Pausing the replay in progress issue

[Lowlander]

I hit the F8 key ( hyper speed ) when the replay begins, when the replay stops I then save the game and exit.
I do this to save any problems as sometimes the game would remain in fast turn mode dispite using the F5 key to slow down the game.
I then restart the game to execute my move ( excuse the pun ).

Hope this solves your problem.

Just to point out even the mega campaign replays take only a few minutes when the F8 key is selected, maybe the F7 key would be a better starting point.