diff --git a/alfred/domain/movies/entities.py b/alfred/domain/movies/entities.py
index 075205b..df171e3 100644
--- a/alfred/domain/movies/entities.py
+++ b/alfred/domain/movies/entities.py
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from datetime import datetime
 
-from ..shared.media import AudioTrack, SubtitleTrack, track_lang_matches
-from ..shared.value_objects import FilePath, FileSize, ImdbId, Language
+from ..shared.media import AudioTrack, MediaWithTracks, SubtitleTrack
+from ..shared.value_objects import FilePath, FileSize, ImdbId
 from .value_objects import MovieTitle, Quality, ReleaseYear
 
 
-@dataclass
-class Movie:
+@dataclass(eq=False)
+class Movie(MediaWithTracks):
     """
     Movie aggregate root for the movies domain.
 
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ class Movie:
     Track helpers follow the same "C+" contract as ``Episode``: pass a
     ``Language`` for cross-format matching, or a ``str`` for case-insensitive
     direct comparison.
+
+    Equality is identity-based: two ``Movie`` instances are equal iff they
+    share the same ``imdb_id``, regardless of file/track contents. This is
+    the DDD aggregate invariant — the aggregate is identified by its root id.
     """
 
     imdb_id: ImdbId
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@ class Movie:
         # Ensure ImdbId is actually an ImdbId instance
         if not isinstance(self.imdb_id, ImdbId):
             if isinstance(self.imdb_id, str):
-                object.__setattr__(self, "imdb_id", ImdbId(self.imdb_id))
+                self.imdb_id = ImdbId(self.imdb_id)
             else:
                 raise ValueError(
                     f"imdb_id must be ImdbId or str, got {type(self.imdb_id)}"
@@ -47,12 +51,20 @@ class Movie:
         # Ensure MovieTitle is actually a MovieTitle instance
         if not isinstance(self.title, MovieTitle):
             if isinstance(self.title, str):
-                object.__setattr__(self, "title", MovieTitle(self.title))
+                self.title = MovieTitle(self.title)
             else:
                 raise ValueError(
                     f"title must be MovieTitle or str, got {type(self.title)}"
                 )
 
+    def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
+        if not isinstance(other, Movie):
+            return NotImplemented
+        return self.imdb_id == other.imdb_id
+
+    def __hash__(self) -> int:
+        return hash(self.imdb_id)
+
     def has_file(self) -> bool:
         """Check if the movie has an associated file."""
         return self.file_path is not None and self.file_path.exists()
@@ -61,41 +73,8 @@ class Movie:
         """Check if the movie is downloaded (has a file)."""
         return self.has_file()
 
-    # ── Audio helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-    def has_audio_in(self, lang: str | Language) -> bool:
-        """True if at least one audio track is in the given language."""
-        return any(track_lang_matches(t.language, lang) for t in self.audio_tracks)
-
-    def audio_languages(self) -> list[str]:
-        """Unique audio languages across all tracks, in track order."""
-        seen: set[str] = set()
-        result: list[str] = []
-        for t in self.audio_tracks:
-            if t.language and t.language not in seen:
-                seen.add(t.language)
-                result.append(t.language)
-        return result
-
-    # ── Subtitle helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-    def has_subtitles_in(self, lang: str | Language) -> bool:
-        """True if at least one subtitle track is in the given language."""
-        return any(track_lang_matches(t.language, lang) for t in self.subtitle_tracks)
-
-    def has_forced_subs(self) -> bool:
-        """True if at least one subtitle track is flagged as forced."""
-        return any(t.is_forced for t in self.subtitle_tracks)
-
-    def subtitle_languages(self) -> list[str]:
-        """Unique subtitle languages across all tracks, in track order."""
-        seen: set[str] = set()
-        result: list[str] = []
-        for t in self.subtitle_tracks:
-            if t.language and t.language not in seen:
-                seen.add(t.language)
-                result.append(t.language)
-        return result
+    # Track helpers (has_audio_in / audio_languages / has_subtitles_in /
+    # has_forced_subs / subtitle_languages) come from MediaWithTracks.
 
     def get_folder_name(self) -> str:
         """
diff --git a/alfred/domain/shared/media/__init__.py b/alfred/domain/shared/media/__init__.py
index a7b97a3..1e91924 100644
--- a/alfred/domain/shared/media/__init__.py
+++ b/alfred/domain/shared/media/__init__.py
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ from .audio import AudioTrack
 from .info import MediaInfo
 from .matching import track_lang_matches
 from .subtitle import SubtitleTrack
+from .tracks_mixin import MediaWithTracks
 from .video import VideoTrack
 
