diff --git a/app/helpers/asciicasts_helper.rb b/app/helpers/asciicasts_helper.rb
index 9300274..0fd5d6d 100644
--- a/app/helpers/asciicasts_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/asciicasts_helper.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 module AsciicastsHelper
 
-  def player_script_tag(asciicast, options = {})
-    speed = (options[:speed] || 1).to_f
-    benchmark = !!params[:bm]
-    auto_play = options.key?(:auto_play) ? !!options[:auto_play] : false
-    hud = options.key?(:hud) ? !!options[:hud] : true
-
+  def player(asciicast, options = {})
     if params[:fallback]
-      klass = "AsciiIo.FallbackPlayer"
+      player_class = "AsciiIo.FallbackPlayer"
     else
-      klass = "window.Worker && $.browser.webkit ? " \
+      player_class = "window.Worker && $.browser.webkit ? " \
               "AsciiIo.Player : AsciiIo.FallbackPlayer"
     end
 
@@ -19,24 +14,17 @@ module AsciicastsHelper
       renderer_class = "AsciiIo.Renderer.Pre"
     end
 
-    return <<EOS.html_safe
-<script>
-  $(function() {
-    var playerClass = #{klass};
-    window.player = new playerClass({
-      el: $('.player'),
-      cols: #{asciicast.terminal_columns},
-      lines: #{asciicast.terminal_lines},
-      speed: #{speed},
-      benchmark: #{benchmark},
-      model: new AsciiIo.Asciicast({ id: #{asciicast.id} }),
-      rendererClass: #{renderer_class},
-      autoPlay: #{auto_play},
-      hud: #{hud},
-      snapshot: "#{j asciicast.snapshot.to_s}"
-    });
-  });
-</script>
-EOS
+    render :partial => 'asciicasts/player', :locals => {
+      player_class: player_class,
+      cols: asciicast.terminal_columns,
+      lines: asciicast.terminal_lines,
+      speed: (options[:speed] || params[:speed] || 1).to_f,
+      benchmark: !!params[:bm],
+      asciicast_id: asciicast.id,
+      renderer_class: renderer_class,
+      auto_play: options.key?(:auto_play) ? !!options[:auto_play] : false,
+      hud: options.key?(:hud) ? !!options[:hud] : true,
+      snapshot: asciicast.snapshot
+    }
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/asciicasts/_player.html.erb b/app/views/asciicasts/_player.html.erb
index 9c02a4e..4bad1ff 100644
--- a/app/views/asciicasts/_player.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/asciicasts/_player.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 <div class="player"></div>
-<%= player_script_tag(asciicast,
-  :speed => local_assigns[:speed],
-  :hud => local_assigns[:hud]
-) %>
+<script>
+  $(function() {
+    var playerClass = <%= player_class.html_safe %>;
+    window.player = new playerClass({
+      el: $('.player'),
+      cols: <%= cols %>,
+      lines: <%= lines %>,
+      speed: <%= speed %>,
+      benchmark: <%= benchmark %>,
+      model: new AsciiIo.Asciicast({ id: <%= asciicast_id %> }),
+      rendererClass: <%= renderer_class.html_safe %>,
+      autoPlay: <%= auto_play %>,
+      hud: <%= hud %>,
+      snapshot: "<%= j snapshot %>"
+    });
+  });
+</script>
diff --git a/app/views/asciicasts/show.html.erb b/app/views/asciicasts/show.html.erb
index 7b34250..f270842 100644
--- a/app/views/asciicasts/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/asciicasts/show.html.erb
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 <section id="presentation" class="feature">
   <div class="asciicast-wrapper">
-    <%= render :partial => 'asciicasts/player', :locals => {
-      :asciicast => @asciicast,
-      :speed => params[:speed],
-      :hud => true
-    } %>
-
+    <%= player @asciicast %>
   </div>
 </section>
 
diff --git a/app/views/home/show.html.erb b/app/views/home/show.html.erb
index b97899f..53a5675 100644
--- a/app/views/home/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/home/show.html.erb
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@
 
     <div class="secondary_info">
       <% if @asciicast -%>
-        <%= render :partial => 'asciicasts/player', :locals => {
-          :asciicast => @asciicast,
-          :speed => 2.0,
-          :hud => false
-        } %>
+        <%= player @asciicast, :speed => 2.0, :hud => false %>
       <% end -%>
     </div>
   </div>