diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/comments.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/comments.scss
index 01da1f4fa..adf69000a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/comments.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/comments.scss
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 
 .crayons-comment {
   font-size: var(--fs-s);
-  padding: var(--su-2) var(--su-3);
+  padding-bottom: var(--su-3);
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  padding-left: var(--su-3);
+  margin-right: var(--su-3);
 
   &__meta {
     display: flex;
@@ -14,11 +18,60 @@
     }
   }
 
+  &__metainner {
+    color: var(--base-80);
+    margin-bottom: var(--su-1);
+  }
+
   &__body {
     padding-left: var(--su-7);
-    max-height: 310px;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    position: relative;
+    width: 100%;
+    background: var(--card-tertiary-bg);
+    &:hover {
+      background: var(--card-tertiary-bg-hover);
+    }
+
+    border-radius: var(--radius);
+    padding: var(--su-4);
+    padding-bottom: var(--su-1);
+    .crayons-comment__inner {
+      .c-embed {
+        padding-top: var(--su-3);
+        padding-bottom: var(--su-1);
+      }
+      .c-embed__cover {
+        display: none;
+      }
+      .c-embed__body {
+        font-size: var(--fs-s);
+      }
+      div:not(.crayons-comment__readmore) {
+        margin-bottom: var(--su-3);
+        background: var(--card-secondary-bg);
+      }
+      .liquid-comment .body {
+        :not(:first-child) {
+          display: none;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    .crayons-comment__readmore {
+      color: var(--base-80);
+      font-weight: var(--fw-medium);
+      margin-bottom: var(--su-1);
+      margin-top: -3px;
+      padding-bottom: var(--su-1);
+    }
+    img {
+      max-height: 130px;
+      border-radius: var(--radius);
+      max-width: 220px;
+    }
+    iframe {
+      max-height: 240px;
+      border-radius: var(--radius);
+      border: 0;
+    }
 
     a:hover {
       text-decoration: underline; //todo: default for all in-content links
@@ -42,19 +95,6 @@
       margin: var(--su-1) auto;
       font-size: 90%; // little adjustment for feed comments since default monospace font looks really tiny there.
     }
-
-    &::after {
-      content: '';
-      width: 100%;
-      height: 100%;
-      position: absolute;
-      left: 0;
-      top: 0;
-      background: linear-gradient(
-        var(--story-comments-bg-top) 250px,
-        var(--story-comments-bg-bottom)
-      );
-    }
   }
 
   & + & {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/stories.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/stories.scss
index efce242a3..b0b154410 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/stories.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/stories.scss
@@ -217,18 +217,19 @@
 
   &__comments {
     cursor: default;
-    background: var(--story-comments-bg);
     border-radius: var(--radius);
     position: relative;
     bottom: var(--su-2);
     margin: var(--su-2);
     margin-bottom: 0;
+    margin-top: -3px;
     padding: var(--su-2) 0;
 
     @media (min-width: $breakpoint-s) {
       bottom: var(--su-3);
       margin: var(--su-3);
       margin-bottom: 0;
+      margin-top: -5px;
     }
 
