does this fix all the weird issues ?

Author: ppisljar

src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.js

@@ -245,13 +245,15 @@ function VisEditor($scope, $route, timefilter, AppState, $window, kbnUrl, courie
     timefilter.on('update', updateTimeRange);
 
     // update the searchSource when filters update
-    $scope.$listen(queryFilter, 'update', $scope.fetch);
+    $scope.$listen(queryFilter, 'update', function () {
+      $scope.fetch();
+    });
 
     // update the searchSource when query updates
     $scope.fetch = function () {
       $state.save();
       savedVis.searchSource.set('query', $state.query);
-      savedVis.searchSource.set('filter', $scope.state.filters);
+      savedVis.searchSource.set('filter', $state.filters);
       $scope.vis.forceReload();
     };
 

src/ui/public/vis/request_handlers/courier.js

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const CourierRequestHandlerProvider = function (Private, courier, timefilter) {
         return vis.onSearchRequestStart(searchSource, searchRequest);
       });
 
-      timeFilterSearchSource.filter(() => {
+      timeFilterSearchSource.set('filter', () => {
         return timefilter.get(searchSource.get('index'), timeRange);
       });