Thanks for the info! Perhaps in the new year I should consider taking my Google Home back out of its box and giving it another shot. I really wanted to like it, I am an Android dev and feel comfortable in the Google ecosystem.

Out of curiosity, do you know if the the flow I describe works now? The link (and your comment) discuss putting content on the TV. The link says you can do:

> even control your media with commands like “Pause this episode”, without lifting a finger.

but that didn't work for me 3 weeks ago, does it work now?