About this season
Chaotic perfectionist Brian David Gilbert attempts to find the answers to peculiar video game-related questions and problems while trying not to lose his grip on reality.
Episodes (10)
1. Solving the Zelda Timeline in 15 Minutes
Aired 25 September 2018 • 15 min
Everyone knows the Zelda timeline is pretty incomprehensible. So in this episode of Unraveled, Brian David Gilbert puts every piece of Zelda media, canonical and noncanonical, into the timeline to make it a bit easier to understand.
2. I Read all 337 Books in Skyrim So You Don’t Have to
Aired 28 October 2018 • 14 min
Should you read every book in Skyrim? And what are the top five books in Skyrim? Brian David Gilbert is once again put in a suit and locked in a room in order to answer those eternal questions in this episode of Unraveled.
3. Ranking All 200+ Mega Man Robots
Aired 11 November 2018 • 17 min
The Mega Man robot masters were helpful before they became evil. But just how helpful were they? Brian David Gilbert locks himself in a studio to rank which ones were useful enough to be worth the risk of a robot uprising.
4. I Wasted 3 Weeks of My Life Finding Castlevania’s Hottest Monster
Aired 25 November 2018 • 15 min
Castlevania's bestiary is terrifyingly large. In this Unraveled, Brian David Gilbert tries, multiple times, to understand the monstrosity of Dracula's domain, and ends up with something strangely hot.
5. Smash Bros. Owes Millions of Dollars in OSHA Violations
Aired 9 December 2018 • 14 min
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has a ridiculous amount of stages... but are they all death traps? Brian David Gilbert consults the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to discover how many violations each stage has... and how much money they need to pay.
6. Scientifically Calculating the Game of the Year
Aired 30 December 2018 • 15 min
Wouldn't it be nice if we no longer had to argue about which game deserves the GOTY crown? Good thing Brian David Gilbert has unraveled a statistical formula to scientifically calculate the best game of 2018.
7. Every Sonic Game is Blasphemous
Aired 13 January 2019 • 14 min
You might think Sonic the Hedgehog has a storied history, but Brian David Gilbert is here to unravel why that history is completely wrong.
8. Understanding Kingdom Hearts (and Every Other Story)
Aired 27 January 2019 • 15 min
Everyone wants to get caught up on Kingdom Hearts' story before the new game comes out. But Brian David Gilbert will do you one better: he'll help you understand EVERY story.
9. Bowser’s Military Hierarchy
Aired 17 February 2019 • 15 min
Bowser needs to organize his military or else he might be committing a war crime. Brian David Gilbert is here to help solve his hierarchy.
10. The Perfect PokéRap
Aired 7 April 2019 • 33 min
At PAX East 2019, Brian David Gilbert revealed his magnum opus: the perfect PokéRap. It has every Pokémon, is emotionally vulnerable, and includes interpretive dance. What more could you want?