diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3e85fdf..4b4eb11 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,8 +21,18 @@ callers).
   each documenting an expected `ParsedRelease` plus the future `routing`
   (library / torrents / seed_hardlinks) for the upcoming `organize_media`
   refactor. EASY bucket seeded with 5 cases (movie, single-episode, season
-  pack, movie + noise, YTS bracket-heavy). Parametrized over
-  `tests/domain/test_release_fixtures.py` for anti-regression.
+  pack, movie + noise, YTS bracket-heavy). SHITTY bucket seeded with 15
+  anti-regression cases covering: 3-level INTEGRALE hierarchy (Angel),
+  French custom titles (Buffy, La Nuit au Musée, Chérie j'ai agrandi),
+  multi-episode chain `S14E09E10E11` (Archer, captures E11 loss),
+  lowercase `s01e01` (Notre Planète), `NxNN` with ` - ` separators
+  (Vinyl, captures dash artifact), title-with-year-suffix (Deutschland.83),
+  season-range `S01-06` (Tatortreiniger, captures movie misclassification),
+  duplicated title (Derry Girls), bare folder name (Jurassic Park,
+  media_type=unknown), apostrophe-in-name (Honey Don't, captures full AI-path
+  degeneration), SUBS-tag movie (Hook), space separators (Predator Badlands,
+  captures group=UNKNOWN), subs-only release (Westworld S04).
+  Parametrized over `tests/domain/test_release_fixtures.py` for anti-regression.
 - **`NxNN` alt season/episode form supported** by `parse_release`. Releases like
   `Show.1x05.720p.HDTV.x264-GRP` and `Show.2x07x08.1080p.WEB.x265-GRP` (multi-ep
   alt form) now parse as TV shows.
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/angel_three_level_hierarchy/expected.yaml b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/angel_three_level_hierarchy/expected.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86d3f1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/angel_three_level_hierarchy/expected.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+release_name: "Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO"
+
+# INTEGRALE token correctly drives media_type=tv_complete + edition=INTEGRALE.
+# No season numbers anywhere in the release name — folder hierarchy carries
+# the season info. The organiser will need to walk the tree to learn seasons.
+parsed:
+  title: "Angel"
+  year: null
+  season: null
+  episode: null
+  quality: "1080p"
+  source: "BluRay"
+  codec: "x265"
+  group: "FRANCISCO"
+  tech_string: "1080p.BluRay.x265"
+  media_type: "tv_complete"
+  edition: "INTEGRALE"
+  languages: ["MULTI"]
+  parse_path: "direct"
+  is_season_pack: false
+
+tree:
+  - "Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/"
+  - "Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/Saison 1/"
+  - "Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/Saison 1/Angel.S01E01.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO.mkv"
+  - "Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/Saison 1/Angel.S01E02.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO.mkv"
+  - "Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/Saison 2/"
+  - "Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/Saison 2/Angel.S02E01.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO.mkv"
+  - "Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/Saison 2/Angel.S02E02.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO.mkv"
+  - "Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/Bonus/"
+  - "Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/Bonus/Making.Of.mkv"
+
+# Bonus/ is parasitic (not in the show canon) — stays with torrents only.
+routing:
+  library:
+    - "Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/Saison 1/Angel.S01E01.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO.mkv"
+    - "Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/Saison 1/Angel.S01E02.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO.mkv"
+    - "Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/Saison 2/Angel.S02E01.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO.mkv"
+    - "Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/Saison 2/Angel.S02E02.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO.mkv"
+  torrents:
+    - "Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/"
+  seed_hardlinks:
+    - source: "library/Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/Saison 1/Angel.S01E01.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/Saison 1/Angel.S01E01.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO.mkv"
+    - source: "library/Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/Saison 1/Angel.S01E02.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/Saison 1/Angel.S01E02.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO.mkv"
+    - source: "library/Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/Saison 2/Angel.S02E01.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/Saison 2/Angel.S02E01.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO.mkv"
+    - source: "library/Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/Saison 2/Angel.S02E02.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Angel.INTEGRALE.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO/Saison 2/Angel.S02E02.MULTI.1080p.BluRay.x265-FRANCISCO.mkv"
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/archer_multi_episode/expected.yaml b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/archer_multi_episode/expected.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c63881d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/archer_multi_episode/expected.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+release_name: "Archer.S14E09E10E11.1080p.WEB.h264-ETHEL"
+
+# Tech debt: triple-episode chain (E09E10E11) — current parser captures
+# episode=9 and episode_end=10, but E11 is lost. Anti-regression: lock in
+# the partial behavior so any future improvement is intentional.
