diff --git a/flow-typed/Comment.js b/flow-typed/Comment.js
index 412052a39..ffda63876 100644
--- a/flow-typed/Comment.js
+++ b/flow-typed/Comment.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ declare type CommentsState = {
   byId: { [string]: Array<string> }, // ClaimID -> list of fetched comment IDs.
   totalCommentsById: {}, // ClaimId -> ultimate total (including replies) in commentron.
   repliesByParentId: { [string]: Array<string> }, // ParentCommentID -> list of fetched replies.
-  totalRepliesByParentId: {}, // ParentCommentID -> total replies in commentron.
+  repliesTotalPagesByParentId: {}, // ParentCommentID -> total number of reply pages for a parentId in commentron.
   topLevelCommentsById: { [string]: Array<string> }, // ClaimID -> list of fetched top level comments.
   topLevelTotalPagesById: { [string]: number }, // ClaimID -> total number of top-level pages in commentron. Based on COMMENT_PAGE_SIZE_TOP_LEVEL.
   topLevelTotalCommentsById: { [string]: number }, // ClaimID -> total top level comments in commentron.
diff --git a/ui/component/comment/index.js b/ui/component/comment/index.js
index 26e604e64..901b8cd3b 100644
--- a/ui/component/comment/index.js
+++ b/ui/component/comment/index.js
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ import { makeSelectChannelIsMuted } from 'redux/selectors/blocked';
 import { doToast } from 'redux/actions/notifications';
 import { doSetPlayingUri } from 'redux/actions/content';
 import { selectUserVerifiedEmail } from 'redux/selectors/user';
-import { selectLinkedCommentAncestors, makeSelectOthersReactionsForComment } from 'redux/selectors/comments';
+import {
+  selectLinkedCommentAncestors,
+  makeSelectOthersReactionsForComment,
+  makeSelectTotalReplyPagesForParentId,
+} from 'redux/selectors/comments';
 import { selectActiveChannelClaim } from 'redux/selectors/app';
 import { selectPlayingUri } from 'redux/selectors/content';
 import Comment from './view';
@@ -31,6 +35,7 @@ const select = (state, props) => {
     playingUri: selectPlayingUri(state),
     stakedLevel: makeSelectStakedLevelForChannelUri(props.authorUri)(state),
     linkedCommentAncestors: selectLinkedCommentAncestors(state),
+    totalReplyPages: makeSelectTotalReplyPagesForParentId(props.commentId)(state),
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/ui/component/comment/view.jsx b/ui/component/comment/view.jsx
index 6d3c6dc62..bc8222db7 100644
--- a/ui/component/comment/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/comment/view.jsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ type Props = {
   commentIsMine: boolean, // if this comment was signed by an owned channel
   updateComment: (string, string) => void,
   fetchReplies: (string, string, number, number, number) => void,
+  totalReplyPages: number,
   commentModBlock: (string) => void,
   linkedCommentId?: string,
   linkedCommentAncestors: { [string]: Array<string> },
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ function Comment(props: Props) {
     commentId,
     updateComment,
     fetchReplies,
+    totalReplyPages,
     linkedCommentId,
     linkedCommentAncestors,
     commentingEnabled,
@@ -417,6 +419,7 @@ function Comment(props: Props) {
           linkedCommentId={linkedCommentId}
           numDirectReplies={numDirectReplies}
           onShowMore={() => setPage(page + 1)}
+          hasMore={page < totalReplyPages}
         />
       )}
     </li>
diff --git a/ui/component/commentsReplies/index.js b/ui/component/commentsReplies/index.js
index 0bb4aba85..8008d5535 100644
--- a/ui/component/commentsReplies/index.js
+++ b/ui/component/commentsReplies/index.js
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { makeSelectClaimIsMine, selectMyChannelClaims } from 'lbry-redux';
-import {
-  selectIsFetchingCommentsByParentId,
-  makeSelectRepliesForParentId,
-  makeSelectTotalRepliesForParentId,
-} from 'redux/selectors/comments';
+import { selectIsFetchingCommentsByParentId, makeSelectRepliesForParentId } from 'redux/selectors/comments';
 import { selectUserVerifiedEmail } from 'redux/selectors/user';
 import CommentsReplies from './view';
 
