Sad YouTube limitations on Apple TV

Many people seem to love the YouTube feature of Apple TV. For those casual or pop YouTube users interested in just surfing and checking out random bits on YouTube, Apple TV does well for them. But for users like me, I find the YouTube limitations frustrating and confusing.
First of all, when I look at videos posted by someone I subscribe to, the list seems random. It isn't in order of post date or at the very least, it will skip over some posts (quite obvious if you want to watch a video series).
Secondly, it doesn't support playlists. Not playlists you can create like the YouTube Quicklist, not a playlist of favorites, and not the playlists that others might create (which would help with the aforementioned video series issue).
These limitations make my Apple TV less than useful for viewing videos on YouTube. Is the addition of these features on the roadmap?

LSHOFFER wrote:
WHEN and/or HOW will I be able to view my personal YouTube Playlists.
I went today to show my father-in-law all the really cool YouTube sailing videos. I have hundreds in dozens of Playlists from around the world. You can't imagine my disappointment when all I could see is a few favorites but......NO PLAYLIST.
When technology falls short for no apparent reason the end result is not only disappointment but like reading a giant billboard along the side of the highway proclaiming HOW LAME THIS PRODUCT REALLY IS !!!!!!!
When will APPLE / YouTube fix this problem?
it's not a problem to fix. the playlist feature has never been available on appletv.

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