+parsed:
+  title: "Archer"
+  year: null
+  season: 14
+  episode: 9
+  episode_end: 10
+  quality: "1080p"
+  source: "WEB"
+  codec: "h264"
+  group: "ETHEL"
+  tech_string: "1080p.WEB.h264"
+  media_type: "tv_show"
+  parse_path: "direct"
+  is_season_pack: false
+
+tree:
+  - "Archer.S14E09E10E11.1080p.WEB.h264-ETHEL/"
+  - "Archer.S14E09E10E11.1080p.WEB.h264-ETHEL/Archer.S14E09E10E11.1080p.WEB.h264-ETHEL.mkv"
+  - "Archer.S14E09E10E11.1080p.WEB.h264-ETHEL/RARBG.txt"
+
+routing:
+  library:
+    - "Archer.S14E09E10E11.1080p.WEB.h264-ETHEL/Archer.S14E09E10E11.1080p.WEB.h264-ETHEL.mkv"
+  torrents:
+    - "Archer.S14E09E10E11.1080p.WEB.h264-ETHEL/"
+  seed_hardlinks:
+    - source: "library/Archer.S14E09E10E11.1080p.WEB.h264-ETHEL/Archer.S14E09E10E11.1080p.WEB.h264-ETHEL.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Archer.S14E09E10E11.1080p.WEB.h264-ETHEL/Archer.S14E09E10E11.1080p.WEB.h264-ETHEL.mkv"
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/buffy_custom_french/expected.yaml b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/buffy_custom_french/expected.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7e4eb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/buffy_custom_french/expected.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+release_name: "Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD"
+
+# French-localized title with dots kept as part of the title (no
+# title-casing or smart-Detection). is_season_pack=True from S01 + no episode.
+parsed:
+  title: "Buffy.contre.les.Vampires"
+  year: null
+  season: 1
+  episode: null
+  quality: "1080p"
+  source: "WEB-DL"
+  codec: "x264"
+  group: "FRENCHWORLD"
+  tech_string: "1080p.WEB-DL.x264"
+  media_type: "tv_show"
+  languages: ["FRENCH"]
+  parse_path: "direct"
+  is_season_pack: true
+
+tree:
+  - "Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD/"
+  - "Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD/Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01E01.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD.mkv"
+  - "Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD/Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01E02.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD.mkv"
+  - "Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD/Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01E03.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD.mkv"
+
+routing:
+  library:
+    - "Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD/Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01E01.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD.mkv"
+    - "Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD/Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01E02.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD.mkv"
+    - "Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD/Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01E03.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD.mkv"
+  torrents:
+    - "Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD/"
+  seed_hardlinks:
+    - source: "library/Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD/Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01E01.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD/Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01E01.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD.mkv"
+    - source: "library/Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD/Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01E02.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD/Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01E02.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD.mkv"
+    - source: "library/Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD/Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01E03.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD/Buffy.contre.les.Vampires.S01E03.FRENCH.1080p.WEB-DL.x264-FRENCHWORLD.mkv"
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/cherie_jai_agrandi_apostrophe/expected.yaml b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/cherie_jai_agrandi_apostrophe/expected.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..825389b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/cherie_jai_agrandi_apostrophe/expected.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+release_name: "Cherie.Jai.Agrandi.Le.Bebe.1992.FRENCH.1080p.BluRay.x264-FUTiL"
+
+# Real title contains apostrophes ("Chérie, j'ai agrandi le bébé") stripped
+# down to ASCII at release-name time. Parser handles it cleanly — title stays
+# joined by dots, year and tech detected normally.
