diff --git a/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx b/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx
index f6336425..331937f3 100644
--- a/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ const AndroidVideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
 
   const nextEpisodeHook = useNextEpisode(type, season, episode, groupedEpisodes, (metadataResult as any)?.groupedEpisodes, episodeId);
 
-  const { outroSegment } = useSkipSegments({
+  const { segments: skipIntervals, outroSegment } = useSkipSegments({
     imdbId: imdbId || (id?.startsWith('tt') ? id : undefined),
     type,
     season,
@@ -986,6 +986,7 @@ const AndroidVideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
           episode={episode}
           malId={(metadata as any)?.mal_id || (metadata as any)?.external_ids?.mal_id}
           kitsuId={id?.startsWith('kitsu:') ? id.split(':')[1] : undefined}
+          skipIntervals={skipIntervals}
           currentTime={playerState.currentTime}
           onSkip={(endTime) => controlsHook.seekToTime(endTime)}
           controlsVisible={playerState.showControls}
diff --git a/src/components/player/KSPlayerCore.tsx b/src/components/player/KSPlayerCore.tsx
index dc794c94..231d71d8 100644
--- a/src/components/player/KSPlayerCore.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/KSPlayerCore.tsx
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ const KSPlayerCore: React.FC = () => {
     episodeId
   });
 
-  const { outroSegment } = useSkipSegments({
+  const { segments: skipIntervals, outroSegment } = useSkipSegments({
     imdbId: imdbId || (id?.startsWith('tt') ? id : undefined),
     type,
     season,
@@ -956,6 +956,7 @@ const KSPlayerCore: React.FC = () => {
         episode={episode}
         malId={(metadata as any)?.mal_id || (metadata as any)?.external_ids?.mal_id}
         kitsuId={id?.startsWith('kitsu:') ? id.split(':')[1] : undefined}
+        skipIntervals={skipIntervals}
         currentTime={currentTime}
         onSkip={(endTime) => controls.seekToTime(endTime)}
         controlsVisible={showControls}
@@ -1114,4 +1115,4 @@ const KSPlayerCore: React.FC = () => {
   );
 };
 
-export default KSPlayerCore;
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+export default KSPlayerCore;
diff --git a/src/components/player/hooks/useSkipSegments.ts b/src/components/player/hooks/useSkipSegments.ts
index 996fdf97..3a81e86d 100644
--- a/src/components/player/hooks/useSkipSegments.ts
+++ b/src/components/player/hooks/useSkipSegments.ts
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ export const useSkipSegments = ({
 
     useEffect(() => {
         const key = `${imdbId}-${season}-${episode}-${malId}-${kitsuId}`;
-        
+
         if (!enabled || type !== 'series' || (!imdbId && !malId && !kitsuId) || !season || !episode) {
             setSegments([]);
+            setIsLoading(false);
             fetchedRef.current = false;
+            lastKeyRef.current = '';
             return;
         }
 
@@ -39,23 +41,41 @@ export const useSkipSegments = ({
             return;
         }
 
+        // Clear stale intervals while resolving a new episode/key.
+        if (lastKeyRef.current !== key) {
+            setSegments([]);
+            fetchedRef.current = false;
+        }
+
         lastKeyRef.current = key;
-        fetchedRef.current = true;
         setIsLoading(true);
+        let cancelled = false;
 
         const fetchSegments = async () => {
             try {
                 const intervals = await introService.getSkipTimes(imdbId, season, episode, malId, kitsuId);
+
+                // Ignore stale responses from old requests.
+                if (cancelled || lastKeyRef.current !== key) return;
                 setSegments(intervals);
+                fetchedRef.current = true;
             } catch (error) {
+                if (cancelled || lastKeyRef.current !== key) return;
                 logger.error('[useSkipSegments] Error fetching skip data:', error);
                 setSegments([]);
+                // Keep this key retryable on transient failures.
+                fetchedRef.current = false;
             } finally {
+                if (cancelled || lastKeyRef.current !== key) return;
                 setIsLoading(false);
             }
         };
 
         fetchSegments();
+
+        return () => {
+            cancelled = true;
+        };
     }, [imdbId, type, season, episode, malId, kitsuId, enabled]);
 
     const getActiveSegment = (currentTime: number) => {
@@ -64,7 +84,12 @@ export const useSkipSegments = ({
         );
     };
 
-    const outroSegment = segments.find(s => ['ed', 'outro', 'mixed-ed'].includes(s.type));
+    const outroSegment = segments
+        .filter(s => ['ed', 'outro', 'mixed-ed'].includes(s.type))
+        .reduce<SkipInterval | null>((latest, interval) => {
+            if (!latest || interval.endTime > latest.endTime) return interval;
+            return latest;
+        }, null);
 
     return {
         segments,
diff --git a/src/components/player/overlays/SkipIntroButton.tsx b/src/components/player/overlays/SkipIntroButton.tsx
index 476b4d08..67f72173 100644
--- a/src/components/player/overlays/SkipIntroButton.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/overlays/SkipIntroButton.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ interface SkipIntroButtonProps {
     episode?: number;
     malId?: string;
     kitsuId?: string;
+    skipIntervals?: SkipInterval[] | null;
     currentTime: number;
     onSkip: (endTime: number) => void;
     controlsVisible?: boolean;
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export const SkipIntroButton: React.FC<SkipIntroButtonProps> = ({
     episode,
     malId,
     kitsuId,
+    skipIntervals: externalSkipIntervals,
     currentTime,
     onSkip,
     controlsVisible = false,
@@ -47,15 +49,17 @@ export const SkipIntroButton: React.FC<SkipIntroButtonProps> = ({
 
     const skipIntroEnabled = settings.skipIntroEnabled;
 
-    const { segments: skipIntervals } = useSkipSegments({
+    const { segments: fetchedSkipIntervals } = useSkipSegments({
         imdbId,
         type,
         season,
         episode,
         malId,
         kitsuId,
-        enabled: skipIntroEnabled
+        // Allow parent components to provide pre-fetched intervals to avoid duplicate requests.
+        enabled: skipIntroEnabled && !externalSkipIntervals
     });
+    const skipIntervals = externalSkipIntervals ?? fetchedSkipIntervals;
 
     // State
     const [currentInterval, setCurrentInterval] = useState<SkipInterval | null>(null);
@@ -293,4 +297,4 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     },
 });
 
-export default SkipIntroButton;
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+export default SkipIntroButton;