diff --git a/debug_comments.js b/debug_comments.js
index 433bc8fd..f8d52224 100644
--- a/debug_comments.js
+++ b/debug_comments.js
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 
-import { __testExports, normalizeCommentTarget } from "./js/nostr/commentEvents.js";
-const { isVideoCommentEvent } = __testExports;
+import { __testExports } from "./js/nostr/commentEvents.js";
+const { isVideoCommentEvent, normalizeCommentTarget } = __testExports;
 import { devLogger, userLogger } from "./js/utils/logger.js";
 
-// Mock loggers to see output
-devLogger.debug = (...args) => console.log("[DEBUG]", ...args);
-devLogger.warn = (...args) => console.log("[WARN]", ...args);
-userLogger.warn = (...args) => console.log("[USER WARN]", ...args);
+// Logger mocking removed
 
 const videoEventId = "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001";
 const rootKind = "30078";
diff --git a/reproduce_issue.js b/reproduce_issue.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f50f17f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reproduce_issue.js
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+
+import { __testExports } from "./js/nostr/commentEvents.js";
+const { isVideoCommentEvent, normalizeCommentTarget } = __testExports;
+
+const originalVideoId = "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001";
+const originalAuthor = "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002";
+const originalKind = "30078";
+
+const reposterPubkey = "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003";
+const repostKind = "6";
+
+// Scenario: UI passes the Repost event as the "video"
+const targetInput = {
+    videoEventId: originalVideoId, // The ID is usually the original ID even in reposts? No, repost has its own ID.
+    // But CommentThreadService uses video.id.
+    // If video is Repost, video.id is Repost ID.
+    // But comments are on Original ID.
+    // So if video.id is Repost ID, then we are fetching comments for the Repost ID!
+    // And the comment event tags the Repost ID? No, it tags the Original ID.
+    // So we wouldn't even FETCH the comments if we used Repost ID.
+
+    // Wait, if loadThread is called with Repost object, videoEventId = Repost ID.
+    // fetchThread queries for #e = Repost ID.
+    // But comments are on Original ID.
+    // So we get NO comments.
+
+    // So the issue is even earlier: we are querying for the wrong ID.
+
+    // BUT, assuming we somehow got the comment (maybe via legacy #e tag pointing to Repost?), 
+    // let's see if it passes filter.
+
+    // Let's assume the UI unwraps the ID but passes the Repost Kind/Pubkey?
+    // If video.id is Original ID, but video.kind is 6 (Repost Kind) and video.pubkey is Reposter.
+
+    videoEventId: originalVideoId,
+    videoKind: repostKind,
+    videoAuthorPubkey: reposterPubkey,
+};
+
+const descriptor = normalizeCommentTarget(targetInput);
+
+console.log("Descriptor:", JSON.stringify(descriptor, null, 2));
+
+const validCommentOnOriginal = {
+    kind: 1111,
+    tags: [
+        ["e", originalVideoId, "wss://relay.example.com", "root"],
+        ["K", originalKind],
+        ["P", originalAuthor],
+    ],
+};
+
+console.log("Testing Valid Comment on Original (against Repost metadata):", isVideoCommentEvent(validCommentOnOriginal, descriptor));