+parsed:
+  title: "Cherie.Jai.Agrandi.Le.Bebe"
+  year: 1992
+  season: null
+  episode: null
+  quality: "1080p"
+  source: "BluRay"
+  codec: "x264"
+  group: "FUTiL"
+  tech_string: "1080p.BluRay.x264"
+  media_type: "movie"
+  languages: ["FRENCH"]
+  parse_path: "direct"
+  is_season_pack: false
+
+tree:
+  - "Cherie.Jai.Agrandi.Le.Bebe.1992.FRENCH.1080p.BluRay.x264-FUTiL/"
+  - "Cherie.Jai.Agrandi.Le.Bebe.1992.FRENCH.1080p.BluRay.x264-FUTiL/Cherie.Jai.Agrandi.Le.Bebe.1992.FRENCH.1080p.BluRay.x264-FUTiL.mkv"
+  - "Cherie.Jai.Agrandi.Le.Bebe.1992.FRENCH.1080p.BluRay.x264-FUTiL/Cherie.Jai.Agrandi.Le.Bebe.1992.FRENCH.1080p.BluRay.x264-FUTiL.nfo"
+
+routing:
+  library:
+    - "Cherie.Jai.Agrandi.Le.Bebe.1992.FRENCH.1080p.BluRay.x264-FUTiL/Cherie.Jai.Agrandi.Le.Bebe.1992.FRENCH.1080p.BluRay.x264-FUTiL.mkv"
+  torrents:
+    - "Cherie.Jai.Agrandi.Le.Bebe.1992.FRENCH.1080p.BluRay.x264-FUTiL/"
+  seed_hardlinks:
+    - source: "library/Cherie.Jai.Agrandi.Le.Bebe.1992.FRENCH.1080p.BluRay.x264-FUTiL/Cherie.Jai.Agrandi.Le.Bebe.1992.FRENCH.1080p.BluRay.x264-FUTiL.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Cherie.Jai.Agrandi.Le.Bebe.1992.FRENCH.1080p.BluRay.x264-FUTiL/Cherie.Jai.Agrandi.Le.Bebe.1992.FRENCH.1080p.BluRay.x264-FUTiL.mkv"
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/derry_duplicate_naming/expected.yaml b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/derry_duplicate_naming/expected.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..012600d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/derry_duplicate_naming/expected.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+release_name: "Derry.Girls.S03.Derry.Girls.S03.1080p.NF.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTb"
+
+# Show name appears twice in the release. Parser correctly resolves to a
+# single title 'Derry.Girls' and season 3 — the duplication is harmless
+# because the second S03 is just absorbed before tech tokens.
+parsed:
+  title: "Derry.Girls"
+  year: null
+  season: 3
+  episode: null
+  quality: "1080p"
+  source: "WEBRip"
+  codec: "x264"
+  group: "NTb"
+  tech_string: "1080p.WEBRip.x264"
+  media_type: "tv_show"
+  parse_path: "direct"
+  is_season_pack: true
+
+tree:
+  - "Derry.Girls.S03.Derry.Girls.S03.1080p.NF.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTb/"
+  - "Derry.Girls.S03.Derry.Girls.S03.1080p.NF.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTb/Derry.Girls.S03E01.1080p.NF.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTb.mkv"
+  - "Derry.Girls.S03.Derry.Girls.S03.1080p.NF.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTb/Derry.Girls.S03E02.1080p.NF.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTb.mkv"
+
+routing:
+  library:
+    - "Derry.Girls.S03.Derry.Girls.S03.1080p.NF.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTb/Derry.Girls.S03E01.1080p.NF.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTb.mkv"
+    - "Derry.Girls.S03.Derry.Girls.S03.1080p.NF.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTb/Derry.Girls.S03E02.1080p.NF.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTb.mkv"
+  torrents:
+    - "Derry.Girls.S03.Derry.Girls.S03.1080p.NF.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTb/"
+  seed_hardlinks:
+    - source: "library/Derry.Girls.S03.Derry.Girls.S03.1080p.NF.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTb/Derry.Girls.S03E01.1080p.NF.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTb.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Derry.Girls.S03.Derry.Girls.S03.1080p.NF.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTb/Derry.Girls.S03E01.1080p.NF.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTb.mkv"
+    - source: "library/Derry.Girls.S03.Derry.Girls.S03.1080p.NF.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTb/Derry.Girls.S03E02.1080p.NF.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTb.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Derry.Girls.S03.Derry.Girls.S03.1080p.NF.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTb/Derry.Girls.S03E02.1080p.NF.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTb.mkv"
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/deutschland_changing_name/expected.yaml b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/deutschland_changing_name/expected.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62e82b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/deutschland_changing_name/expected.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+release_name: "Deutschland.83.S01.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD"
+
+# Show title carries a year-like suffix that is *part of the title*, not the
+# release year. Parser correctly keeps "Deutschland.83" intact (no year
+# stripped) because '83' is too short for the YYYY heuristic.