 const select = (state, props) => ({
   fetchedReplies: makeSelectRepliesForParentId(props.parentId)(state),
-  totalReplies: makeSelectTotalRepliesForParentId(props.parentId)(state),
   claimIsMine: makeSelectClaimIsMine(props.uri)(state),
   commentingEnabled: IS_WEB ? Boolean(selectUserVerifiedEmail(state)) : true,
   myChannels: selectMyChannelClaims(state),
diff --git a/ui/component/commentsReplies/view.jsx b/ui/component/commentsReplies/view.jsx
index 6e78e7dac..42d0e451a 100644
--- a/ui/component/commentsReplies/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/commentsReplies/view.jsx
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@ import React from 'react';
 import Comment from 'component/comment';
 import Button from 'component/button';
 import Spinner from 'component/spinner';
-import ChannelThumbnail from 'component/channelThumbnail';
 
 type Props = {
   fetchedReplies: Array<any>,
-  totalReplies: number,
   uri: string,
   parentId: string,
   claimIsMine: boolean,
@@ -16,9 +14,10 @@ type Props = {
   linkedCommentId?: string,
   commentingEnabled: boolean,
   threadDepth: number,
-  numDirectReplies: number,
+  numDirectReplies: number, // Total replies for parentId as reported by 'comment[replies]'. Includes blocked items.
   isFetchingByParentId: { [string]: boolean },
   onShowMore?: () => void,
+  hasMore: boolean,
 };
 
 function CommentsReplies(props: Props) {
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ function CommentsReplies(props: Props) {
     uri,
     parentId,
     fetchedReplies,
-    totalReplies,
     claimIsMine,
     myChannels,
     linkedCommentId,
@@ -35,6 +33,7 @@ function CommentsReplies(props: Props) {
     numDirectReplies,
     isFetchingByParentId,
     onShowMore,
+    hasMore,
   } = props;
 
   const [isExpanded, setExpanded] = React.useState(true);
@@ -102,28 +101,11 @@ function CommentsReplies(props: Props) {
                       />
                     );
                   })}
-                {!isFetchingByParentId[parentId] && totalReplies < numDirectReplies && (
-                  <li className="comment comment--reply">
-                    <div className="comment__content">
-                      <div className="comment__thumbnail-wrapper">
-                        <ChannelThumbnail xsmall className="comment__author-thumbnail" />
-                      </div>
-                      <div className="comment__body-container comment--blocked">
-                        <div className="comment__meta">
-                          <em>---</em>
-                        </div>
-                        <div>
-                          <em>{__('Comment(s) blocked.')}</em>
-                        </div>
-                      </div>
-                    </div>
-                  </li>
-                )}
               </ul>
             </div>
           </div>
         )}
-        {isExpanded && fetchedReplies && displayedComments.length < totalReplies && (
+        {isExpanded && fetchedReplies && hasMore && (
           <div className="comment__actions--nested">
             <Button button="link" label={__('Show more')} onClick={showMore} className="button--uri-indicator" />
           </div>
diff --git a/ui/redux/reducers/comments.js b/ui/redux/reducers/comments.js
index ac344c8c7..815025698 100644
--- a/ui/redux/reducers/comments.js
+++ b/ui/redux/reducers/comments.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const defaultState: CommentsState = {
   byId: {}, // ClaimID -> list of fetched comment IDs.
   totalCommentsById: {}, // ClaimId -> ultimate total (including replies) in commentron.
   repliesByParentId: {}, // ParentCommentID -> list of fetched replies.
-  totalRepliesByParentId: {}, // ParentCommentID -> total replies in commentron.
+  repliesTotalPagesByParentId: {}, // ParentCommentID -> total number of reply pages for a parentId in commentron.
   topLevelCommentsById: {}, // ClaimID -> list of fetched top level comments.
   topLevelTotalPagesById: {}, // ClaimID -> total number of top-level pages in commentron. Based on COMMENT_PAGE_SIZE_TOP_LEVEL.
   topLevelTotalCommentsById: {}, // ClaimID -> total top level comments in commentron.
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ export default handleActions(
       const totalCommentsById = Object.assign({}, state.totalCommentsById);
       const topLevelCommentsById = Object.assign({}, state.topLevelCommentsById); // was byId {ClaimId -> [commentIds...]}
       const repliesByParentId = Object.assign({}, state.repliesByParentId); // {ParentCommentID -> [commentIds...] } list of reply comments
-      const totalRepliesByParentId = Object.assign({}, state.totalRepliesByParentId);
       const commentsByUri = Object.assign({}, state.commentsByUri);
       const comments = byId[claimId] || [];
       const newCommentIds = comments.slice();
@@ -104,12 +103,6 @@ export default handleActions(
             repliesByParentId[comment.parent_id].unshift(comment.comment_id);
           }
 
