Impossible Coin turns one so Tegan, Rocky and Brian turn in our collective self evaluations. As we sort through this complexity we discover that socks versus sweaters is not a trivial distinction, pickles are cucumbers, and that somethings are just too thick for Tegan. We roll a new theme, explore the magic of Barbie video games, Tegan finishes Nier Automata and Rocky is dangerously close to bouncing off Dandara. This episode isn't artisanal. It's farm to table.

Welcome to our extra special, mega-sexy, fully oiled Valentine's Day episode. The crew doesn't quite discuss 100 cupids dropping into your heart but they do honor this most romantic and festive day. Rocky's already found love in the form of Monster Hunter World. Tegan's true love might be The Big Bang Theory. And of course, as Brian slouches toward death, finds love in games as old as he is. *kiss noise goes here*

There are some central drivers or 'themes' to this week's content. Rocky's relationship with Monster Hunter is somewhere between love affair and obsession. The gang realizes that best names for creatures in Monster Hunter are the ones in your heart. We speculate on the possibility that maybe someone should lead EA to a river and have it look at the rabbits. Things get deep when Nolan Bushnell is unpacked. The prospect of an all bard D&D game is discussed all your best erotic video game tweets. THEY ARE EROTIC.

All kinds of business pops off in this episode. Joe Spiro stops by to attempt to fill the Tegan shaped hole in our hearts. Instead he and Brian carry on about old games. There is grim discussion about the Xbox Game Pass service. Various hirings are discussed and we pour one for that one guy who liked Paragon. We hope he likes Smite. Brian discovers that he is an asshole, we get a whole kiwi into a glass and Hoyt Axton stars in a forgotten GBA classic. And the god damn pandas are back.