     &__headline {
@@ -242,6 +243,9 @@
     &__actions {
       padding-left: calc(var(--su-6) + var(--su-4));
       margin-top: var(--su-1);
+      a {
+        font-weight: var(--fw-medium);
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/config/_colors.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/config/_colors.css
index fc7a6f20d..04ffd2421 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/config/_colors.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/config/_colors.css
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
   --card-color-secondary: rgb(var(--grey-700));
   --card-color-tertiary: rgb(var(--grey-600));
   --card-secondary-bg: rgb(var(--grey-50));
+  --card-tertiary-bg: rgb(var(--grey-100));
+  --card-tertiary-bg-hover: rgba(var(--grey-200), 0.55);
   --card-secondary-color: rgb(var(--grey-700));
   --card-border: rgba(var(--grey-900), 0.1);
   --card-secondary-border: rgba(var(--grey-900), 0.05);
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/ltags/CommentTag.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/ltags/CommentTag.scss
index 62338c81f..264669d4c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/ltags/CommentTag.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/ltags/CommentTag.scss
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
       text-align: right;
       display: block;
       width: 100px;
+      :not(:first-child) {
+        display: none;
+      }
       a {
         color: var(--card-color-tertiary);
       }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/ltags/LinkTag.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/ltags/LinkTag.scss
index a551c187a..b331be09f 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/ltags/LinkTag.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/ltags/LinkTag.scss
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     padding: calc(0.6vw + 8px) calc(0.8vw + 8px);
     padding-right: 8px;
     box-sizing: border-box;
+    border-radius: var(--radius);
     img {
       width: calc(1.2vw + 40px);
       height: calc(1.2vw + 40px);
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@
     box-sizing: border-box;
     max-width: 55px;
     max-height: 55px;
-}
+  }
   .ltag__link__user__pic {
     display: inline-block;
     position: absolute;
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@
       padding: 0;
       font-weight: var(--fw-bold);
       font-size: calc(1.45em + 0.2vw);
-      line-height: var(--lh-tight)
+      line-height: var(--lh-tight);
     }
     h3 {
       margin: calc(0.3vw + 1px) 0;
@@ -206,4 +207,4 @@
       }
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/dark.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/dark.css
index 16f2aa7cc..0124a451f 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/dark.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/dark.css
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
   --card-color-tertiary: rgb(var(--grey-400));
   --card-secondary-bg: rgb(var(--grey-900));
   --card-secondary-color: rgb(var(--grey-200));
+  --card-tertiary-bg: rgb(var(--grey-100));
+  --card-tertiary-bg-hover: rgba(var(--grey-200), 0.55);
   --card-border: rgba(var(--white), 0.15);
   --card-secondary-border: rgba(var(--white), 0.1);
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/articles/__tests__/Article.test.jsx b/app/javascript/articles/__tests__/Article.test.jsx
index b3ea22d68..eab824d1e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/articles/__tests__/Article.test.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/articles/__tests__/Article.test.jsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   articleWithReactions,
   videoArticle,
   articleWithComments,
+  articleWithCommentWithLongParagraph,
   podcastArticle,
   podcastEpisodeArticle,
   userArticle,
@@ -200,6 +201,36 @@ describe('<Article /> component', () => {
     expect(comments.textContent).toEqual(`213 ${locale('core.comment')}s`);
   });
 
+  it('should render second paragraph, but not third', () => {
+    const { queryByTestId } = render(
+      <Article
+        {...commonProps}
+        isBookmarked={false}
+        article={articleWithComments}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const comments = queryByTestId('comment-content');
+
+    expect(comments.textContent).toContain('Kitsch hoodie artisan');
+    expect(comments.classList).not.toContain('Third paragraph');
+  });
+
+  it('should render the first part of a long paragraph', () => {
+    const { queryByTestId } = render(
+      <Article
+        {...commonProps}
+        isBookmarked={false}
+        article={articleWithCommentWithLongParagraph}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const comments = queryByTestId('comment-content');
+
+    expect(comments.textContent).toContain('Start of paragraph');
+    expect(comments.classList).not.toContain('End of paragraph');
+  });
+
   it('should render with an add comment button when there are no comments', () => {
     const { queryByTestId } = render(
       <Article {...commonProps} isBookmarked={false} article={article} />,
diff --git a/app/javascript/articles/__tests__/utilities/articleUtilities.js b/app/javascript/articles/__tests__/utilities/articleUtilities.js
index 6f347abf1..edc421713 100644
--- a/app/javascript/articles/__tests__/utilities/articleUtilities.js
+++ b/app/javascript/articles/__tests__/utilities/articleUtilities.js
@@ -198,7 +198,53 @@ export const articleWithComments = {
       user_id: 6,
       published_timestamp: '2020-04-21T19:41:40Z',
       published_at_int: new Date(),
-      safe_processed_html: '<p>Kitsch hoodie artisan.</p>\n\n',
+      safe_processed_html:
+        '<p>Kitsch hoodie artisan.</p><p>Second paragraph.</p><p>Third paragraph.</p>\n\n',
+      path: '/naoma_dr_rice/comment/n',
+      username: 'naoma_dr_rice',
+      name: 'Dr. Naoma Rice',
+      profile_image_90: '/images/7.png',
+    },
+  ],
+  public_reactions_count: 428,
+  comments_count: 213,
+};
+
+export const articleWithCommentWithLongParagraph = {
+  id: 62407,
+  title: 'Unbranded Home Loan Account',
+  path: '/some-post/path',
+  type_of: '',
+  class_name: 'Article',
+  flare_tag: {
+    id: 35682,
+    name: 'javascript',
+    hotness_score: 99,
+    points: 23,
+    bg_color_hex: '#000000',
+    text_color_hex: '#ffffff',
+  },
+  tag_list: ['javascript', 'ruby', 'go'],
+  cached_tag_list_array: [],
+  user_id: 23289,
+  user: {
+    username: 'Emil99',
+    name: 'Stella Macejkovic',
+    profile_image_90: '/images/10.png',
+  },
+  published_at_int: 1582037964819,
+  published_timestamp: 'Tue, 18 Feb 2020 14:59:24 GMT',
+  published_at: '2020-03-19T10:04:15-05:00',
+  readable_publish_date: 'February 18',
+  top_comments: [
+    {
+      comment_id: 23,
+      user_id: 6,
+      published_timestamp: '2020-04-21T19:41:40Z',
+      published_at_int: new Date(),
+      safe_processed_html:
+        `<p>Start of paragraph. This is a long test paragraph. This is a long test paragraph. This is a long test paragraph. This is a long test paragraph. This is a long test paragraph.
+        This is a long test paragraph. This is a long test paragraph. Yes it is really really really really really long. For real, like really real. Okay, this is long enough. End of paragraph</p>\n\n`,
       path: '/naoma_dr_rice/comment/n',
       username: 'naoma_dr_rice',
       name: 'Dr. Naoma Rice',
diff --git a/app/javascript/articles/components/CommentListItem.jsx b/app/javascript/articles/components/CommentListItem.jsx
index c1e36f89c..0349ea581 100644
--- a/app/javascript/articles/components/CommentListItem.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/articles/components/CommentListItem.jsx
@@ -8,11 +8,43 @@ function userProfilePage(username) {
   return str;
 }
 
