diff --git a/breadarrd/src/parser/mod.rs b/breadarrd/src/parser/mod.rs
index 888a959..97780e1 100644
--- a/breadarrd/src/parser/mod.rs
+++ b/breadarrd/src/parser/mod.rs
@@ -181,6 +181,34 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(p.resolution, Some(1080));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn parses_season_pack_shapes_without_literal_parens() {
+        // Real review-queue entries that all failed to resolve at all
+        // before this fix — season came back None, not just unmatched
+        // episode — because SEASON_PACK_RE required a literal
+        // "(S?N Complete)" shape.
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse("Modern.Family.S10.COMPLETE.720p.AMZN.WEBRip.x264-GalaxyTV").season,
+            Some(10)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse("Modern Family 2009 Season 8 Complete 720p AMZN WEBRip x264 [i_c]").season,
+            Some(8)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse("Red.Dwarf.S04.1080p.BluRay.x264-LATENCY [Season 4 Four Complete]").season,
+            Some(4)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse("Red.Dwarf.S11.1080p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD [Season 11 Eleven]").season,
+            Some(11)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse("Game of Thrones - Season 8 S08 - 2019 1080p Bluray AAC5.1 x264-R").season,
+            Some(8)
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn parses_yameii_dash_sxxexx_with_english_dub_tag() {
         let p = parse("[Yameii] Ascendance of a Bookworm - S04E11 [English Dub] [CR WEB-DL 1080p H264 AAC] [8ACE7B72] (Honzuki no Gekokujou)");
diff --git a/breadarrd/src/parser/tokens.rs b/breadarrd/src/parser/tokens.rs
index f052603..1215930 100644
--- a/breadarrd/src/parser/tokens.rs
+++ b/breadarrd/src/parser/tokens.rs
@@ -50,8 +50,21 @@ static SXXEXX_RE: LazyLock<Regex> =
     LazyLock::new(|| Regex::new(r"(?i)\bS(\d{1,2})E(\d{1,3})(?:v\d+)?\b").unwrap());
 static SXX_DASH_EP_RE: LazyLock<Regex> =
     LazyLock::new(|| Regex::new(r"(?i)\bS(\d{1,2})\s*-\s*(\d{1,3})\b").unwrap());
+// A bare season marker with no episode number attached — "S01", "Season 8",
+// "Season.1", optionally with a trailing "Complete"/spelled-out season word
+// (e.g. "[Season 4 Four Complete]") that's irrelevant to the number itself.
+// Previously required literal parens around an explicit "S?N Complete)"
+// shape, matching only one specific release-group convention; real
+// releases routinely drop the parens, drop "Complete" entirely (e.g.
+// "Game of Thrones - Season 8 S08 - 2019"), or spell "Season" out with a
+// dot instead of a space (verified live: several real review-queue entries
+// failed to resolve at all — season came back `None` — because none of
+// these shapes matched the old pattern). Only reached after
+// `SXXEXX_RE`/`SXX_DASH_EP_RE` have already failed to find an actual
+// episode number, so treating a bare season marker as a pack signal here is
+// safe.
 static SEASON_PACK_RE: LazyLock<Regex> =
-    LazyLock::new(|| Regex::new(r"(?i)\(S?(\d{1,2})\s*Complete\)").unwrap());
+    LazyLock::new(|| Regex::new(r"(?i)\bS(?:eason)?\.?\s*(\d{1,2})\b").unwrap());
 static DASH_EPISODE_RE: LazyLock<Regex> = LazyLock::new(|| Regex::new(r"-\s*(\d{1,3})\b").unwrap());
 
 // A batch/season-pack release covering many episodes in one torrent.