+parsed:
+  title: "Deutschland.83"
+  year: null
+  season: 1
+  episode: null
+  quality: "1080p"
+  source: "BluRay"
+  codec: "x264"
+  group: "SHORTBREHD"
+  tech_string: "1080p.BluRay.x264"
+  media_type: "tv_show"
+  parse_path: "direct"
+  is_season_pack: true
+
+# Real-world note: the franchise rebrands as Deutschland.86 / Deutschland.89
+# in later seasons — same downloads folder mixes the variants. Organiser
+# will likely want a "show alias" layer eventually.
+tree:
+  - "Deutschland.83.S01.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD/"
+  - "Deutschland.83.S01.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD/Deutschland.83.S01E01.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv"
+  - "Deutschland.83.S01.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD/Deutschland.83.S01E02.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv"
+  - "Deutschland.83.S01.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD/Sample/"
+  - "Deutschland.83.S01.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD/Sample/sample.mkv"
+
+routing:
+  library:
+    - "Deutschland.83.S01.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD/Deutschland.83.S01E01.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv"
+    - "Deutschland.83.S01.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD/Deutschland.83.S01E02.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv"
+  torrents:
+    - "Deutschland.83.S01.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD/"
+  seed_hardlinks:
+    - source: "library/Deutschland.83.S01.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD/Deutschland.83.S01E01.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Deutschland.83.S01.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD/Deutschland.83.S01E01.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv"
+    - source: "library/Deutschland.83.S01.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD/Deutschland.83.S01E02.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Deutschland.83.S01.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD/Deutschland.83.S01E02.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv"
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/honey_uhd_hdr/expected.yaml b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/honey_uhd_hdr/expected.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff6f975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/honey_uhd_hdr/expected.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+release_name: "Honey.Don't.2025.2160p.WEBRip.DSNP.DV.HDR.x265.EAC3.5.1-Amen"
+
+# Tech debt: the unescaped apostrophe in "Don't" pushes the whole release
+# through the AI fallback path (parse_path="ai") and the parse degenerates to
+# UNKNOWN across the board. Anti-regression here — once the tokenizer learns
+# to handle apostrophes, this fixture should be revisited.
+parsed:
+  title: "Honey.Don't.2025.2160p.WEBRip.DSNP.DV.HDR.x265.EAC3.5.1-Amen"
+  year: null
+  season: null
+  episode: null
+  quality: null
+  source: null
+  codec: null
+  group: "UNKNOWN"
+  tech_string: ""
+  media_type: "unknown"
+  parse_path: "ai"
+  is_season_pack: false
+
+tree:
+  - "Honey.Don't.2025.2160p.WEBRip.DSNP.DV.HDR.x265.EAC3.5.1-Amen/"
+  - "Honey.Don't.2025.2160p.WEBRip.DSNP.DV.HDR.x265.EAC3.5.1-Amen/Honey.Don't.2025.2160p.WEBRip.DSNP.DV.HDR.x265.EAC3.5.1-Amen.mkv"
+  - "Honey.Don't.2025.2160p.WEBRip.DSNP.DV.HDR.x265.EAC3.5.1-Amen/RARBG_DO_NOT_MIRROR.exe"
+
+routing:
+  library:
+    - "Honey.Don't.2025.2160p.WEBRip.DSNP.DV.HDR.x265.EAC3.5.1-Amen/Honey.Don't.2025.2160p.WEBRip.DSNP.DV.HDR.x265.EAC3.5.1-Amen.mkv"
+  torrents:
+    - "Honey.Don't.2025.2160p.WEBRip.DSNP.DV.HDR.x265.EAC3.5.1-Amen/"
+  seed_hardlinks:
+    - source: "library/Honey.Don't.2025.2160p.WEBRip.DSNP.DV.HDR.x265.EAC3.5.1-Amen/Honey.Don't.2025.2160p.WEBRip.DSNP.DV.HDR.x265.EAC3.5.1-Amen.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Honey.Don't.2025.2160p.WEBRip.DSNP.DV.HDR.x265.EAC3.5.1-Amen/Honey.Don't.2025.2160p.WEBRip.DSNP.DV.HDR.x265.EAC3.5.1-Amen.mkv"
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/hook_subs_in_name/expected.yaml b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/hook_subs_in_name/expected.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e87aa1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/hook_subs_in_name/expected.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+release_name: "Hook.1991.MULTi.SUBS.1080p.BluRay.x264-MELBA"
+
+# The 'SUBS' marker advertises included subtitles in the release name itself
+# but otherwise doesn't change the parse. Treat it like any other tag —
+# don't drop it from raw, don't try to translate it into anything.