+function contentAwareComments(comment) {
+  const parser = new DOMParser();
+  const htmlDoc = parser.parseFromString(
+    comment.safe_processed_html,
+    'text/html',
+  );
+  const nodes = htmlDoc.body.childNodes;
+  let text = '';
+  let nodesSelected = 0;
+  nodes.forEach((node) => {
+    if (
+      node.outerHTML &&
+      node.tagName === 'P' &&
+      nodesSelected < 2 &&
+      node.outerHTML.length > 250
+    ) {
+      text = `${text} ${node.outerHTML.substring(0, 230)} ...`;
+      nodesSelected = 2;
+    } else if (node.outerHTML && nodesSelected < 2) {
+      text = text + node.outerHTML;
+      nodesSelected++;
+    } else if (node.outerHTML && nodesSelected < 3) {
+      text = `${text} <div class="crayons-comment__readmore">See more</div>`;
+      nodesSelected++;
+    }
+  });
+  return text;
+}
+
 export const CommentListItem = ({ comment }) => (
   <div
     className="crayons-comment cursor-pointer"
     role="presentation"
     onClick={(_event) => {
+      if (_event.target.closest('a')) {
+        return;
+      }
       if (_event.which > 1 || _event.metaKey || _event.ctrlKey) {
         // Indicates should open in _blank
         window.open(comment.path, '_blank');
@@ -35,23 +67,28 @@ export const CommentListItem = ({ comment }) => (
             alt="{comment.username} avatar"
           />
         </span>
-        {comment.name}
-      </a>
-      <a href={comment.path} className="crayons-story__tertiary ml-1">
-        <time>
-          {timeAgo({
-            oldTimeInSeconds: comment.published_at_int,
-            formatter: (x) => x,
-            maxDisplayedAge: NaN,
-          })}
-        </time>
       </a>
     </div>
-    <div
-      className="crayons-comment__body"
-      // eslint-disable-next-line react/no-danger
-      dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: comment.safe_processed_html }}
-    />
+    <div className="crayons-comment__body">
+      <div class="crayons-comment__metainner">
+        <span class="fw-medium">{comment.name}</span>
+        <a href={comment.path} className="crayons-story__tertiary ml-1">
+          <time>
+            {timeAgo({
+              oldTimeInSeconds: comment.published_at_int,
+              formatter: (x) => x,
+              maxDisplayedAge: NaN,
+            })}
+          </time>
+        </a>
+      </div>
+      <div
+        data-testid="comment-content"
+        className="crayons-comment__inner"
+        // eslint-disable-next-line react/no-danger
+        dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: contentAwareComments(comment) }}
+      />
+    </div>
   </div>
 );
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/articles/components/CommentsCount.jsx b/app/javascript/articles/components/CommentsCount.jsx
index d6c53874c..05996b52f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/articles/components/CommentsCount.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/articles/components/CommentsCount.jsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export const CommentsCount = ({ count, articlePath, articleTitle }) => {
         url={`${articlePath}#comments`}
         icon={commentsSVG}
         tagName="a"
+        className="flex items-center"
         aria-label={commentsAriaLabelText}
       >
         <span title="Number of comments">