[magic_merkin]

Hi @Angelinas ,
I have updated all of the scripts and modules as per above. I still have no luck with the Next Episode widget within MQ8 functioning as per the script:
Next Episodes
plugin://script.skin.helper.widgets/?action=next&mediatype=episodes&reload=$INFO[Window(Home).Property(widgetreload)]Provides a list of the nextup episodes. Searches for next episode after the last played, otherwise returns the first unwatched episode. Note: the reload parameter is needed to auto refresh the widget when the content has changed.

When i run the command directly via the widget addon Skin Helper Service Widgets V1.0.38 it's fine. I do this by:
I open the addon, select Episodes>Next episodes
It returns me a list of the next unwatched episodes of shows last watched with the most recently watched show first in the list (LAZYTV addon also does this fine).
I do note: when I press left and look into the "Collection/Change View" section i can see "Sort By" is set to Default (greyed out).

Using MQ8's Next Episode widget i can't get the same correct behaviour. I select Sort by "Last Played" as that seems appropriate and i get a seemingly random order and even when completing an episode that was in this widgets list, the next episode appears in the list but won't change its position in the list, stays somwhere in the middle of the list.

Can you verify behaviour on your end? May be because this widget within the skin doesn't have the sort option "Default" or the "Last Played" sort option isn't functioning correctly. Or i have no clue what i'm doing (most likely   ) 

Default sorting for next episodes is last played, you can't set different order in addon list

Code:

episodes = self.metadatautils.kodidb.episodes(sort=kodi_constants.SORT_LASTPLAYED,....

but you can set diferent order and sort for widget, that work fine for me (last episode In mine kodi was Arrow)
sort by - Last played , descending (this is good choosen)

sort by - Year , descending (this change order working but its wrong )....this is just example
 

Thanks! Appreciate your time and effort. No luck still on my end, it just won't sort by last played. Other skins and addons (marcels widget addon and LAZYTV addon)
work fine when run with my setup (android Leia 18.1, v2.9.0 of MQ8, MYSQLdb). I've tried two other skins today, their next episode widgets function fine. It's a small thing for sure, just something we use daily. Happy wife happy life! I'll try future MQ8 updates and see if my system just starts working. Anyways my experience and setup is listed here if it's ever needed for troubleshooting by anyone else.

All the best with a great skin!