+parsed:
+  title: "Hook"
+  year: 1991
+  season: null
+  episode: null
+  quality: "1080p"
+  source: "BluRay"
+  codec: "x264"
+  group: "MELBA"
+  tech_string: "1080p.BluRay.x264"
+  media_type: "movie"
+  languages: ["MULTI"]
+  parse_path: "direct"
+  is_season_pack: false
+
+tree:
+  - "Hook.1991.MULTi.SUBS.1080p.BluRay.x264-MELBA/"
+  - "Hook.1991.MULTi.SUBS.1080p.BluRay.x264-MELBA/Hook.1991.MULTi.SUBS.1080p.BluRay.x264-MELBA.mkv"
+  - "Hook.1991.MULTi.SUBS.1080p.BluRay.x264-MELBA/Subs/"
+  - "Hook.1991.MULTi.SUBS.1080p.BluRay.x264-MELBA/Subs/fre.srt"
+  - "Hook.1991.MULTi.SUBS.1080p.BluRay.x264-MELBA/Subs/eng.srt"
+  - "Hook.1991.MULTi.SUBS.1080p.BluRay.x264-MELBA/Subs/spa.srt"
+
+routing:
+  library:
+    - "Hook.1991.MULTi.SUBS.1080p.BluRay.x264-MELBA/Hook.1991.MULTi.SUBS.1080p.BluRay.x264-MELBA.mkv"
+    - "Hook.1991.MULTi.SUBS.1080p.BluRay.x264-MELBA/Subs/fre.srt"
+    - "Hook.1991.MULTi.SUBS.1080p.BluRay.x264-MELBA/Subs/eng.srt"
+  torrents:
+    - "Hook.1991.MULTi.SUBS.1080p.BluRay.x264-MELBA/"
+  seed_hardlinks:
+    - source: "library/Hook.1991.MULTi.SUBS.1080p.BluRay.x264-MELBA/Hook.1991.MULTi.SUBS.1080p.BluRay.x264-MELBA.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Hook.1991.MULTi.SUBS.1080p.BluRay.x264-MELBA/Hook.1991.MULTi.SUBS.1080p.BluRay.x264-MELBA.mkv"
+    - source: "library/Hook.1991.MULTi.SUBS.1080p.BluRay.x264-MELBA/Subs/fre.srt"
+      target: "torrents/Hook.1991.MULTi.SUBS.1080p.BluRay.x264-MELBA/Subs/fre.srt"
+    - source: "library/Hook.1991.MULTi.SUBS.1080p.BluRay.x264-MELBA/Subs/eng.srt"
+      target: "torrents/Hook.1991.MULTi.SUBS.1080p.BluRay.x264-MELBA/Subs/eng.srt"
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/jurassic_minimal/expected.yaml b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/jurassic_minimal/expected.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdd2f0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/jurassic_minimal/expected.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+release_name: "Jurassic Park"
+
+# Stripped-bare folder name — no year, no tech, no group. media_type=unknown
+# is the right answer: the parser refuses to guess. Organiser will need
+# user input (or TMDB lookup) to disambiguate.
