YMMV / LEGO Rewind

• Accidental Innuendo:
  • Here's one from when Nick grouses over the fact the Velma Dinkley is only available in the $90 Haunted House set:
    Nick: She's one of my faves, but I ain't gonna spend $90 on her!
  • In the Season 2 recap, Nick randomly brings up an image of a Clickits heart wedged onto Toa Nokama's mask:
    Nick: It's been on my computer for like a year, but I couldn't think of a gag for it. Oh, wait... gag. (Rimshot)
• Bizarro Episode: The "Dank themes" episode revolves around LEGO's more... out there themes. Nick also enjoyed the opportunity to "go ham with the editing".
• Broken Base: The "Western" episode inevitably got hit with this, due to its discussion on outdated cultural depictions and how that boils over into political correctness. The comments section is divided into those who agree wholeheartedly, those who disagree (either respectfully or not), and those who simply don't like politics being brought up over LEGO. To his credit, Nick knew that some portion of his viewer-base take offense whether or not he brought up the subject, and that his videos were never meant to be blind to Real Life regardless of their subject matter.
• Heartwarming Moments:
  • At the end of the "Vintage LEGO" episode, Nick, realizing just how disorienting modern LEGO can be to those who grew up on classic LEGO, expects to be just as disoriented by the time he's on the other side of The Generation Gap, but nonetheless resolves to be excited for what the future holds rather than afraid.
    Nick: I'm not here to cheer-lead LEGO — that's never been my mission with this series, I just like to shed a light on thing that even the most advent LEGO fans may have forgotten — but it really is incredible what LEGO has done. The brick has appeared in many forms over these 70 years, even after most of the most outrageous elements from The '90s, 80s, and so on were discontinued because LEGO's people thought there were too many molds and that LEGO was... losing its core identity, the brick has since bounced back and evolved and diversified into more shapes than ever! The sheer wealth of different pieces and colors available today is astonishing, and overwhelming for some people who kinda miss that simpler look when it was just bricks. I see it pretty frequently, mostly people in their 80s or 70s, struggling to pick one set out of the dozens in the aisle for their grandchildren, confused by how... special everything looks, how and frantic and specific, wanting to go back to a simpler time when LEGO looked more... square. LEGO still releases products for those sorts of fans — there will always be a place for that — but I wouldn't walk back any of the advances made with the System in recent decades, and I can only imagine how it might grow as we enter another new decade, what LEGO will look like in two or three or seven, if I'm still around then. Assuming there are kids watching this video (who are we kidding?), always remember these vintage products, far removed as they are from modern LEGO sets, were made for the children of their day, and Lord knows what studded, twisty landscape your grandchildren may inherit. It may be just as harsh and unrecognizable to you as the modern LEGO landscape is to them. Brick may not be made of plastic anymore, who knows? But to me, change is exciting! It's what's allowed everything I love to be! All the themes we've covered up until now, they're all aberrations of some sort, and I'm always excited to see what's next, even if I don't buy it, even if it's not for me. Just to watch the process is always fascinating, and I hope that feeling never dies for me or you as we keep ever-around that corner with the advance of time.
  • In the Season 3 recap, Nick is quite happy to hear that Hero Factory and Legends of Chima have been Vindicated by History in at least some circles.
  • All of Nick's Thanking the Viewer in the final two episodes, for the feedback and personal stories, from his long-time viewers to the ones just joining, to the ones who will discover LEGO Rewind years from now, Nick truly means it from the bottom of his heart.
• He Panned It, Now He Sucks!: Nick initially did not expect LEGO Mars Mission to have so many defenders.
• Moment of Awesome:
  • The Western episode: whatever your personal opinions on the matter, you gotta give it to Nick for doing his research, taking his stance on the subject into careful consideration, and finally sticking to his guns when it came time to fire.
  • In the BIONICLE episode, Nick is clearly rattled by the reboot's dismal failure and subsequent demise of CCBS, to the point of wondering: what if all the naysayers were right all along, that Constraction was just a lucky fluke, LEGO never should have strayed from classic brick-building, and he really was misguided to insist otherwise?... At which point he reaffirms that no, BIONICLE is a valid part of LEGO truly unlike any other in the way is inspired him and many others to gaze into the unfamiliar and mysterious, that Constraction has plenty of potential for creativity and can coexist with System, and that even though LEGO is currently looking in the other direction, all that BIONICLE has to offer will be honored for years to come.
• Periphery Demographic: Ironically enough, Nick aimed these videos towards LEGO's Periphery Demographic and wasn't initially considering that kids would get into the show.
• Sophomore Slump: Nick finds Season 2 to be his weakest season. Most of his favorite themes were already covered in Season 1, and the ever-present urge to get things just right hit him harder than before; several episodes got re-edited and re-uploaded several time to correct minor audio errors or sneak in more details he had missed ( the LEGO Trains episode being hit hardest by this), and he even forgot to showcase MOCs until the LEGO Space Police episode.