diff --git a/ythdd_api_v1.py b/ythdd_api_v1.py
index 62ab976..4024074 100644
--- a/ythdd_api_v1.py
+++ b/ythdd_api_v1.py
@@ -31,22 +31,34 @@ def stats():
 
 def hot(data):
 	#print(data)
+	# if we are given not enough data to work with, return bad request.
+	# example:
+	# hot related videoId
+	#  0.      1.      2. [No. of argument]
 	if len(data) <= 2:
 		incrementBadRequests()
 		return 400, f'error: bad request. supply required arguments.', []
+
+	# check our first argument
 	match data[1]:
+
+		# if it can be handled by yt_dlp, use yt_dlp
 		case "video" | "channel" | "handle" | "playlist":
 			url_lookup = {'video': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=', 'channel': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/', 'handle': 'https://www.youtube.com/@', 'playlist': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list='}
 			comment_count = ""
+			# require 3 arguments (if using "c" or "nc")
 			if len(data) <= 3:
 				incrementBadRequests()
 				return 400, f'error: bad request. supply required arguments.', []
+			# comment settings should be either Comments, No Comments, or Limited Comments
 			if data[2] not in ("c", "nc", "lc"):
 				incrementBadRequests()
 				return notImplemented(data)
+			# require 4 arguments (when using "lc" we need to know the number of comments to retrieve)
 			if data[2] == "lc" and len(data) <= 4:
 				incrementBadRequests()
 				return 400, f'error: bad request. limited comments (lc) requires an extra argument specifying amount of comments.', []
+			# check if the additional "lc" argument is a number
 			elif data[2] == "lc":
 				try:
 					comment_count = str(int(data[3]))
@@ -54,6 +66,7 @@ def hot(data):
 					incrementBadRequests()
 					return 400, f'error: bad request. {data[3]} is not a number.', []
 				videoId = data[4]
+			# if the user didn't choose Limited Comments, then the videoId must be the fourth (zero included) argument
 			else:
 				videoId = data[3]
 
@@ -61,19 +74,29 @@ def hot(data):
 				incrementBadRequests()
 				return 400, f'error: bad request. wrong videoId: {videoId} is {len(videoId)} characters long, but should be 11.', []
 
+			# assume we want to get the comments
 			getcomments = True
+			# unless we're given "nc"
 			if data[2] == "nc":
 				getcomments = False
 
+			# try to get the data
 			try:
 				started = time.time()
 				extracted_dict = ythdd_extractor.extract(url_lookup[data[1]] + videoId, getcomments=getcomments, maxcomments=comment_count)
 				extracted_dict["took"] = time.time() - started
 				return 200, "OK", extracted_dict
 			except Exception as e:
+				# shrink yt_dlp's unnecessarily long error message
+				# example: \u001b[0;31mERROR:\u001b[0m [youtube] videoIdABCD: Sign in to confirm your age. This video may be inappropriate for some users.
+				# TODO: perhaps implement proper error handling? so that we don't need this hacky solution
 				incrementBadRequests()
-				return 400, f'error: failed to get "{videoId}" ({data[2]})', {'error_msg': str(e)}
+				error_msg = str(e).replace("\u001b[0;31mERROR:\u001b[0m [youtube] " + videoId + ": ", "") # yt_dlp error message with color codes
+				return 400, f'error: failed to get "{videoId}" ({data[2]})', {'error_msg': error_msg}
+
+		# if some functionality is not supported or buried deep within yt_dlp, as is the case with "related videos" feed, use our own (naive) approach
 		case "related":
+			# no logic needed for additional arguments here
 			videoId = data[2]
 			if len(videoId) != 11: # videoId sanity check
 				incrementBadRequests()
@@ -81,10 +104,16 @@ def hot(data):
 
 			started = time.time()
 			try:
+				# try to actually get the data
 				extracted_related = ythdd_extractor.related('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=' + videoId)
 				extracted_related['took'] = time.time() - started
 				return 200, "OK", extracted_related
+			except KeyError:
+				# instead of throwing error at age restricted videos for not having "related videos" feed,
+				# return an empty feed
+				return 200, "OK", {'secondaryResults': {'results': []}, 'took': time.time() - started}
 			except Exception as e:
+				# general exception handler
 				incrementBadRequests()
 				return 400, f'error: unknown error while parsing {videoId}: {e}', []
 
@@ -92,41 +121,6 @@ def hot(data):
 			incrementBadRequests()
 			return notImplemented(data)
 
-
-	'''
-	if data[1] not in ("video", "channel", "handle", "playlist", "related"):
-		incrementBadRequests()
-		return notImplemented(data)
-	if data[2] not in ("c", "nc", "lc"): # comments, no comments, limited comments
-		incrementBadRequests()
-		return notImplemented(data)
-	if data[2] == "lc":
-		if len(data) <= 4:
-			incrementBadRequests()
-			return 400, f'error: bad request. limited comments (lc) requires an extra argument specifying amount of comments.', []
-		try:
-			comment_count = str(int(data[3]))
-		except:
-			incrementBadRequests()
-			return 400, f'error: bad request. {data[3]} is not a number.', []
-		videoId = data[4]
-	else:
-		videoId = data[3]
-	try:
-		url_lookup = {'video': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=', 'channel': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/', 'handle': 'https://www.youtube.com/@', 'playlist': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list='}
-		if data[2] == "nc":
-			getcomments = False
-		else:
-			getcomments = True
-		started = int(time.time())
-		extracted_dict = ythdd_extractor.extract(url_lookup[data[1]] + videoId, getcomments=getcomments, maxcomments=comment_count)
-		extracted_dict["took"] = int(time.time()) - started
-		return 200, "OK", extracted_dict
-	except Exception as e:
-		incrementBadRequests()
-		return 400, f'error: failed to get "{videoId}" ({data[2]}). {e}', []
-	'''
-
 def lookup(data):
 	match data[0]:
 		case 'stats':