 __all__ = [
     "AudioTrack",
     "MediaInfo",
+    "MediaWithTracks",
     "SubtitleTrack",
     "VideoTrack",
     "track_lang_matches",
diff --git a/alfred/domain/shared/media/tracks_mixin.py b/alfred/domain/shared/media/tracks_mixin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98f9105
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alfred/domain/shared/media/tracks_mixin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+"""Mixin shared by entities that carry audio + subtitle tracks.
+
+Both ``Movie`` and ``Episode`` carry a ``list[AudioTrack]`` plus a
+``list[SubtitleTrack]`` and answer the same 5 queries about them (language
+presence, unique languages, forced flag). Keep that behavior in one place so a
+fix in one is a fix in both.
+
+The mixin is plain Python (no dataclass machinery) so it composes cleanly with
+``@dataclass`` entities — it only reads ``self.audio_tracks`` and
+``self.subtitle_tracks`` which the host class provides as fields.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from ..value_objects import Language
+from .matching import track_lang_matches
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .audio import AudioTrack
+    from .subtitle import SubtitleTrack
+
+
+class MediaWithTracks:
+    """
+    Mixin providing audio/subtitle helpers for entities with track collections.
+
+    Hosts must expose two attributes:
+
+    * ``audio_tracks: list[AudioTrack]``
+    * ``subtitle_tracks: list[SubtitleTrack]``
+
+    The helpers follow the "C+" matching contract: pass a :class:`Language`
+    for cross-format matching, or a ``str`` for case-insensitive comparison.
+    """
+
+    # These attributes are provided by the host entity (Movie, Episode, …).
+    # Declared here only for type-checkers and to make the contract explicit.
+    audio_tracks: list["AudioTrack"]
+    subtitle_tracks: list["SubtitleTrack"]
+
+    # ── Audio helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    def has_audio_in(self, lang: str | Language) -> bool:
+        """True if at least one audio track is in the given language."""
+        return any(track_lang_matches(t.language, lang) for t in self.audio_tracks)
+
+    def audio_languages(self) -> list[str]:
+        """Unique audio languages across all tracks, in track order."""
+        seen: set[str] = set()
+        result: list[str] = []
+        for t in self.audio_tracks:
+            if t.language and t.language not in seen:
+                seen.add(t.language)
+                result.append(t.language)
+        return result
+
+    # ── Subtitle helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    def has_subtitles_in(self, lang: str | Language) -> bool:
+        """True if at least one subtitle track is in the given language."""
+        return any(track_lang_matches(t.language, lang) for t in self.subtitle_tracks)
+
+    def has_forced_subs(self) -> bool:
+        """True if at least one subtitle track is flagged as forced."""
+        return any(t.is_forced for t in self.subtitle_tracks)
+
+    def subtitle_languages(self) -> list[str]:
+        """Unique subtitle languages across all tracks, in track order."""
+        seen: set[str] = set()
+        result: list[str] = []
+        for t in self.subtitle_tracks:
+            if t.language and t.language not in seen:
+                seen.add(t.language)
+                result.append(t.language)
+        return result
diff --git a/alfred/domain/tv_shows/entities.py b/alfred/domain/tv_shows/entities.py
index 01ffc45..1e6533a 100644
--- a/alfred/domain/tv_shows/entities.py
+++ b/alfred/domain/tv_shows/entities.py
@@ -28,12 +28,11 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import re
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 
-from ..shared.media import AudioTrack, SubtitleTrack, track_lang_matches
+from ..shared.media import AudioTrack, MediaWithTracks, SubtitleTrack
 from ..shared.value_objects import (
     FilePath,
     FileSize,
     ImdbId,
-    Language,
     to_dot_folder_name,
 )
 from .value_objects import (
@@ -48,8 +47,8 @@ from .value_objects import (
 # ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 
 
-@dataclass
-class Episode:
+@dataclass(eq=False)
+class Episode(MediaWithTracks):
     """
     A single episode of a TV show — leaf of the TVShow aggregate.
 
@@ -57,6 +56,11 @@ class Episode:
     (audio + subtitle). Track lists are populated by the ffprobe + subtitle
     scan pipeline; they may be empty when the episode is known but not yet
     scanned, or when no file is downloaded yet.
+
+    Equality is identity-based within the aggregate: two ``Episode`` instances
+    are equal iff they share the same ``(season_number, episode_number)``,
+    regardless of title/file/track contents. The root TVShow guarantees
+    cross-show uniqueness.
     """
 
     season_number: SeasonNumber
@@ -76,6 +80,17 @@ class Episode:
             if isinstance(self.episode_number, int):
                 self.episode_number = EpisodeNumber(self.episode_number)
 
+    def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
+        if not isinstance(other, Episode):
+            return NotImplemented
+        return (
+            self.season_number == other.season_number
+            and self.episode_number == other.episode_number
+        )
+
+    def __hash__(self) -> int:
+        return hash((self.season_number, self.episode_number))
+
     # ── File presence ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     def has_file(self) -> bool:
@@ -86,41 +101,8 @@ class Episode:
         """Alias of ``has_file()`` — reads better in collection-status contexts."""
         return self.has_file()
 
-    # ── Audio helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-    def has_audio_in(self, lang: str | Language) -> bool:
-        """True if at least one audio track is in the given language."""
-        return any(track_lang_matches(t.language, lang) for t in self.audio_tracks)
-
-    def audio_languages(self) -> list[str]:
-        """Unique audio languages across all tracks, in track order."""
-        seen: set[str] = set()
-        result: list[str] = []
-        for t in self.audio_tracks:
-            if t.language and t.language not in seen:
-                seen.add(t.language)
-                result.append(t.language)
-        return result
-
-    # ── Subtitle helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-    def has_subtitles_in(self, lang: str | Language) -> bool:
-        """True if at least one subtitle track is in the given language."""
-        return any(track_lang_matches(t.language, lang) for t in self.subtitle_tracks)
-
-    def has_forced_subs(self) -> bool:
-        """True if at least one subtitle track is flagged as forced."""
-        return any(t.is_forced for t in self.subtitle_tracks)
-
-    def subtitle_languages(self) -> list[str]:
-        """Unique subtitle languages across all tracks, in track order."""
-        seen: set[str] = set()
-        result: list[str] = []
-        for t in self.subtitle_tracks:
-            if t.language and t.language not in seen:
-                seen.add(t.language)
-                result.append(t.language)
-        return result
+    # Track helpers (has_audio_in / audio_languages / has_subtitles_in /
+    # has_forced_subs / subtitle_languages) come from MediaWithTracks.
 
     # ── Naming ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────