"You gotta be careful what you wish for": Lego Masters judge Jamie Berard opens up about the builders

Lego Masters Season 5 premiered on Monday, May 19, 2025. With the release of a brand new season, judge Jamie Berard opened up about the game, builders, and more during his May 19, 2025, interview with Variety.

Jamie mentioned that the latest season was one of those reminders, which makes contestants remember the phrase, "be careful what you wish for." He also talked about the time-altering twist, and more.

Adding more about the upcoming Lego Masters Season 5, Jamie Berard confessed to the cameras:

"It's one of those reminders, you gotta be careful what you wish for, jokes judge Jamie Berard. On day one, the builders are like, 'I wish that clock would go away.' And it goes away! Then they're like, 'No! Bring it back!"

Lego Masters Season 5: Judges open up about clock twist, theme builds, and more

Along with Jamie Berard, Lego Masters also features Amy Corbett. She talked about losing track of time while being in the zone. She mentioned that building without being aware of the clock was "totally wild."

"Especially when you're in the zone; you're creating, and you can totally lose track of time. So building without seeing the clock is totally wild — but we don't want to make it easy for our builders," said Amy.

For the recently premiered fifth season of Lego Masters, there willl be some exciting themes. It includes Star Wars, Wicked, Batman and more. There will he challenges including a giant wedding cake, masquarate party, and a lifesize waterfall.

Talking more about the waterfall, Berard mentioned, it was one of his favorite challenges. He addded that it was "super dramatic" and "super emotional" at the same time.

"We actually have a waterfall that the builders have to make a character that goes over the falls. It's super dramatic, but also super emotional. When you see these characters, you can just tell that water is just melting like everyone's heart. It's so good," said Jamie Berard.

Amy said that they have a dedicated team working on the ideas and that some of them were "one-hit wonders." On the other hand, there are some ideas that takes years in the making.

Adding more to that, she said, they test various challenges and always wonder how they can make them even more challenging and exciting. She said that it was a "process" of how everything comes together.

Agreeing with her James mentioned that they have a "very active" fan community. They also share their likings and wishs with them. Listening to such ideas inspires the makers towards preparing "more challenges." He referred to it as a "collaborative effort."

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Fans can stream Lego Masters Season 5 on FuboTV and DirecTV.

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