-          if (!totalRepliesByParentId[comment.parent_id]) {
-            totalRepliesByParentId[comment.parent_id] = 1;
-          } else {
-            totalRepliesByParentId[comment.parent_id] += 1;
-          }
-
           // Update the parent's "replies" value
           if (commentById[comment.parent_id]) {
             commentById[comment.parent_id].replies = (commentById[comment.parent_id].replies || 0) + 1;
@@ -128,7 +121,6 @@ export default handleActions(
         ...state,
         topLevelCommentsById,
         repliesByParentId,
-        totalRepliesByParentId,
         commentById,
         byId,
         totalCommentsById,
@@ -262,7 +254,7 @@ export default handleActions(
       const repliesByParentId = Object.assign({}, state.repliesByParentId);
       const totalCommentsById = Object.assign({}, state.totalCommentsById);
       const pinnedCommentsById = Object.assign({}, state.pinnedCommentsById);
-      const totalRepliesByParentId = Object.assign({}, state.totalRepliesByParentId);
+      const repliesTotalPagesByParentId = Object.assign({}, state.repliesTotalPagesByParentId);
       const isLoadingByParentId = Object.assign({}, state.isLoadingByParentId);
       const settingsByChannelId = Object.assign({}, state.settingsByChannelId);
 
@@ -277,7 +269,7 @@ export default handleActions(
 
       if (!disabled) {
         if (parentId) {
-          totalRepliesByParentId[parentId] = totalFilteredItems;
+          repliesTotalPagesByParentId[parentId] = totalPages;
         } else {
           totalCommentsById[claimId] = totalItems;
           topLevelTotalCommentsById[claimId] = totalFilteredItems;
@@ -330,7 +322,7 @@ export default handleActions(
         repliesByParentId,
         totalCommentsById,
         pinnedCommentsById,
-        totalRepliesByParentId,
+        repliesTotalPagesByParentId,
         byId,
         commentById,
         commentsByUri,
@@ -548,7 +540,6 @@ export default handleActions(
       const commentById = Object.assign({}, state.commentById);
       const byId = Object.assign({}, state.byId);
       const repliesByParentId = Object.assign({}, state.repliesByParentId); // {ParentCommentID -> [commentIds...] } list of reply comments
-      const totalRepliesByParentId = Object.assign({}, state.totalRepliesByParentId);
       const totalCommentsById = Object.assign({}, state.totalCommentsById);
 
       const comment = commentById[comment_id];
@@ -571,10 +562,6 @@ export default handleActions(
           if (commentById[comment.parent_id]) {
             commentById[comment.parent_id].replies = Math.max(0, (commentById[comment.parent_id].replies || 0) - 1);
           }
-
-          if (totalRepliesByParentId[comment.parent_id]) {
-            totalRepliesByParentId[comment.parent_id] = Math.max(0, totalRepliesByParentId[comment.parent_id] - 1);
-          }
         }
       }
 
@@ -590,7 +577,6 @@ export default handleActions(
         byId,
         totalCommentsById,
         repliesByParentId,
-        totalRepliesByParentId,
         isLoading: false,
       };
     },
diff --git a/ui/redux/selectors/comments.js b/ui/redux/selectors/comments.js
index 1fe9be599..e4c21ff54 100644
--- a/ui/redux/selectors/comments.js
+++ b/ui/redux/selectors/comments.js
@@ -322,9 +322,9 @@ const makeSelectFilteredComments = (comments: Array<Comment>) =>
     }
   );
 
-export const makeSelectTotalRepliesForParentId = (parentId: string) =>
+export const makeSelectTotalReplyPagesForParentId = (parentId: string) =>
   createSelector(selectState, (state) => {
-    return state.totalRepliesByParentId[parentId] || 0;
+    return state.repliesTotalPagesByParentId[parentId] || 0;
   });
 
 export const makeSelectTotalCommentsCountForUri = (uri: string) =>