route.php

Route::get('/{series_slug}/feed/fringe/', function($series_slug){
	$series = \App\Series::visible()
		->where('slug', '=', $series_slug)
		->firstOrFail();

	$episodes = \App\Episode
		::with(['related'])
		->visible()
		->recent()
		->withSlug($series_slug)
		->take(50)
		->get();

	$included_ids = array();
	foreach ($episodes as $episode) {
		$included_ids[] = $episode->id;
		if ( $episode->related->count() > 0 ) {
			foreach ($episode->related as $related) {
				if ( $related->pivot->type == 'fringe' ) {
					$included_ids[] = $related->id;	
				}
			}
		}
	}

	$episodes = \App\Episode
		::with('related')
		->visible()
		->recent()
		->whereIn('id', $included_ids)
		->take(50)
		->get();

	// return dump($episodes);

	return view('feed-series', [
			'series' => $series,
			'episodes' => $episodes
		]);
});