“Luigi is a man who lives in fear of constant Bowser attacks… I think his fears are misplaced.” If anybody should be afraid in comedian Wyatt Cenac’s weird version of the Mario universe, it’s Princess Peach.
In the debut episode of The A.V. Club‘s new game show Pick A Choice—hosted by my good friend and snappy dresser John Teti—the Daily Show alum spins a pretty bizarre theory about the exact nature of Mario and Peach’s “romantic relationship.” Cenac starts riffing on his Mushroom Kingdom conspiracy at about 2:57. Once you hear the whole thing, you’ll never look at Mario the same way again.