+parsed:
+  title: "Jurassic.Park"
+  year: null
+  season: null
+  episode: null
+  quality: null
+  source: null
+  codec: null
+  group: "UNKNOWN"
+  tech_string: ""
+  media_type: "unknown"
+  parse_path: "direct"
+  is_season_pack: false
+
+tree:
+  - "Jurassic Park/"
+  - "Jurassic Park/Jurassic.Park.1993.mkv"
+
+routing:
+  library:
+    - "Jurassic Park/Jurassic.Park.1993.mkv"
+  torrents:
+    - "Jurassic Park/"
+  seed_hardlinks:
+    - source: "library/Jurassic Park/Jurassic.Park.1993.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Jurassic Park/Jurassic.Park.1993.mkv"
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/notre_planete_lowercase_e/expected.yaml b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/notre_planete_lowercase_e/expected.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e54ecfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/notre_planete_lowercase_e/expected.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+release_name: "Notre.planete.s01e01.1080p.NF.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.x264-NTb"
+
+# Lowercase 's01e01' and lowercased title word ('planete') correctly parsed.
+# NF (Netflix) source tag is not in the source KB — drops; WEB-DL wins.
+parsed:
+  title: "Notre.planete"
+  year: null
+  season: 1
+  episode: 1
+  quality: "1080p"
+  source: "WEB-DL"
+  codec: "x264"
+  group: "NTb"
+  tech_string: "1080p.WEB-DL.x264"
+  media_type: "tv_show"
+  parse_path: "direct"
+  is_season_pack: false
+
+tree:
+  - "Notre.planete.s01e01.1080p.NF.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.x264-NTb/"
+  - "Notre.planete.s01e01.1080p.NF.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.x264-NTb/Notre.planete.s01e01.1080p.NF.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.x264-NTb.mkv"
+
+routing:
+  library:
+    - "Notre.planete.s01e01.1080p.NF.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.x264-NTb/Notre.planete.s01e01.1080p.NF.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.x264-NTb.mkv"
+  torrents:
+    - "Notre.planete.s01e01.1080p.NF.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.x264-NTb/"
+  seed_hardlinks:
+    - source: "library/Notre.planete.s01e01.1080p.NF.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.x264-NTb/Notre.planete.s01e01.1080p.NF.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.x264-NTb.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Notre.planete.s01e01.1080p.NF.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.x264-NTb/Notre.planete.s01e01.1080p.NF.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.x264-NTb.mkv"
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/nuit_au_musee_bilingual/expected.yaml b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/nuit_au_musee_bilingual/expected.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a380bed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/nuit_au_musee_bilingual/expected.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+release_name: "La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST"
+
+# French title with MULTI audio. No year. Article 'La' preserved as part of
+# the title — no smart article handling, which is the right call (cross-locale
+# article stripping is fraught).
+parsed:
+  title: "La.Nuit.au.Musee"
+  year: null
+  season: null
+  episode: null
+  quality: "1080p"
+  source: "BluRay"
+  codec: "x265"
+  group: "LOST"
+  tech_string: "1080p.BluRay.x265"
+  media_type: "movie"
+  languages: ["MULTI"]
+  parse_path: "direct"
+  is_season_pack: false
+
+tree:
+  - "La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST/"
+  - "La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST/La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST.mkv"
+  - "La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST/La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST.fre.srt"
+  - "La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST/La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST.eng.srt"
+
+routing:
+  library:
+    - "La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST/La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST.mkv"
+    - "La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST/La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST.fre.srt"
+    - "La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST/La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST.eng.srt"
+  torrents:
+    - "La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST/"
+  seed_hardlinks:
+    - source: "library/La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST/La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST/La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST.mkv"
+    - source: "library/La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST/La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST.fre.srt"
+      target: "torrents/La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST/La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST.fre.srt"
+    - source: "library/La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST/La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST.eng.srt"
+      target: "torrents/La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST/La.Nuit.au.Musee.MULTi.1080p.BluRay.x265-LOST.eng.srt"
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/predator_space_separators/expected.yaml b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/predator_space_separators/expected.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73a8166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/predator_space_separators/expected.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+release_name: "Predator Badlands 2025 1080p HDRip HEVC x265 BONE"
+
+# Space-separated release: tokenizer correctly splits and identifies year +
+# tech, but the dash-before-group convention is absent so 'BONE' is not
+# recognized as the group — falls to UNKNOWN. Anti-regression baseline.
