diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/fragments/MediaFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/fragments/MediaFragment.kt
index aeb6fa4..ca9373d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/fragments/MediaFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/fragments/MediaFragment.kt
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
-import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
-import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
 import com.bumptech.glide.Glide
 import com.bumptech.glide.request.RequestOptions
 import jp.wasabeef.glide.transformations.BlurTransformation
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ class MediaFragment(private val mediaId: Int) : Fragment() {
 
     private lateinit var binding: FragmentMediaBinding
     private lateinit var adapterRecEpisodes: EpisodeItemAdapter
-    private lateinit var viewManager: RecyclerView.LayoutManager
 
     private lateinit var media: Media
     private lateinit var tmdb: TMDBResponse
@@ -95,8 +92,6 @@ class MediaFragment(private val mediaId: Int) : Fragment() {
         // specific gui
         if (media.type == MediaType.TVSHOW) {
             adapterRecEpisodes = EpisodeItemAdapter(media.episodes)
-            viewManager = LinearLayoutManager(context)
-            recyclerEpisodes.layoutManager = viewManager
             recyclerEpisodes.adapter = adapterRecEpisodes
 
             binding.textEpisodesOrRuntime.text = getString(R.string.text_episodes_count, media.info.episodesCount)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/util/adapter/EpisodeItemAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/util/adapter/EpisodeItemAdapter.kt
index 9438dc8..95be799 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/util/adapter/EpisodeItemAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/util/adapter/EpisodeItemAdapter.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package org.mosad.teapod.util.adapter
 
+import android.graphics.Color
+import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ class EpisodeItemAdapter(private val episodes: List<Episode>) : RecyclerView.Ada
 
         if (episodes[position].posterUrl.isNotEmpty()) {
             Glide.with(context).load(ep.posterUrl)
+                .apply(RequestOptions.placeholderOf(ColorDrawable(Color.DKGRAY)))
                 .apply(RequestOptions.bitmapTransform(RoundedCornersTransformation(10, 0)))
                 .into(holder.binding.imageEpisode)
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_media.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_media.xml
index 054913f..1d6bf07 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_media.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_media.xml
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 
     <androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:fillViewport="true">
+        android:layout_height="match_parent">
 
         <LinearLayout
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@
                     android:layout_width="match_parent"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                     android:adjustViewBounds="false"
+                    android:contentDescription="@string/media_poster_backdrop_desc"
                     android:maxHeight="231dp"
                     android:minHeight="220dp"
                     android:scaleType="centerCrop" />
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@
                 android:layout_marginStart="7dp"
                 android:layout_marginTop="17dp"
                 android:layout_marginEnd="7dp"
+                android:nestedScrollingEnabled="false"
+                app:layoutManager="androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager"
                 tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="298dp"
                 tools:listitem="@layout/item_episode" />
         </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 551fa05..4e0b71d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     <!-- search fragment -->
     <string name="search_hint">Search for movies and series</string>
     <string name="media_poster_desc" translatable="false">poster</string>
+    <string name="media_poster_backdrop_desc" translatable="false">poster backdrop</string>
 
     <!-- media fragment -->
     <string name="button_play">Play</string>