diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 0da2630bd..b09bcb83a 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -736,29 +736,17 @@
       }));
     },
     parse: function(req, a, threadID, replyID) {
-      var body, bq, post, quote, quotes, reply, _i, _j, _len, _len2, _ref;
+      var bq, doc, post, quote, quotes, _i, _len;
       if (req.status !== 200) {
         a.textContent = "" + req.status + " " + req.statusText;
         return;
       }
-      body = $.el('body', {
-        innerHTML: req.responseText
-      });
-      if (threadID === replyID) {
-        bq = $('blockquote', body);
-      } else {
-        _ref = $$('td[id]', body);
-        for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
-          reply = _ref[_i];
-          if (reply.id === replyID) {
-            bq = $('blockquote', reply);
-            break;
-          }
-        }
-      }
+      doc = d.implementation.createHTMLDocument();
+      doc.documentElement.innerHTML = req.responseText;
+      bq = threadID === replyID ? $('blockquote', doc) : $('blockquote', doc.getElementById(replyID));
       quotes = $$('.quotelink', bq);
-      for (_j = 0, _len2 = quotes.length; _j < _len2; _j++) {
-        quote = quotes[_j];
+      for (_i = 0, _len = quotes.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
+        quote = quotes[_i];
         if (quote.getAttribute('href') === quote.hash) {
           quote.pathname = "/" + g.BOARD + "/res/" + threadID;
         }
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 1eb783ebd..dbf281d2c 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -637,18 +637,14 @@ ExpandComment =
       a.textContent = "#{req.status} #{req.statusText}"
       return
 
-    body = $.el 'body',
-      innerHTML: req.responseText
+    doc = d.implementation.createHTMLDocument()
+    doc.documentElement.innerHTML = req.responseText
 
-    if threadID is replyID #OP
-      bq = $ 'blockquote', body
-    else
-      #css selectors don't like ids starting with numbers,
-      # getElementById only works for root document.
-      for reply in $$ 'td[id]', body
-        if reply.id == replyID
-          bq = $ 'blockquote', reply
-          break
+    bq =
+      if threadID is replyID # OP
+        $ 'blockquote', doc
+      else
+        $ 'blockquote', doc.getElementById replyID
     quotes = $$ '.quotelink', bq
     for quote in quotes
       if quote.getAttribute('href') is quote.hash