Had the same thing happen with a dishwasher pump last spring, the cross reference chart said it worked for like 40 models and mine was on the list, but the mounting bracket holes were off by maybe a quarter inch. I drilled them out and got it in, felt pretty proud of myself, then it leaked from the seal two weeks later and flooded the cabinet. The guy at the parts counter told me the aftermarket ones are made in the same factory, but I'm not buying that story anymore. Now I just look up the OEM number myself and order it online, takes five minutes and I know it'll fit. The only time I gamble on generic is when the part is cheap enough that I won't care if I have to eat it.

My husband still brings up the night I yelled at our TV because of that exact kind of ending, and honestly he is not wrong to tease me about it. I had a whole Sunday planned around finishing a season, got to the last episode, and it cut off right in the middle of a chase scene. I thought the app froze, so I did the same dance you did, restarted everything, checked on my phone, even unplugged the router like that would somehow fix a show that was written that way on purpose. It turned out the season just ended there and the next one was not even out yet, so I sat there with my snacks feeling like a total fool. Now I always peek at how many episodes a season has before I start, which takes away a bit of the surprise but saves me from another meltdown. Your dog probably handled the shock better than either of us did.