History Series / LegoMasters

* LetsSplitUpGang: Episode 9 of Season 2 has the teams all split up with their partner to work alone for the first half, where one member builds a land animal and one builds a sea animal. The catch is that they can not communicate or see what their team mate is building. The second half is the team having to create one story involving the two animals.

** The second season treat the guest starts as part of introduction skit using video conferencing due to the ongoing UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. So far a crossover happens where Will dials ''Series/NineOneOne'' (the series, not the actual emergency number) and talks with Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt, who is playing her character Maddie Kendall during the episode. Another episode has Creator/KenJeong in a conference call while Will is talking with his boss[[note]]A PaperThinDisguise of Will, recorded earlier, wearing only a fake mustache[[/note]], not knowing why he is in the call.

* ArtShift: In some episodes (such s the first episode of season 2), the show animates the builds with moving and talking LEGO figures.

** The second season's "Puppet Masters" has the six teams left up to this point and team up to become 3 vs 3 in order to put on a puppet show. Some of the teams even referenced this as they were now working with their rivals.

* RivalsTeamUp: In the first season's "Heroes vs Villains" build, the four teams left, who up to this point were rivals, had to team up and became 2 vs 2 and the two bigger teams had to create a huge build together.

* FashionShow: Done in Season 2, Episode 4. The teams had to build a hat out of LEGO based on the color clothing they got, then one member from each team had to walk out on a runway wearing their build and clothing, and when they got to the end of the runway they had to have the build balance on their head for 5 seconds. [[spoiler:Zack & Wayne were the only group to walk out to the runway without using their hands, something the Judges pointed out when they got 2nd Place.]] The trope is also played up in the beginning of the episode, as Will is shown doing a fashion shoot and the Judges are in full fashion make-up and outfits.

* SelfDeprecation: Will frequently engages with this. For instance, in the first episode, he declares himself an expert on [=LEGOs=] before "being told" that the plural is actually "LEGO". Or later on, when he pretends to call his agent and acts like he has to remind the agent who he is.

** In Season's 2's Demolition Derby, Caleb & Jacob had no clue about building a car or any of the features. So when they were tasked with building a LEGO sports car they saw earlier from memory, they decided to try what they thought looked best to the Judges. [[spoiler: Their car was the closest to being correct, as they even got a few minor details correct that no one else picked up on. Allowing them to win the build.]]
* AchillesHeel: During Season 2's Demolition Derby, Zack & Wayne built a purple car called "Purple Punisher", the design was modeled after a tank, with the build being low to the ground and the wheels being covered by the build. While everyone else had their wheels exposed, Zack and Wayne decided to protect the wheels. The Judges noted this as it could be a huge flaw. [[spoiler: This proved to be correct in the end, while they were able to get into 2nd place in the demolition derby itself as their build was strong enough to withstand blows, the fact that they covered their wheels caused them to get stuck when they moved over a small brick. Without anyway to dislodge the object in the wheel, it allowed Dave & Richard to get an easy victory.]]

** During Season 1 Episode 6, the Super-Bridges episode, Jermaine & Mel made a huge mistake and were unable to have their bridge line up with the pre-made road. [[spoiler: This caused them to be disqualified and automatically place in the bottom 2 for not following the rules.]]
** In Season 2 Episode 2, Zach & Tim's explosive was supposed to have the building fall down with a POW! logo displayed behind it. When the explosive was set off, the building did not fall down, [[spoiler: putting them into the bottom 2]]. On a more minor scale, Steven & Mark also had an issue where their explosion knocked down the hero, causing their build to appear as if the villain won.
** In Season 2, Episode 6, Demolition Derby, Caleb & Jacob were able to win the first challenge and started 30 seconds later. This gave them a huge advantage during the demolition derby, as most of the cars had already taken damage by that point. [[spoiler: However, when they started, the two made a huge mistake trying to avoid the others and caused their car to drive out of the arena, being the first team to be eliminated in the derby. This mistake caused them to be placed in the bottom 2.]]

** In Season 2, Episode 6, Demolition Derby. Caleb & Jacob were able to win the first challenge and started 30 seconds later. Giving them a huge advantage during the demolition derby, as most of the cars had already taken damage by that point. [[spoiler: However, when they started, the two made a huge mistake trying to avoid the others and caused their car to drive out of the arena, being the first team to be eliminated in the derby. This mistake caused them to be placed in the bottom 2.]]

* AchillesHeel: During Season 2's Demolition Derby, Zack & Wayne built a purple car called "Purple Punisher", the design was modeled after a tank, with the build being low to the ground and the wheels being covered by the build. While everyone else had their wheels exposed, Zack and Wayne decided to protect the wheels. The Judges noted this as it could be a huge flaw. [[spoiler: This proved to be current in the end, while they were able to get into 2nd place in the demolition derby itself as their build was strong enough to withstand blows, the fact that they covered their wheels caused them to get stuck when they moved over a small brick. Without anyway to dislodge the object in the wheel, it allowed Dave & Richard to get an easy victory.]]

* AchillesHeel: During Season 2's Demolition Derby, Zack & Wayne built a large purple car, almost like a tank that had protection all around. While everyone else had their wheels exposed, Zack and Wayne decided to protect the wheels and have their build cover the wheels. [[spoiler: This proved to be a major mistake in the end, while they were able to get into 2nd place in the demolition derby itself as their build was strong enough to withstand blows, the fact that they covered their wheels caused them to get stuck when they moved over a small brick. Without anyway to dislodge the object in the wheel, it allowed Dave & Richard to get an easy victory.]]

* AchillesHeel: During Season 2's Demolition Derby, Zack & Wayne built a large purple car, almost like a tank that had protection all around, including its wheels. While everyone else had their wheels exposed, Zack and Wayne decided to protect the wheels and have their build surround the wheels, causing the wheels to be protect. [[spoiler: This proved to be a major mistake in the end, while they were able to get into 2nd place in the demolition derby itself as their build was strong enough to withstand blows, the fact that they covered their wheels caused their wheels to get stuck when they moved over a small brick. Without anyway to dislodge the object in the wheel, it allowed Dave & Richard to get an easy victory.]]

* AchievementsInIgnorance: During the first season's Super-Bridges episode, Tyler and Amy say that they had never built a bridge before and didn't even know the physics involved in building one, so they decide to focus on making the bridge look pretty and hopefully getting 2nd to last place. [[spoiler:Their bridge is one of two that hit the ''one thousand pounds'' mark, putting them in 2nd place. Even they're surprised by how well they do when they outperform Aaron & Christian, as Aaron is an engineer who's built bridges with Lego before.]]

** The second season so far has confirmed Creator/KenJeong as a guest star, as well as a crossover where Will dials ''Series/NineOneOne'' (the series, not the actual emergency number) and talks with Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt, who is playing her character Maddie Kendall during the episode. Most of the second season guests will be by video chatting due to the ongoing UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic.

* ShockingElimination: Amy was visibly saddened to see Amie and Krystal go when she announced their elimination.

%%* CallBack: Aaron and Christian's messy house build in the seventh episode of the first season actually contains references to builds from preceding episodes. %%Like what?

* FashionShow: Done in Season 2, Episode 4. The teams had to build a hat out of LEGO's based on the color clothing they got, then one member from each team had to walk out on a runway wearing their build and clothing, and when they got to the end of the runway they had to have the build balance on their head for 5 seconds. [[spoiler:Zack & Wayne were the only group to walk out to the runway without using their hands, something the Judges pointed out when they got 2nd Place.]] The trope is also played up in the beginning of the episode, as Will is shown doing a fashion shoot and the Judges are in full fashion make-up and outfits.

* AchievementsInIgnorance: During the first season's Super-Bridges episode, Tyler and Amy say that they have never built a bridge before and don't even know many of the physics involved with bridge building. So they decide to focus on trying to make the bridge look pretty and hopefully be in 2nd to last place. [[spoiler:Their bridge is one of two that hit the ''one thousand pounds'' mark, putting them in 2nd place. Even they're surprised by how well they do with outperforming Aaron & Christian, as Aaron is an engineer who has built bridges with Lego before.]]

* ArtShift: Sometimes the show animates the builds with moving and talking LEGO figures.
* BabiesEverAfter: Amy told Will during the first season that she found out recently that she was pregnant and hoped to use the prize money on a down payment of a house and for the new baby. [[spoiler:After getting in first place in the competition and winning the prize money, Tyler and Amy said that they will use the money for a head start in helping build their new family.]]

* BrokeTheRatingScale: In the first season, the bridge building competition had about 450 pounds' worth of weights prepared. Two bridges ended up clocking in at ''one thousand pounds'' and Will says for safety reasons they can't add more weights. What makes this more broken, the additional weights that were used after the 450 pounds were bags for the camera crew as they were just finding anything in the studio to use after that point. Most of the bridges went well over the 450 pound weights that were prepared for the competition.
* CallBack: Aaron and Christian's messy house build in the seventh episode of the first season actually contains references to builds from preceding episodes.
* TheCameo: During some of the episodes, Will pauses the competition and a special guest will show up to talk with the builders. Sometimes playing up exaggerated versions of themselves.

* CheatersNeverProsper: Downplayed. Mel and Jermaine were disqualified in the sixth episode of the first season as a slight miscalculation meant their bridge did not meet the requirements of the rules.
* CommercialBreakCliffhanger: While not as abused as other shows, it still has some commercial breaks during critical parts of when the builds are being judged. Will even lampshades it. PlayedForLaughs in the first episode, when Will is chatting with some of the teams that he's not used to Reality TV conversations and he's worried that they can be cut off for a commercial at any moment -- which proves to be TemptingFate as that's exactly what happens.

** Season two shows Will doing rapid-fire poses in front of a photographer while dressed in a nicely fitting white shirt. The women appreciate it more than most of the guys, with Randall, in particular, having a comedy-gold ReactionShot and imitating Will in a confession cam before Syreeta cuts him off.

** The first challenge is to make a theme park build with a moving ride. Manny and Nestor's rollercoaster fails halfway, Mark and Boone's ride gets stuck due to them jostling it and Sam and Jessica's bumper cars break apart while being judged.
** During Season 1 Episode 6, the Super-Bridges episode, Jermaine & Mel made a huge mistake and were unable to have their bridge line up with the pre-made road. [[spoiler:Causing them to automatically place in the bottom 2 for not following the rules and were disqualified as a result.]]
** Season 2 Episode 2, Zach & Tim's explosive was supposed to have the building fall down with a POW! logo displayed. When the explosive was set off, the building did not fall down, putting them into the bottom 2. Steven & Mark also had an issue when their explosion knocked down the hero and caused their build to appear as if the villain won.

** Happened again during the second season's second episode. This time the LEGO's would have a controlled explosive to tell a story for what happened. The explosives would have water, colored powder, slime and glitter inside of them.
* GroupHug: An elimination usually involves these.

* FashionShow: Done in Season 2, Episode 4. The teams had to build a hat out of LEGO's based on the color clothing they got. Then one member from each team had to walk out on a walkway in which they wore their LEGO build and color clothing. They also had to have the build balance on their head for 5 seconds without holding it up with their hands. [[spoiler:Zack & Wayne were the only group to walk out to the runway without using their hands. Something the Judges pointed out when they got in 2nd Place.]] The trope is also played up as Will is doing a fashion shoot and the Judges are in full fashion make-up and outfits.

* HiddenDepths: Zach and Wayne reveal in the fashion episode that they are archers, and Wayne is a certified coach. They use archery as their inspiration for the hat.

** Tyler and Amy have this reaction when they learn [[spoiler:they would have been eliminated in the first season's ''Star Wars'' challenge if not for Will insisting that the top three teams compete]].
** Aaron and Christian had this reaction during the first season's "Mega City Block" when their skyscraper build falls over while moving it towards the judges table. Aaron was despondent about it following time up and actually ran off backstage, leading to Christian consoling him. [[spoiler:However, they were relieved when they found out that there was still more to the build and were only half done and could rebuild it. The extra time allowed them to fix the build and come in 2nd place.]]
** Mark and Steven don't react well when they learn that they have to design a wearable LEGO hat. As they put it, LEGO bricks are heavy!
** Paras & Moto from Season 2, Episode 4 during the fashion show where they had to wear their build on their head and have it balance on their heads for 5 seconds. They created a safari hat with a snake climbing a tree. When they were called to preform the walkway, their tree disconnected from the base when trying to pick it up. [[spoiler:While they tired to do a quick rebuild, it was too late as the build dropped to the floor when they took their hands off it. This mistake caused them to unfortunately be eliminated.]] This also happened with Dave & Richard, with their carnevale hat. [[spoiler: The hat was so big and unbalanced that when Richard took his hands off of the hat, it started to fall and almost broke on the judges sitting down. To the point that Will was trying to catch it with his hands while the other judges were trying to move out of the way. It was quick thinking on Richard's part that prevented the build from falling directly on the judges.]]

* RealityEnsues: Invoked in the first season's storybook episode where the kids come. Will clarifies they can't physically help with the storybook displays because it would break child labor laws.

* SelfDeprecation: Will frequently engages with this, like in the first episode when he declares himself an expert on [=LEGOs=] before "being told" that the plural is in fact "LEGO". Or when he pretends to call his agent as a gag and acts like he has to remind the agent who he is.
* SerialEscalation: Parodied multiple times in the first episode of the second season. The intro claims that the season will be "Bigger! Better! Brickier!", with that last one followed by a contestant asking if that's a real word. When Will boasts about the new features of the season, he includes "more editing" and "more graphic effects". He then claims that the cash prize has been increased... by one dollar, before production corrects him that no, it hasn't. And he shows off an impressive new trophy that ends up being a case of BigShadowLittleCreature.
* ShoutOut: In the ''Star Wars'' episode of the Australian series, the first Stormtrooper through the doorway bumps their head on the rollerdoor.
* TechnicianVsPerformer: In Season One, Mark and Boone are the technicians to Amy and Tyler's Performers in the droid challenge. [[spoiler:The judges pick Tyler and Amy for their droid having a vibrant personality and a clear story]]. Mark and Boone [[spoiler:learn from this and in the next challenge focus on the performer side, which earns them the main win]].
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Syreeta and Randall have this reaction on learning they chose a centaur for the Explosives challenge because they know nothing of Greek mythology. They decide to make the best of it and focus on the myth of Hercules, as well as Greek architecture for the build.
* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: Moto and Paras become really excited about learning they have to do an Earthquake challenge. As they put it, their engineering jobs make them perfect for this challenge. [[spoiler:They end up in the top 3, with their building reaching Level 11]].
* TookALevelInBadass: Sam and Jessica were close to elimination in the first two episodes of Season One, coming in at the bottom two. After the second episode, they refocused their efforts and came in second place in the "Cut in Half" build. After the third episode, they have become one of the toughest teams to beat, coming in second or winning builds, [[spoiler:and one of the teams in the finale. The judges confirm that they would have been in the top two if the finale had eliminated a team. In the finale, they were in Third Place overall. Sam and Jessica commented how much the two of them grew from those first two episodes.]]
* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: A few commercials have aired previews of the later episodes before the results were announced or episodes air, showing viewers who were eliminated. This showed up big when the eighth episode of the first season (Storybook) showed previews of the ninth Episode (''Star Wars'') during the episode, which showed that [[spoiler:Aaron & Christian]] were eliminated.
* UnflinchingWalk: The second episode of season two was all about making LEGO's explode with a LEGO character made to look as if they were walking away from the explosion. This was also parodied by Will where he starts the episode walking away from an exploding trailer.
* UpToEleven: The third episode of season two had an earthquake machine that went up to Eleven. They used this setting in case anyone passed ten. [[spoiler:Three builds did just that. Even then, three builds had problems falling apart, with the judges noting how amazed they were at how well the structures were made.]]

The show has multiple international adaptations in Australia, Germany, France, Sweden, Poland, Denmark, The Netherlands, and Belgium. A Colombia, Chile, and Norway version are currently in production.

* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman:

* EatingTheEyeCandy: In the first season, Will quips that Christian must work out a lot to get his abs. Christian finds it ActuallyPrettyFunny.

break apart on the judges

** Paras & Moto from Season 2, Episode 4 during the fashion show where they had to wear their build on their head and have it balance on their heads for 5 seconds. They created a safari hat with a snake climbing a tree. When they were called to preform the walkway, their tree disconnected from the base when trying to pick it up. [[spoiler:While they tired to do a quick rebuild, it was too late as the build dropped to the floor when they took their hands off it. This mistake caused them to unfortunately be eliminated.]]

** Paras & Moto from Season 2, Episode 3 during the fashion show where they had to wear their build on their head and have it balance on their heads for 5 seconds. They created a safari hat with a snake climbing a tree. When they were called to preform the walkway, their tree disconnected from the base when trying to pick it up. [[spoiler:While they tired to do a quick rebuild, it was too late as the build dropped to the floor when they took their hands off it. This mistake caused them to unfortunately be eliminated.]]

** The second season so far has confirmed Creator/KenJeong as a guest star, as well as a crossover where Will dials either ''Series/NineOneOne'' or ''Series/NineOneOneLoneStar'' (the series, not the actual emergency number). Most of the second season guests will be by video chatting due to the ongoing UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic.

* ThisGonnaSuck: Syreeta and Randall have this reaction on learning they chose a centaur for the Explosives challenge because they know nothing of Greek mythology. They decide to make the best of it and focus on the myth of Hercules, as well as Greek architecture for the build.

** The first season's second episode played with this trope, in which LEGO's were blown up, smashed or dropped from a height and exploded. With the Judges not only commenting on how well the build is but how well it breaks apart.