+parsed:
+  title: "Predator.Badlands"
+  year: 2025
+  season: null
+  episode: null
+  quality: "1080p"
+  source: "HDRip"
+  codec: "x265"
+  group: "UNKNOWN"
+  tech_string: "1080p.HDRip.x265"
+  media_type: "movie"
+  parse_path: "direct"
+  is_season_pack: false
+
+tree:
+  - "Predator Badlands 2025 1080p HDRip HEVC x265 BONE/"
+  - "Predator Badlands 2025 1080p HDRip HEVC x265 BONE/Predator Badlands 2025 1080p HDRip HEVC x265 BONE.mkv"
+
+routing:
+  library:
+    - "Predator Badlands 2025 1080p HDRip HEVC x265 BONE/Predator Badlands 2025 1080p HDRip HEVC x265 BONE.mkv"
+  torrents:
+    - "Predator Badlands 2025 1080p HDRip HEVC x265 BONE/"
+  seed_hardlinks:
+    - source: "library/Predator Badlands 2025 1080p HDRip HEVC x265 BONE/Predator Badlands 2025 1080p HDRip HEVC x265 BONE.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Predator Badlands 2025 1080p HDRip HEVC x265 BONE/Predator Badlands 2025 1080p HDRip HEVC x265 BONE.mkv"
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/tatortreiniger_flat_multiseason/expected.yaml b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/tatortreiniger_flat_multiseason/expected.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80ca66f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/tatortreiniger_flat_multiseason/expected.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+release_name: "Der.Tatortreiniger.S01-06.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE"
+
+# Tech debt: range syntax 'S01-06' is not recognized as TV — falls through
+# to media_type=movie with the range glued onto the title. Captured here so a
+# future ranger-aware parser change is intentional.
+parsed:
+  title: "Der.Tatortreiniger.S01-06"
+  year: null
+  season: null
+  episode: null
+  quality: "1080p"
+  source: "WEB"
+  codec: "x264"
+  group: "WAYNE"
+  tech_string: "1080p.WEB.x264"
+  media_type: "movie"
+  languages: ["GERMAN"]
+  parse_path: "direct"
+  is_season_pack: false
+
+tree:
+  - "Der.Tatortreiniger.S01-06.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE/"
+  - "Der.Tatortreiniger.S01-06.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE/Der.Tatortreiniger.S01E01.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE.mkv"
+  - "Der.Tatortreiniger.S01-06.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE/Der.Tatortreiniger.S01E02.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE.mkv"
+  - "Der.Tatortreiniger.S01-06.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE/Der.Tatortreiniger.S02E01.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE.mkv"
+  - "Der.Tatortreiniger.S01-06.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE/Der.Tatortreiniger.S06E08.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE.mkv"
+
+routing:
+  library:
+    - "Der.Tatortreiniger.S01-06.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE/Der.Tatortreiniger.S01E01.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE.mkv"
+    - "Der.Tatortreiniger.S01-06.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE/Der.Tatortreiniger.S01E02.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE.mkv"
+    - "Der.Tatortreiniger.S01-06.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE/Der.Tatortreiniger.S02E01.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE.mkv"
+    - "Der.Tatortreiniger.S01-06.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE/Der.Tatortreiniger.S06E08.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE.mkv"
+  torrents:
+    - "Der.Tatortreiniger.S01-06.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE/"
+  seed_hardlinks:
+    - source: "library/Der.Tatortreiniger.S01-06.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE/Der.Tatortreiniger.S01E01.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Der.Tatortreiniger.S01-06.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE/Der.Tatortreiniger.S01E01.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE.mkv"
+    - source: "library/Der.Tatortreiniger.S01-06.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE/Der.Tatortreiniger.S01E02.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Der.Tatortreiniger.S01-06.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE/Der.Tatortreiniger.S01E02.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE.mkv"
+    - source: "library/Der.Tatortreiniger.S01-06.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE/Der.Tatortreiniger.S02E01.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Der.Tatortreiniger.S01-06.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE/Der.Tatortreiniger.S02E01.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE.mkv"
+    - source: "library/Der.Tatortreiniger.S01-06.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE/Der.Tatortreiniger.S06E08.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Der.Tatortreiniger.S01-06.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE/Der.Tatortreiniger.S06E08.GERMAN.1080p.WEB.x264-WAYNE.mkv"
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/vinyl_1x01_format/expected.yaml b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/vinyl_1x01_format/expected.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..988552c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/vinyl_1x01_format/expected.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+release_name: "Vinyl - 1x01 - FHD"
+
+# Tech debt: surrounding ' - ' separators leave a stray '-' token attached
+# to the title ("Vinyl.-"). NxNN form correctly identifies S01E01; everything
+# tech-side empty (no quality token in KB — "FHD" not yet known). Anti-regression
+# the current degenerate title so a future fix is intentional.
