/* Section heading */
#Episodes h2#episode-header {
  color: red !important;                 /* Heading in red */
  font-weight: bold !important;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem !important;      /* Spacing below heading */
  text-transform: uppercase !important;  /* Optional: uppercase text */
}

/* Container holding buttons */
#Episodes #btn {
  margin-top: 1rem !important;
}

/* Base style for all episode buttons */
.custom-ep-btn {
  position: relative !important;             /* Needed for before/after pseudo-elements */
  background-color: red !important;          /* Red background */
  color: white !important;                   /* White text */
  border: none !important;                   /* Remove default border */
  border-radius: 0 !important;               /* No rounded corners */
  padding: 0.5rem 1.2rem !important;         /* Padding for button size */
  margin: 0.5rem !important;                 /* Space between buttons */
  overflow: hidden !important;               /* Hide pseudo-elements outside button */
  cursor: pointer !important;                /* Pointer on hover */
  font-weight: bold !important;
  z-index: 0 !important;                     /* Ensure text is above pseudo-elements */
  text-transform: uppercase !important;      /* Optional: make text uppercase */
  transition: color 0.3s ease !important;    /* Smooth text color transition */
}

/* Pseudo-elements for before/after hover effect */
.custom-ep-btn::before,
.custom-ep-btn::after {
  content: "" !important;
  position: absolute !important;
  top: 0 !important;
  height: 100% !important;
  width: 0 !important;
  background-color: #cc0000 !important;     /* Slightly darker red */
  z-index: -1 !important;                    /* Behind button text */
  transition: width 0.4s ease !important;
}

/* Left-to-right effect */
.custom-ep-btn::before {
  left: 0 !important;
}

/* Right-to-left effect */
.custom-ep-btn::after {
  right: 0 !important;
}

/* On hover, expand both pseudo-elements to cover button */
.custom-ep-btn:hover::before,
.custom-ep-btn:hover::after {
  width: 50% !important;                     /* Together, they cover full width */
}

/* Ensure text stays readable on hover */
.custom-ep-btn:hover {
  color: white !important;
}