"They just conquered everyone" — Nick and Stacey take on Roman revenge in LEGO Masters

LEGO Masters: Grand Masters of the Galaxy aired its fifth episode on June 9, 2025, with an underwater challenge titled What Lurks Beneath. In this task, contestants were handed a fish tank and a top plate, with the goal of creating a two-layer LEGO scene—one above and one below the waterline.

Each team received a historical minifigure representing an era, and they had to reflect that setting in their design while including a mysterious threat lurking below. Nick and Stacey, returning contestants from LEGO Masters USA and winners of season 3, pulled the Roman minifigure. Unsure about how to approach the theme, Nick summed up their knowledge of the empire by saying:

“They just conquered everyone."

From that idea, they built a scene where the ghosts of conquered civilizations rose from beneath the water to seek revenge on the Romans above. Although the technical execution and architecture of the Roman city impressed the judges, Brickman expressed concern that the storyline wasn’t clearly communicated without explanation.

Despite the critique, Nick and Stacey’s build avoided elimination, allowing them to continue in the competition.

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Brickman says the story isn’t obvious without explanation in LEGO Masters

In episode 5 of LEGO Masters: Grand Masters of the Galaxy, Nick and Stacey built a Roman city atop a LEGO fish tank, with a haunting underwater scene that aimed to represent the souls of conquered civilizations. Nick admitted their limited historical knowledge led to a simple inspiration that they just "conquered everyone”—which became the basis for the revenge-themed build.

The underwater portion was designed to show ghostly figures rising up, but Brickman pointed out that the message was unclear. He said that the idea of "lost souls" from other civilizations wasn’t something viewers could easily understand just by looking at the build. According to him, the story only made sense because it had been explained verbally, which weakened its overall impact.

However, Brickman did praise the quality of the Roman structures.

“The quality of model is fantastic and it certainly says Rome to me,” he said.

Brickman highlighted the architectural details and technical strength but reiterated that the narrative needed to be more apparent visually. While the concept was ambitious, the storytelling gap put Nick and Stacey in the bottom two.

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Nick and Stacey survive after strong build despite weak story in LEGO Masters

Although the story fell short in clarity, the judges recognized the build’s strengths. Brickman appreciated the Roman architecture and how effectively it captured the intended era.

“You’ve got some key components of the architecture. You’ve shown fantastic technical ability,” he said.

Apart from the bottom two contestants, other teams were able to communicate their historical themes and the threats beneath more clearly, giving them an edge. Still, Nick and Stacey’s strong structural execution helped them remain in the game.

This episode continued to showcase their approach: Nick handling engineering-heavy tasks and Stacey focusing on creative details. Their teamwork has been consistent since the beginning of the season. In past challenges like the fish tank replica in episode 4 and the flip-featured spaceship in episode 3, they demonstrated a mix of functionality and creativity.

For episode 5, the duo took a risk by crafting a concept that required context. Although that risk nearly cost them their spot, they were able to stay in the competition and move forward to the next challenge.

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