diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs
index f979a3dfa9..eebc6e734b 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				Clipboard.SetDataObject(sb.ToString());
 				CurrentTasMovie.RemoveFrames(list);
 				SetSplicer();
-				TasView.DeselectAll();
+				//TasView.DeselectAll(); feos: what if I want to continuously cut?
 
 				if (needsToRollback)
 				{
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
index d76ef1a59f..683e1f56a3 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
@@ -702,10 +702,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				if (_autoRestorePaused.HasValue && !_autoRestorePaused.Value)
-					GlobalWin.MainForm.UnpauseEmulator();
+				// feos: if we disable autorestore, we shouldn't ever get it paused
+				// moreover, this function is only called if we *were* paused, so the check makes no sense
+				//if (_autoRestorePaused.HasValue && !_autoRestorePaused.Value)
+				//	GlobalWin.MainForm.UnpauseEmulator();
 				_autoRestorePaused = null;
-				GlobalWin.MainForm.PauseOnFrame = null; // Cancel seek to autorestore point
+				// feos: seek gets triggered by the previous function, so we don't wanna kill the seek frame before it ends
+				//GlobalWin.MainForm.PauseOnFrame = null; // Cancel seek to autorestore point
 			}
 			_autoRestoreFrame = null;
 		}