diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 7a49a252a..c86f4015b 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -838,21 +838,21 @@
       }
     },
     parse: function(req, pathname, thread, a) {
-      var body, href, link, next, nodes, quote, reply, _i, _j, _len, _len2, _ref, _ref2;
+      var doc, href, link, next, nodes, quote, reply, table, _i, _j, _len, _len2, _ref, _ref2;
       if (req.status !== 200) {
         a.textContent = "" + req.status + " " + req.statusText;
         $.off(a, 'click', ExpandThread.cb.toggle);
         return;
       }
       a.textContent = a.textContent.replace('\u00d7 Loading...', '-');
-      body = $.el('body', {
-        innerHTML: req.responseText
-      });
+      doc = d.implementation.createHTMLDocument(null);
+      doc.documentElement.innerHTML = req.responseText;
       nodes = [];
-      _ref = $$('.reply', body);
+      _ref = $$('.reply', doc);
       for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
         reply = _ref[_i];
-        _ref2 = $$('.quotelink', reply);
+        table = d.importNode(reply.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode);
+        _ref2 = $$('.quotelink', table);
         for (_j = 0, _len2 = _ref2.length; _j < _len2; _j++) {
           quote = _ref2[_j];
           if ((href = quote.getAttribute('href')) === quote.hash) {
@@ -861,10 +861,10 @@
             quote.href = "res/" + href;
           }
         }
-        link = $('.quotejs', reply);
+        link = $('.quotejs', table);
         link.href = "res/" + thread.firstChild.id + "#" + reply.id;
         link.nextSibling.href = "res/" + thread.firstChild.id + "#q" + reply.id;
-        nodes.push(reply.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode);
+        nodes.push(table);
       }
       while ((next = a.nextSibling) && !next.clear) {
         $.rm(next);
@@ -2562,7 +2562,7 @@
         };
       },
       update: function() {
-        var body, id, newPosts, nodes, reply, scroll, _i, _len, _ref;
+        var doc, id, newPosts, nodes, reply, scroll, _i, _len, _ref;
         if (this.status === 404) {
           Updater.timer.textContent = '';
           Updater.count.textContent = 404;
@@ -2598,12 +2598,11 @@
           return;
         }
         Updater.lastModified = this.getResponseHeader('Last-Modified');
-        body = $.el('body', {
-          innerHTML: this.responseText
-        });
+        doc = d.implementation.createHTMLDocument(null);
+        doc.documentElement.innerHTML = this.responseText;
         id = $('input', Updater.br.previousElementSibling).name;
         nodes = [];
-        _ref = $$('.reply', body).reverse();
+        _ref = $$('.reply', doc).reverse();
         for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
           reply = _ref[_i];
           if (reply.id <= id) break;
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index eb625ad42..06c7c0ae8 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -721,20 +721,21 @@ ExpandThread =
 
     a.textContent = a.textContent.replace '\u00d7 Loading...', '-'
 
-    body = $.el 'body',
-      innerHTML: req.responseText
+    doc = d.implementation.createHTMLDocument null
+    doc.documentElement.innerHTML = req.responseText
 
     nodes = []
-    for reply in $$ '.reply', body
-      for quote in $$ '.quotelink', reply
+    for reply in $$ '.reply', doc
+      table = d.importNode reply.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode
+      for quote in $$ '.quotelink', table
         if (href = quote.getAttribute('href')) is quote.hash #add pathname to normal quotes
           quote.pathname = pathname
         else if href isnt quote.href #fix x-thread links, not x-board ones
           quote.href = "res/#{href}"
-      link = $ '.quotejs', reply
+      link = $ '.quotejs', table
       link.href = "res/#{thread.firstChild.id}##{reply.id}"
       link.nextSibling.href = "res/#{thread.firstChild.id}#q#{reply.id}"
-      nodes.push reply.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode
+      nodes.push table
     # eat everything, then replace with fresh full posts
     while (next = a.nextSibling) and not next.clear #br[clear]
       $.rm next
@@ -2201,12 +2202,12 @@ Updater =
         return
       Updater.lastModified = @getResponseHeader 'Last-Modified'
 
-      body = $.el 'body',
-        innerHTML: @responseText
+      doc = d.implementation.createHTMLDocument null
+      doc.documentElement.innerHTML = @responseText
 
       id = $('input', Updater.br.previousElementSibling).name
       nodes = []
-      for reply in $$('.reply', body).reverse()
+      for reply in $$('.reply', doc).reverse()
         break if reply.id <= id #make sure to not insert older posts
         nodes.push reply.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode #table