02x03 - Make And Shake

[bunniefuu]

Will: Last week, on
[font color="#ffc30f"]"Lego Masters"...[/font]

Did anybody order
an expl*si*n grande?

[ Cheering ]

...Our builders
turned minifigs

into action heroes
with some epic hero shots.

- [ Gasping ]
- [ cheering ]

Dave and Richard's big blast
got the friends fired up,

while father and son
Tim and Zach felt the heat.

- It didn't fall.
- It didn't fall.

And everything imploded

for the boomer bikers
Dawn and Jack.

Oh, this is not good.

One team has to go home.

Jack and Dawn.

But it was smiling siblings
Bryan and Lauren

who shot to the top
with an exploding frog.

Here's a phrase I never
thought I'd say on TV.

Tonight,
it's time to shake...

Oh!

Battle...

...And Roll.

We're cranking things
up to 11.

Oh, no! Oh, no!
Oh, no, no, no, no, no!

I can't believe
what I'm seeing.

Will Sushi chef bros
Zack and Wayne

roll on
with the golden brick?

It's such
a bonehead mistake.

Will the science alliance,

Moto and Paras,
engineer a victory?

I don't... I... - we're not
even on the same page.

I don't even know
what you're doing.

And will Jennifer love Hewitt
finally take my calls?

It's will Arnett,
host of "Lego Masters."

I need to stop you right there.

"Lego Masters" starts
now.

Man: All right, everyone,
we are rolling, rolling

in five, four, three...

Woman: What's it gonna be?
What's it gonna be?

[ Cheering, gasping ]

- Oh, yes!
- What is that?

Mark: We are coming into this
third challenge feeling tenacious.

We were determined
to do better,

put the past behind us,
move forward,

and make something excellent.

Hello, builders.
Welcome back.

Now, through our first
two episodes, you've wowed us

and proved that you are truly the
best Lego builders in the country.

So, let's talk about
what you're up to... today.

You... oh, my gosh.
What's happening?

[ Rattling ]

- [ All gasping ]
- oh, no!

Oh, my god,
it's an earthquake!

It's an earthquake that's just
affecting this area right here!

Oh, my god,
what do we do?

Wait.

Fox gave me a phone
in case of an emergency.

Let me see.
Yeah, it's right here.

Hang on. I guess I just...

- [ dialing ]
- [ ringing ]



Hello, it's Will Arnett,
host of "Lego Masters."

Famous actor?

Man. Sorry,
usually by this point,

people say what
a big fan they are.

Uh, anyway,
there's been an earthquake.

Uh, I'm not seeing any
seismic activity in the area.

Are you sure it was a quake?

Will:
Uh, positive.

I was standing right here

and I was about
to tell the builders

that this week we're giving them
a make-and-shake challenge

where each team
has to build a structure

strong enough to survive
an earthquake, and I...

Now that I think about it,
uh, there's a teensy chance

that, um,
I may have accidentally

leaned on
the "shake" button.

So you're saying
there is no emergency

and you just tied up this
line for the past two minutes

to talk about
playing with Legos?

"Legos" isn't a word.
It's Lego bricks.

- [ Cheering ]
- okay?

But that's not the point.

So, I gotta run, and I'll
call you later with updates.

- Please don't.
- I definitely will.

Kids, don't call 911
unless it's a real emergency.

All right, builders, this is the
make-and-shake challenge.

Today, structural integrity
and beauty comes together

in the most earth-shaking
challenge ever.

You'll be building
a gorgeous, massive structure

on top of a shake plate.

We'll measure just how strong
your building is

using our patented
brickter scale.

We're gonna
crank that baby to 11.

The longer
your structure survives,

the more likely it is
that you survive elimination.

Paras: Moto and I
are both engineers.

Moto: This is probably
our challenge to win.

It's all about engineering
and design.

We've got this one
dialed in, man.

We're gonna be on top.

This challenge is about
building for strength,

but we're of course always
looking for your creativity as well.

We're looking for your building
to be at least four feet tall.

The strongest buildings
will finish on top,

the weakest will land
on the bottom.

From there, the brickmasters
will turn to aesthetics

to determine
who's going home.

We have no clue

what a shaker's
gonna do to Lego bricks.

Freaking intense.

[ Scoffs, laughs ]

All right,
you got eight hours

before we're ready
to rumble.

So...

Get your brick on!

- All right!
- [ laughter, chatter ]

We're gonna get the
solid frame built first...

Yep.

...And then we're gonna
decorate after.

It's got to be
aesthetically beautiful.

It's gonna be
aesthetically beautiful.

If we get the middle
structure right,

it doesn't matter what we build
the sides as far as prettiness.

- Holy crap, that's a big building.
- Mm-hmm.

What's one of the strongest
shapes in nature?

- A pyramid.
- Right?

Yeah, not only a triangle,
but I think the hexagon

is very strong as well.

Moto and I, we tend to take
a little bit longer

in the beginning
of a challenge.

I'm gonna try
to manufacture one.

But I feel good about our
ability to solve this problem.

Of anybody, we should be able
to figure this out.

We're gonna have to go
way faster here.

We need to get this thing up.

We only have eight hours
to go four-foot high.

I'm personally
feeling the stress,

but the reason
why I'm here is because

I get to connect and
spend this time with my kid.

I'm just gonna do, like, six
or seven, eight layers of this.

I haven't thought a lick
about the storyline

and what it's gonna be
or how it's gonna be.

Haven't even crossed our minds
in any way, shape, or form.

But our complete
focus right now

is we've got to get
bricks down.

- Hello, Tim and Zach.
- Hey.

Tell us a little bit
about your approach.

Our plan is, we want
to build a classic tower.

Zach: And the interlocking
t-structure that we're doing

is a single pillar in
the middle of our four walls.

We are gonna call you out
on aesthetics.

Yeah, you've got these
exposed studs here,

and I'm hoping that means that
you're gonna add some details.

- Yes, time permitting.
- That's exactly what...

- Keep at it, guys. Thanks.
- Good luck, guys.

- [ Dialing ]
- [ ringing ]



Hi, again, it's will
from "Lego Masters."

- Hello, will.
- Isn't this a great cross-promotion?

I was just wondering, do the
folks at fox ever talk about me?

Like, how I'm doing
as a host or...

Mr. Arnett, I need to
stop you right there.

Is there a brickmaster
in the vicinity?

Um, yes, there is. Yeah.

- Put them on the phone please.
- Okay.

Hello?

Hi, this is
maddie Kendall, 911.

I'm trying to build
something strong,

and I don't know
where to begin.

Have you tried
interlocking bricks?

Interlocking.

A Lego-building technique
where you overlap bricks

from one row
on top of another row

to add and additional
layer of strength.

- That's right.
- Thank you, brickmaster.

You know, you could've
just asked me.

I kind of just found out
about interlocking...

Hello?

We're so tight
that we don't even say bye.

I really enjoy baking, so we decide "birthday
cake" before we even start building.

Bryan: We're building Georgina
the giant's birthday cake.

We're just going to build with packed
solid bricks interlocked at every point.

It has to be four feet, so we
know that we need to work fast.

Let's just keep
locking it down.

Bryan and Lauren
are going to be

our competition
for this build, for sure.

No, but they're making
lots of progress, like us.

- We've built towers before...
- Yep.

...And we know
how to build them strong.

We're not intimidated
in the slightest

because we have also
built large structures,

big buildings,
really focusing on strength.

Steven: Yeah.

We are trying to build
an ancient structure,

an atlantean lighthouse.

Mark: We'll be putting
plates on the side

in order to give it a lot
more vertical stability.

This is all
foundations, really.

Like, who has
the strongest foundation?

Zack and Wayne, they've
still got the golden brick.

Jamie: Which gives them
immunity in the future.

Yep. This might be
one of those challenges

where you need to use it.
What do you think?

Yeah, I mean,
our shaker is pretty strong.

It's really gonna put
their builds to the test.

Will: If it were me, I'd just
come and tell us right now,

"we're using the golden brick.
This is too scary."

Man, this is it.
This is a tough one.

Zack: When we won
that first challenge,

getting that
golden brick, right?

It's, like, so overwhelming.

- So overwhelming.
- We couldn't believe it.

And now the goal is to hold onto
the golden brick as long as possible.

Never done anything
like this before, right?

Build something for structure
and then aesthetic.

We're trying to create a
modern butterfly bracket structure.

How well it will stand really depends
on, like, what kind of shape we pick.

We gotta get going up
with this thing.

I just feel like it takes us
so long to head upwards.

Look at that.
It didn't work.

But we can do a hexagon
to provide stability.

Nope, we have to
dump it completely

'cause it's proving to be
too difficult to assemble.

What?

Moto and Paras, they haven't
really started building yet.

- I mean, is it worrisome?
- It is.

The teams only have
eight hours,

so they have less time than
any of the other challenges.

They also have to build stronger
than any of the other challenges,

so they need to come together
and have a shared plan

because they're gonna
have to build faster

than they've ever
built before.

We're an hour and change in.
I'm feeling frustrated.

Oh, wait,
we didn't do this math.

We're struggling a lot
with the structure.

We could put these
this way, too.

I don't... I...

We're not even
on the same page.

I don't even know
what you're doing.

We're not even
on the same page.

I don't even know
what you're doing.

We have to build
a four-foot-tall structure

that's going to outlast
that shake table.

Moto: And we have
eight hours overall

to make something that's
structural and beautiful.

We're trying to decide
how that works,

but it's taking some time.

I'm not making
a square box going up.

What goes poorly
when you shake it?

I mean... I mean,
a bee's nest comes to mind.

A honeycomb or a beehive

is pretty strong
and pretty durable,

so we decide to do what's done
with a modern high-rise.

Paras: The floors themselves
connect the four pillars

and add to the structural
rigidity of this tower.

Moto: We're gonna jacket
it with honeycomb panels

designed to pop and fall off.

It's gonna take
some time, boss.

I'm glad we're on... finally
on the same page, though.

We're two hours in. These
teams have six hours left.

Jamie: They should
already be a foot high.

They're fingers gotta be
on fire.

Amy: They really
need to get their bph up.

Is that like a thing
in Lego?

Bph, bricks per hour?
You don't talk about that, will?

You can put down
about 500 bricks an hour.

So it should be around 1,000
bricks or more at the moment.

Jamie: They should be
about 31 layers already,

if they're stacking bricks.

A lot of math in Lego.

I need to run a rod
through here.

- That's a key... key strength piece.
- Fantastic.

Recently, I built a
six-foot tall wonder woman.

I used compression
with a threaded rod.

And so I'm gonna use the
same concept for our building.

Once I figure this out... - how long
is that gonna take you to figure out?

- Figure out or build?
- I need to be able to go up.

Right, that's why I'm trying
to give you another task to do

so we don't waste the time while
I'm sitting in here and in your way.

All right, well...

Jen: I'm gonna run
technic up the middle,

pulling down on the roof, and
it should hold for quite a ways.

If I can get this to work.

- We are behind.
- Jen, Jen, Jen.

Hey, Caleb, Jacob. How are
we doing? What's your plan?

We spent a lot of time
on this base,

which is actually
a shock absorber.

- Yes.
- We put in a bunch of tires

- in between two layers on the bottom.
- Yes, yes.

We want to absorb
the shock of the shake,

so we are making a flexible
base structure with a shock plate.

It's a big risk,
but our tower is gonna be

unlike any other tower
in the room.

I have to say, this is the
freshest approach I've seen so far,

so I can't wait to see
if it works out.

- For sure.
- All right, keep it up.

- Thank you so much, Jamie.
- Thanks.

I think we need to go all in on
the bees. What do you think?

Right now, it doesn't
look anything like bees.

- Check me on my measurements there.
- Nope, you're off.

- No, no, no, I don't think I am.
- I know you're off.

Oh, you're right,
you're right. I'm wrong.

You're dad just told you you were
right, Zach. Make sure you remember that.

I'm obviously the dad, so I want to
see him making stronger decisions,

sticking by those. That's
kind of the cool thing for me.

What do we want
to do now, two layers?

Do it like this, boom.
Just like this.

We're going to need to connect
these up here for some stability.

- Do some ball joints on this section out.
- Okay.

We're not architects,
so we have no idea

what kind of techniques
are gonna work,

but we're using these ball joints
between our different layers.

It'll be a beautiful building

that's actually wrapped
in gorgeous vines.

Maria: It's a risk using
ball joints. It might not work.

But, who knows? Maybe
it'll turn out to be great.

- What do you think? Here?
- I think ours looks the nicest, so far anyway.

- Hey, Mark, Steven, how are you guys doing?
- Doing pretty good.

I hope that we break the machine
and get all the way to 11.

- Ooh.
- I feel like we got a pretty good shot.

- Yo, remember record labels?
- [ both laugh ]

That's literally what's
shaking the building, the music.

Randall and I are passionate
about hip-hop music,

and so we said,
"let's build a record label."

So we're really gonna see
if the single is hot enough

for the building to shake.

I have a degree in architecture,
and one of the classes

that I had to take
was structures,

which involves
stuff like this.

Hopefully, using technic,
we're gonna withstand

most of the forces on the shake
plate and this brickter scale.

We'll anchor that when
we get when we get the chance.

I like this a lot.

- Very unique.
- Cool, right?

Tell me a little bit about
what's going on here.

We're going for height
with a high concept.

All the other teams put the
structure on the inside of their building.

But we did the opposite.

We put the structure
on the outside

and we have nothing
on the inside.

I'm a teacher.
I spend a lot of time

trying to make numbers
fun for kids.

So, we're showing a visual
representation of the fibonacci sequence.

Fibonacci was an Italian.

He gave this
exponential equation.

One plus one is two,
one plus two is three,

two plus three is five.

That is really cool.

Richard:
David and I are both dads.

Every challenge that we do,

we want to take risks,
also tell a story.

What? What's up?

Hello, Michelle and Natalie.
How is it going?

- Good.
- Good.

Natalie:
We are making a wedding cake.

Since you're trying to build,
like, a relationship

on a solid foundation,
we can make a cake

that will withstand
the earthquake shake.

Just kind of solid
all the way up until here,

and then we've kind of...
Using a grid pattern in here

and tying the inside
to the outside.

Oh, my god,
we both have cakes.

We don't think there's going to
be any other cakes in the room.

And we look directly to our
left and we think, "oh, no."

Lego cake-off.

We're just going
to make sure that our cake

is the most beautiful cake, and hopefully
withstands the brickter scale the best.

There are
four hours left, people!

Halfway, halfway.

Four hours before we hit you
with an earthquake so big,

the rock will star
in a movie about it.

I mean,
the first time you'll see it,

you'll be
a little disappointed.

But later
when it comes on cable,

you'll watch it every time.

Four hours left!

There's no time to think.

Oh, my god. I don't know
if we're gonna get done.

Paras: I'm just trying
to see if we can make it

aesthetically pleasing
as well as get the height.

So we have to see
if we can make up that height.

Are you where
you thought you would be?

Well, we're a little behind
where we were...

- we feel like we're a little bit behind.
- Just to be aware,

this is a very clean surface,

which is a perfect
breaking point.

And just as a reminder,
aesthetics matter.

This is a tough combination,
to build something massive,

four-foot tall, strong,

and we have to make it
look pleasing.

Hang on, hang on,
hang on, hang on.

- [ Groans ]
- this is just insane.

- Jan and Susan.
- Hi, brickmaster Jamie.

- How are we doing?
- Uh, short.

Really short. You're about
a foot, would you say?

- Yeah.
- So you're at 25%

and you only have 25%
of the time left.

You have to make it
to four feet to even qualify.

I have to admit,
I'm skeptical right now.

I don't mean to shake you up,
but I need to shake you up.

We say a good builder can do
about 500 bricks an hour.

- That's... that's fast.
- You have to do more.

All right, so we've got just
over three hours left in this build,

and some of these teams
are standing tall,

others look a little shook.

What are you
seeing out there?

Caleb and Jacob's model, that
could actually be a big risk for them.

They are allowing
their whole building to move.

Ooh, we got this.

Philip and Maria talked
about using the ball joints.

It's kind of a dangerous
time to experiment.

Tim and Zach, what worries me
a little bit is the aesthetics.

They really have to make sure
they don't only give us

a strong building, but something
that is interesting to look at.

I'll do the bricks up top.
Don't worry about the top.

- I'll worry about it.
- What about Mark and Steven?

They were so confident. They said
they're gonna break the machine.

But they're not finished yet.
They still got to make that top part,

and that's often the most delicate,
sensitive part of a lighthouse.

That's the part that can fail.

Yeah, you're talking
about if a significant chunk

of your build falls off,
then you're out of the game.

[ Groans ]
my bad.

- It's off?
- Yeah, we're two studs off, Wayne.

Zack: We are really
running out of time.

Our butterfly bracket design was
supposed to be based on simple patterns,

but there's no guarantee
that this will work.

Hold up, hold up. Don't
force it, don't force it.

This has to work.

I don't care. I'm not
turning in the golden brick.

I refuse.

[ Groans ] I'm not confident
with this one, Wayne.

Looking over at Zack and Wayne,
it's clear they're struggling.

It's surprising.
The last couple challenges,

- they've had really good time management.
- They've been doing great.

But they have
that golden brick,

so they are safe
if the want to use it.

Oh, man.

Caleb: Moto and para are
keeping it light as possible.

Our objective is to make it
as heavy as possible.

- Hi, guys.
- Hi.

What's happening here?

We're trying
to make a beehive.

'Cause the last thing
you want to shake

is a honeycomb
or a bee's nest.

Oh, that's cool. How do
you feel about its strength

in terms of withstanding 11
on the brickter scale?

When it comes to,
like, earthquakes,

the shaking is using
your weight against you.

So the lighter you can
make it, the less weight

you give the table the opportunity
to snap back, and you're better off.

So that's why we're really
trying to go skeletally.

Right.
Now, you guys are engineers.

- Yep.
- Part of the science alliance.

- Science alliance.
- Yeah.

Science alliance.

Just in case
we want to do a chyron.

Science alliance.

Is there anything we can do
to strengthen this at all?

We never build
this fast at home.

Will:
One hour left! Just one hour!

- Oh!
- Okay.

Will: One hour!

Get them all on there.
We want a crazy cat building.

We don't have time. We still
have to put some details on this.

I come up with the idea,
"what about cats?"

Because we have this cat at home
that always climbs our walls.

What's the story with
the rest of these supports?

- Are they going to hold?
- They should.

We're only gonna get maybe
one or two sides of this thing done.

Putting together honeycombs is just
taking an extensive amount of time.

I've done the math,
and we need some shortcuts.

Why don't you get panels
and panel up the back?

It's just constantly
coming apart at the seams.

- Oh, my god.
- It's a mess.

It's not even a hot mess.

A hot mess would be
better than this thing.

It's embarrassing.

Will: You got Jen
and Susan right there.

They look like
they're ready to move.

I mean, it wasn't that long
ago they were at two feet.

Their bph must have gone
through the roof.

- So, what's the story?
- It's a haunted building.

Oh, I like the haunted.

Okay, let's put skeletons
right here.

Will:
One minute left!

Wheel your builds
into the gallery!

Okay, there we go.

This is the scariest part,
for sure, getting through here.

Come on.
Let's go, bring it.

- Oh, did it pop?
- This is terrifying.

- 30 seconds left.
- Oh, boy.

At this point,
it's about rolling it

into that gallery
just to stay alive.

Will: Five, four,
three, two, one.

Time's up, bricks down!

Dude, I can't believe
we got that done.

I really am happy
with our build.

Will:
Let's take a look at this city

while it's still standing.

I'm just so thrilled.
We turned in a building.

We at least get to put it
on the shake plate.

But I have no idea what
that machine's gonna do to it

and I'm really
worried about it.

All right, builders, you've
spent the last eight hours

building super sturdy
structures

meant to stand tall
on shaky ground.

We're about to find out just
how strong they really are.

But, first, Zack and Wayne,

you're holding on
to the golden brick.

How do you think your building
is gonna hold up?

- It's really a dice roll.
- So, you're not sure?

Zack: We don't want
to use the golden brick,

but I really don't know if I got
all the joints put together right.

I think it's
too much of a risk.

Wayne: I don't think there's
any reason to use it on this one.

It's still so early on
in the competition.

My intention is to never
let it go until the end.

Are you ready to cash in
your golden brick today?

Zack and Wayne, are you ready
to cash in your golden brick today?

- We will be.
- Wow.

Okay, wow.

Zack:
I gotta use it.

It doesn't look like
a strong structure to me.

Thank you, Zack.

It's too much of a risk.

So, Wayne, you look
kind of upset.

This challenge was a disappointment
I'm gonna have to live with today.

I'll deal with it
and I'll move on.

The good news is you're
safe from elimination today.

All right, well, here's the
good news for the rest of us.

The golden brick
is officially back

where it belongs,
in my possession.

You may have a chance
to win this in the future,

but for now I'm gonna
keep it some place very safe.

Right here.

Are you guys ready for what's
about to happen next?

[ Cheering ]

Our first team up
is Mark and Steven.

Mark: We're coming into
this feeling pretty confident.

Hopes are high.

We're gonna break that machine
and confidently

get all the way to 11
and beyond.

My brother and I have created
the atlantean lighthouse.

Very thick and sturdy
on the bottom,

and at the very top
it's actually hollow,

but still pretty strong.

All right, now it's time
to shake, rattle, and roll.

Here we go.

Level one
on the brickter scale.

- Level two.
- Ooh.

Level three
on the brickter scale.

- There's some cracks.
- You can see the cracks right there in that layer.

- Oh!
- Oh, no.

Level four.

- The middle's floating.
- Level four.

Level five
on the brickter scale.

Oh, man, the top
is falling apart.

Oh!

- Will: Level six.
- Uh-oh, it's unsteady.

Level seven!

Coming apart!

Mark: Oh, snap.

[ Groaning ]

Atlantis is falling.

Level eight on
the brickter scale.

That was level eight
on the brickter scale.

Jamie: You guys did say you
were gonna break the machine.

The machine is still here,
but what a spectacular break.

Having the weight on the bottom,
the light on the top,

I think that's what
brought you as far as eight.

- Well done.
- Not what I expected, honestly.

You know, it would
have been nice to be

a little further up,
but it doesn't look good.

Up next, Michelle and Natalie.

Michelle: For our build, we
did a three-tier wedding cake.

Natalie: We made a brick
stacking structure in the bottom.

Then we went to, like, a grid
stack system to keep it solid.

Here we go.

We're gonna take it
to level one.

Nice little massage.

It's all right.
It's all good.

Level two. You're trying
to beat Mark and Steven.

Level three.

Level four. Big shake.

All right, all right.

- Level five.
- Okay.

Holding up very, very well.

Level six. Level six.
Oh, we go...

Oh, my gosh, we have
a break in the middle.

[ Groaning, shouting ]

It's still surviving.
Like, what?

Level eight. Mark and Steven
got to level eight.

Let's take it to level nine!

- Level nine!
- Oh!

What is going on!

Level nine! Oh, my gosh!

Level nine.

Well done. You gave us something
that was beautiful and strong.

This is embarrassing. Is
anybody gonna be lower than us?

This is bad.

Next, we have
Maria and Philip.

Philip: Our build is stacking
brick with a ball joint.

Maria: We've got these
big, beautiful blooming vines.

Our hope is that,
as it begins to shake,

the flowers and the leaves
will fall off.

Let's see
if it's too brick to fail.

Here we go. Level one.

- Oop, there you go.
- Okay.

Level two.

We're getting more excited because
we're realizing it's still holding on.

- Philip: Yeah, yeah.
- And we're thinking,

"I know these ball joints can
be taken apart by a child,

but maybe it will
withstand an earthquake."

Will: We're gonna make it
to level seven.

Level eight. Level nine!

[ Cheering ]

level 10!

How is this possible?

- Yes!
- Will: Level 10.

I'm just floored right now.

Ball joints.
Who knew, right?

Next up, our engineers,
Moto and Paras.

Paras: Honestly, I'm
ashamed of our build.

The engineering's solid.
Its presentation is awful.

Moto: We went with a
typical skyscraper structure.

It has four long pillars going
right up through the middle.

We used the beams as rebar.

Paras:
I'm not proud of the exterior.

My hope is that
the core of this thing's

gonna stay all the way to
the end of the shake.

All right, you've got to do
better than an eight

to stay out of the bottom.

Moto: I'm expecting
the core to survive,

but I'm really concerned
that the judges

are not gonna like when
all the paneling just flies off

and there's
a structure left bare.

I think that puts us
at risk of elimination.

Will:
All right, here we go.

Brickter scale going
to level one.

- Wow.
- Will: Oh, boy.

Whoa.

All right, Moto and Paras,
as we stand right now,

Mark and Steven have an eight,

so you've gotta
do better than an eight

- to stay out of the bottom.
- Yeah.

- You guys ready?
- Yeah.

Moment of truth. Brickter
scale going to level one.

Will: Already shaking.

Level two.

Oh, no!

Oh, boy. Here it comes.
There it comes.

Yeah, I predicted those
plates would fall off by two.

If we're lucky, three.

Will: Level four.

Whoa, a big sway.

Skeleton's looking solid.

But at this point, it's all
about that core structure,

and it's holding solid.

Level seven. Wow!

Uh-oh. Uh-oh! Look at it.

Level nine!

This is unbelievable.
Level nine.

Level 10. Level 10.
It's still standing at level 10!

What? How is this possible?

Just the skeleton left now.
Level 11.

Level 11! Oh, my gosh!

Here it comes. 11!

Level 11.

- Holy cow. I'm impressed.
- Oh, my goodness.

I'm finally breaking
through my embarrassment

and starting to feel proud
about this structure.

Next we have Lauren and Bryan.

Bryan: We have never made a
birthday cake out of Lego before.

Because our structure is so
packed solid, it is very dense.

And we hope that
if the strength of the bricks

don't hold it together,
then the weight of it will.

Will: Here we go
onto the old brickter scale.

We're gonna take it
to level one.

Level one.

Level two.

Jamie: You can hear
the loosening.

We think that our build
is still so sturdy

that even with some cracks
here and there,

it's going to be just fine.

- Level seven.
- So heavy.

Level eight. Whoa!
Big sway, big sway.

Level eight.

Oh, eight is a good number.
I like this.

Level nine! Wow!

Level 10!

Oh, my gosh!

Oh! Wow!

That was level 10
on the brickter scale.

Next, Randall and syreeta.

Syreeta:
Welcome to crown records,

where any artist's dreams
come true.

Well, it's time to make
your record building drop.

- Ooh.
- Let's do it. Level one.

Level two.

Syreeta: At first,
watching ours go,

I'm like, "all right,
cool," to, like, five.

"It's getting a little crazy."

level seven.

I know your architecture degree
is working hard right now.

- Very hard.
- Okay.

Level eight.
It's dancing, cracking there.

- Level nine.
- Yes!

Level nine.

Level nine. Level 10.

Level 10, you're gone!

Great job, you guys.

- Wow.
- Thank you so much.

Next up, Zack and Wayne.

Since you activated
the golden brick,

you are safe.

But you spent eight hours
working on this,

and I think that we'd all still
love to see how strong it is, right?

- Yes!
- Yeah, all right. Let's do it.

Here we go. Level one.

Zack:
We used that golden brick.

I hope we didn't
make a mistake.

Level eight.
It's coming apart there.

Oh, look at that.
It's dancing up there.

Still holding on, though.
Level nine.

- What did we do?
- Level 10.

Level 10! Oh!

- Not too bad, Wayne.
- Not too bad. Not too bad.

- Yeah!
- Next we have Dave and Richard.

I'm nervous about our building
because there's a lot

of crashing
and burning going on.

Dave: We worked on a
beam exoskeleton structure.

Richard: These numbers
that you see on the outside

are part
of the fibonacci sequence,

being that we don't want kids
to be afraid of math.

We want them
to embrace these things.

Here we go
on the brickter scale

we're gonna go to level one.

We know what number
we have to beat.

We have to get past eight.

As it's going up, I'm thinking,
"all right, just get past eight."

level five. Level six.

Totally cracked on the bottom.

- Level seven.
- Whoa.

- Level eight.
- It's staying.

Just get past eight.
Just get past eight.

- We got big swaying.
- It's staying.

- Level nine!
- Oh!

There she blows.
Here you go, level 10.

Level 11. Oh! Wow!

Level 11!
Almost entirely intact.

What's even more remarkable
is if you look down the middle,

you have an empty building.

I think that's what most
impresses me.

You can see
how strong it was,

but by having that so strong,

it put all the pressure
on the bottom.

So, great job.

Next up, Caleb and Jacob.

Jacob:
We've created a flexible base

using Lego rubber tires.

Caleb: We want to absorb
the shock of the shake.

Will: Here we go.

We've taken a weird approach
with the tires in this thing.

I don't think I've ever
been so nervous in my life.

Is this gonna work?

When we're nervous,
we shut up...

Will: Still absorbing
a lot of shaking.

...And we look wide-eyed.

Will: Level six.

Oh, no.
Oh, no, no, no, no!

Don't say a word.

No, no, no, no, no, no!

Caleb and Jacob, you've
got to do better than an eight

to stay out of the bottom.

I mean, it looks
strong and sturdy.

Let's hook it up
and find out.

Here we go,
take it to level one.

- Level two.
- The shock plate is working?

Will: Level four.

We're looking at so much
less wiggle on the top.

Caleb and Jacob
at level five.

It's working, it's working.

- Level six.
- Oh! Oh, no!

Here comes the crane.
Level seven.

Crane down.

Level eight! Level eight.

It's falling on top.
Level eight!

Oh!

Caleb:
The shock plate worked,

but I can't help
but be a little disappointed.

The part that we had limited
time to connect failed us.

Up next, Tim and Zach.

Zach: Mark and
Steven, Caleb and Jacob,

are both tied for the bottom.

I mean, we hope we hit eight
against the atomic shaker or whatever.

No, no, no.
Brickter. Brickter.

Were you paying
attention at all?

We went with an
interlocking t-structure,

so it's all connected
into one base.

Tell us a little bit about
the 800-pound cat in the room.

Tim:
So, we have a cat at home.

I get really irritated
with the cat

because he's always
climbing up on the windows.

So finally I can have revenge
on the cat, to shake the cat off.

Okay, chill out, Tim.

Let's hook it up to the brickter
scale and see how it does.

Here we go, to level one.
Level two.

The roof...
The roof is coming off.

Level three.

- Level four.
- It split is already, right at the tower.

Level five. All the cats
are still intact.

Level six. Bottom part's moving.
This is really swaying.

It's going off
on the next level.

Level seven.
Oh, the bottom part.

Level eight... oh!

We did see that
weak point come through.

Especially when you're going
from a wide to a narrow point,

that's where
it's most vulnerable.

Up next, Susan and Jen.

Jen: This is our
haunted high-rise.

Internally, we're using technic
all the way up the building.

Susan: This is the same
technique that I used

on my six-foot-tall
wonder woman.

Okay, the number
to beat is eight.

Let's see how tough
this baby is.

Well, I think this building
will last to level five or six.

I hope so. I have no idea what
that machine's gonna do to it

and I'm really
worried about it.

Here we go.
Brickter scale level one.

Level two. Level three.

I mean, with...
With each turn,

my heart, like,
moves up into my throat.

Oh, jeez.

Will: It's got a bit of
a sway, but, man.

Level seven.

- Jamie: Yeah.
- Very, very solid.

Level eight.

Susan and Jen at level eight,
holding strong.

- There you go!
- Level nine!

Susan and Jen
are at level nine!

- Come on, baby.
- Will: Wow.

I can't believe
what I'm seeing.

This is unbelievable.
Wow! Level 10.

Susan and Jen, level 10.

It's gonna hold on.
It's dancing. It's trying.

- [ Cheering ]
- oh!

Oh, gosh. Oh, my...

Level 11! 11!

Oh, my gosh! Level 11! Oh!

Wow! Wow!

What a comeback!

I am so glad
I'm not a betting man.

Incredible. I have to
say, I'm genuinely floored.

Well done.

From almost
not even being able

to turn something in
for this challenge,

and now we're
sitting in the top?

This is just...
This is just amazing.

- You did great.
- Oh, man. That paid off.

Today, we gave you
an insanely difficult task.

Build a four-foot-tall
structure

that can not only
survive an earthquake,

but one that
looks good doing it.

Three teams managed to build stronger
and stand longer than all the rest.

The brickmasters will turn to
aesthetics as the tie-breaker.

Moto and Paras,

Dave and Richard,
and Susan and Jen.

You all made it to level 11.

Brickmasters,
who won today's challenge?

One team today
really nailed this challenge.

Not only was it
a feat of engineering,

but they also really
nailed the aesthetics

with a colorful
and deliberate build.

And the winners...

...Are Dave and Richard.

[ Cheering ]

Richard: To win this
top spot in this challenge

is reaffirmation
that we are good builders.

It feels great to win,
but, really, the only win

that matters
is the win at the end.

Now, you know
what happens next.

We're gonna have to send
one team home.

Caleb and Jacob,

Tim and Zach,
Mark and Steven,

your builds were the weakest
and came apart at level eight.

It will come down to design
to determine who's going home.

Please step forward.

Mark:
We do not want to be here.

This is totally
against our goal,

which is to never be in the bottom
in any challenge or competition.

Brickmasters, what did you think
about Tim and Zach's structure?

I loved the cat story and
the fun you brought with that,

but I was also missing some
of the details in the build,

and a little bit of color that would
have really helped frame those details.

Jamie: Caleb and Jacob,
I think you sensed

my enthusiasm early on
for your technical execution.

This actually
worked really well

to minimize
some of the vibration.

The part that failed, that's a little
bit more of a standard connection.

You could've had more technic,
and I think that showed.

Amy: Mark and Steven,
I feel like using that tan

made us miss
those lovely details

and curves that you had
in your build.

Now we have to say good-bye
to one team.

Who's it gonna be?

The team that we need to,
unfortunately, send home today...

Tim and Zach.

You guys should be really proud of
how you've grown in this competition.

It just comes down
to those fine details.

But you should hold your head
proud. You really did a great job.

Tell us a little bit,
just if you could,

what it's meant to be here
with your son, Tim.

It's not often we get
to have the opportunity

to spend one-on-one time
when you've got three kids.

And this gives me the opportunity
to get to know him better,

watch him grow as a man,

[ chuckles ]

And then... and that's...

- That's what it's meant.
- Oh.

And I'm super thankful he was willing
to just, you know, hang out with me.

I really thank you.
I love you, dad.

- Ah.
- Appreciate it.

Thank you so much for being
part of "Lego Masters."

We are going to miss you.

- Tim: Thanks.
- Zach: Appreciate it.

"Lego masters" is something
we can reflect back on and say,

"we got to share that.
Wasn't that cool?"

And then when I'm old and
gray and in a nursing home

and you've got your grandkids,
we'll be able to sit there

and we'll be able to say,
"hey, guess what we did?"

Please turn in your minifigs.
It's time to say good-bye.

- Thanks.
- You guys are fantastic.

I just am thankful that
we had this opportunity.

Come on, group hug.

- Aww!
- We'll miss you guys.

Just being able to be here
bonding with my dad...

Bye, everybody.

...Was, like,
"this is awesome."

And I'm really thankful
that you came along with me.

Will: Next week...

This week's challenge
is all about fashion.

[ Cheering ]

Each team will build

a wearable work
of Lego fashion.

- Ooh!
- Uh-oh.

We want to see the hottest...

- Things are falling off.
- The chic-est,

and most outrageous
Lego hats on the planet.

Work it, work it.

I am hungry for more.

- [ Clattering ]
- oh, no!

We asked for drama
and we got it.