diff --git a/media/css/mkt/ratings.less b/media/css/mkt/ratings.less
index 830504a64c..db9c621142 100644
--- a/media/css/mkt/ratings.less
+++ b/media/css/mkt/ratings.less
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ li a.delete {
     }
 }
 
-.replies .review.reply {
+section.replies .review.reply {
     display: block;
 }
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ li a.delete {
 }
 
 #review-list {
-    background: @bg-lite;
+    background: lighten(@bg-lite, 2%);
     border-top: 1px solid darken(@light-gray, 2%);
     border-bottom: 1px solid lighten(@faint-gray, 4%);
 }
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ li a.delete {
             border-top: 0;
         }
     }
-    &.normal:nth-child(2n) {
-        background-color: lighten(@bg, 5%);
-    }
     .byline, .timestamp {
         font-size: 12px;
     }
@@ -149,13 +146,20 @@ li a.delete {
         &.hidden {
             display: none;
         }
-        + li:before {
+        &:not(.hidden) + li:before {
             color: @note-gray;
             content: "\00a0\2022\00a0\00a0";
         }
     }
 }
 
+.review:nth-of-type(2n) {
+    background-color: lighten(@bg, 5%);
+    + .replies .review {
+        background-color: lighten(@bg, 5%);
+    }
+}
+
 .overlay {
     form {
         margin: 0;
diff --git a/mkt/ratings/templates/ratings/listing.html b/mkt/ratings/templates/ratings/listing.html
index 13cf61f112..0fff349881 100644
--- a/mkt/ratings/templates/ratings/listing.html
+++ b/mkt/ratings/templates/ratings/listing.html
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
           {% include 'ratings/rating.html' %}
         {% endfor %}
         {% if reply %}
+          {% with review=reply.reply_to %}
+            {% include 'ratings/rating.html' %}
+          {% endwith %}
           {% with review=reply %}
             {% include 'ratings/rating.html' %}
           {% endwith %}