, &quest)
+                .await
+                .map_err(|_| AddErrorKind::UnknownDBError)?;
 
             let location = format!("/watch/{watch_id}");
             Ok(Redirect::to(&location))
         }
     } else {
-        Err(WatchAddErrorKind::NotSignedIn.into())
+        Err(AddErrorKind::NotSignedIn.into())
     }
 }
 
-async fn add_new_watch_impl(
-    db_pool: &SqlitePool,
-    watch: &Watch,
-    quest: Option<QuestQuest>,
-) -> Result<Julid, WatchAddError> {
-    let mut tx = db_pool
-        .begin()
-        .await
-        .map_err(|_| WatchAddErrorKind::UnknownDBError)?;
+async fn add_new_watch_impl(db_pool: &SqlitePool, watch: &Watch) -> Result<Julid, AddError> {
     let watch_id: Julid = query_scalar(ADD_WATCH_QUERY)
         .bind(&watch.title)
         .bind(watch.kind)
@@ -162,44 +153,43 @@ async fn add_new_watch_impl(
         .bind(&watch.metadata_url)
         .bind(watch.added_by)
         .bind(watch.length)
-        .fetch_one(&mut *tx)
+        .fetch_one(db_pool)
         .await
         .map_err(|err| {
             tracing::error!("Got error: {err}");
-            WatchAddErrorKind::UnknownDBError
+            AddErrorKind::UnknownDBError
         })?;
-
-    if let Some(quest) = quest {
-        query(ADD_WATCH_QUEST_QUERY)
-            .bind(quest.user)
-            .bind(watch_id)
-            .bind(quest.is_public)
-            .bind(quest.already_watched)
-            .execute(&mut *tx)
-            .await
-            .map_err(|err| {
-                tracing::error!("Got error: {err}");
-                WatchAddErrorKind::UnknownDBError
-            })?;
-    }
-    tx.commit().await.map_err(|err| {
-        tracing::error!("Got error: {err}");
-        WatchAddErrorKind::UnknownDBError
-    })?;
-
     Ok(watch_id)
 }
 
 /// Add a Watch to your watchlist by selecting it with a checkbox
 pub async fn post_add_watch_quest(
-    _auth: AuthSession,
-    State(_pool): State<SqlitePool>,
-    Form(_form): Form<PostAddExistingWatch>,
-) -> impl IntoResponse {
-    todo!()
+    auth: AuthSession,
+    State(pool): State<SqlitePool>,
+    Form(form): Form<PostAddExistingWatch>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, AddError> {
+    if let Some(user) = auth.user {
+        let quest = WatchQuest {
+            user: user.id,
+            watch: Julid::from_string(&form.watch).unwrap(),
+            is_public: form.public,
+            already_watched: form.watched_already,
+        };
+        add_watch_quest_impl(&pool, &quest)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|_| AddErrorKind::UnknownDBError)?;
+        let resp = "<style=\"background-color:green\">&#10003;</style>";
+        Ok(resp.into_response())
+    } else {
+        let resp = Redirect::to("/login");
+        let mut resp = resp.into_response();
+        resp.headers_mut()
+            .insert("HX-Redirect", HeaderValue::from_str("/login").unwrap());
+        Ok(resp)
+    }
 }
 
-pub async fn _add_watch_quest_impl(pool: &SqlitePool, quest: &WatchQuest) -> Result<(), ()> {
+pub async fn add_watch_quest_impl(pool: &SqlitePool, quest: &WatchQuest) -> Result<(), ()> {
     query(ADD_WATCH_QUEST_QUERY)
         .bind(quest.user)
         .bind(quest.watch)
diff --git a/templates/header_with_user.html b/templates/header_with_user.html
index 85a2f7d..c093547 100644
--- a/templates/header_with_user.html
+++ b/templates/header_with_user.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 
-{% when None %} <!-- this is for the `when` statement -->
+{% when None %}
 <div class="header_logged_out">
     <a href="/login">log in</a> or <a href="/signup">sign up</a>?
 </div>
diff --git a/templates/watch-search-result.html b/templates/watch-search-result.html
index 4b10842..4af5e11 100644
--- a/templates/watch-search-result.html
+++ b/templates/watch-search-result.html
@@ -2,4 +2,13 @@
     <td><span class="watchtitle">{{watch.title}}</span></td>
     <td>{{watch.kind}}</td>
     <td> {% call m::get_or_default(watch.year(), "when??") -%}</td>
+    <td>
+        <form id="add-watch-{{watch.id}}">
+            <input type="hidden" name="watch" value="{{watch.id}}">
+            <input type="hidden" name="public" value="true">
+            <input type="hidden" name="watched_already" value="false">
+            <button hx-post="/add/watch" hx-target="#add-watch-{{watch.id}}" hx-trigger="click"
+                hx-swap="OuterHTML">wanna watch?</button>
+        </form>
+    </td>
 </tr>