+parsed:
+  title: "Vinyl.-"
+  year: null
+  season: 1
+  episode: 1
+  quality: null
+  source: null
+  codec: null
+  group: "UNKNOWN"
+  tech_string: ""
+  media_type: "tv_show"
+  parse_path: "direct"
+  is_season_pack: false
+
+tree:
+  - "Vinyl - 1x01 - FHD/"
+  - "Vinyl - 1x01 - FHD/Vinyl - 1x01 - FHD.mkv"
+
+routing:
+  library:
+    - "Vinyl - 1x01 - FHD/Vinyl - 1x01 - FHD.mkv"
+  torrents:
+    - "Vinyl - 1x01 - FHD/"
+  seed_hardlinks:
+    - source: "library/Vinyl - 1x01 - FHD/Vinyl - 1x01 - FHD.mkv"
+      target: "torrents/Vinyl - 1x01 - FHD/Vinyl - 1x01 - FHD.mkv"
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/westworld_subs_only/expected.yaml b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/westworld_subs_only/expected.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce257d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/releases/shitty/westworld_subs_only/expected.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+release_name: "Westworld.S04.Subs.Only"
+
+# Subtitle-only release (no video). Parser still classifies as TV S04 from
+# the S04 marker. Organiser will need to detect "no video file" and route
+# everything subtitle-side — this fixture's tree captures that shape.
+parsed:
+  title: "Westworld"
+  year: null
+  season: 4
+  episode: null
+  quality: null
+  source: null
+  codec: null
+  group: "UNKNOWN"
+  tech_string: ""
+  media_type: "tv_show"
+  parse_path: "direct"
+  is_season_pack: true
+
+tree:
+  - "Westworld.S04.Subs.Only/"
+  - "Westworld.S04.Subs.Only/Westworld.S04E01.fre.srt"
+  - "Westworld.S04.Subs.Only/Westworld.S04E02.fre.srt"
+  - "Westworld.S04.Subs.Only/Westworld.S04E03.fre.srt"
+  - "Westworld.S04.Subs.Only/Westworld.S04E04.fre.srt"
+
+# No video to library — all sidecars travel together. Will likely require a
+# distinct flow in organize_media: subs join an *existing* show in library
+# without dragging a video.
+routing:
+  library:
+    - "Westworld.S04.Subs.Only/Westworld.S04E01.fre.srt"
+    - "Westworld.S04.Subs.Only/Westworld.S04E02.fre.srt"
+    - "Westworld.S04.Subs.Only/Westworld.S04E03.fre.srt"
+    - "Westworld.S04.Subs.Only/Westworld.S04E04.fre.srt"
+  torrents:
+    - "Westworld.S04.Subs.Only/"
+  seed_hardlinks:
+    - source: "library/Westworld.S04.Subs.Only/Westworld.S04E01.fre.srt"
+      target: "torrents/Westworld.S04.Subs.Only/Westworld.S04E01.fre.srt"
+    - source: "library/Westworld.S04.Subs.Only/Westworld.S04E02.fre.srt"
+      target: "torrents/Westworld.S04.Subs.Only/Westworld.S04E02.fre.srt"
+    - source: "library/Westworld.S04.Subs.Only/Westworld.S04E03.fre.srt"
+      target: "torrents/Westworld.S04.Subs.Only/Westworld.S04E03.fre.srt"
+    - source: "library/Westworld.S04.Subs.Only/Westworld.S04E04.fre.srt"
+      target: "torrents/Westworld.S04.Subs.Only/Westworld.S04E04.fre.srt"