Episode 4 (Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge)

Witness Jedi Master Kelleran Beq (played by Ahmed Best), the witty protocol droid AD-3 (played by Mary Holland), and the astromech LX-R5 in Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge. They're guiding Padawans Max and Oz (the Blue Team), Aalaya and Brooke (the Orange Team), and Joey and Joanna (the Purple Team) as they strive to become Jedi Knights! #StayHome #WithMe

The episode begins with an introduction from Jedi Master Kelleran Beq, who states that for over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights have served as the guardians of peace and justice throughout the galaxy. Three teams of Jedi hopefuls must demonstrate that they possess the necessary strength, knowledge, and bravery to earn the title of Jedi Knight.

We meet the Blue Team, consisting of brothers Max, 14, and Oz, 10. Next, we are introduced to Aalaya and Brooke, 12-year-old best friends making up the Orange Team. The third team, the Purple Team, is composed of siblings Joey, 14, and Joanna, 12. Master Beq explains that the competitors must undergo three trials: strength trials on a remote planet, knowledge trials aboard a Jedi star cruiser, and a bravery trial within the Jedi Temple itself, all in pursuit of becoming Jedi Knights. He questions whether the Padawans will succumb to the temptations of the dark side or remain focused on the light side of the Force.

On the forested planet, Master Beq formally introduces himself, along with his reliable droids AD-3 and LX-R5, to the contestants. AD-3 greets the Padawans and accesses their personal files. Oz mentions that he and his older brother Max have grown up together, while Max adds that their shared experience with stunts gives them an advantage. They express their determination to win the challenge. Aalaya explains that their height difference makes them a strong team. Brooke elaborates that Aalaya can reach high places, while she can easily access low ones, enabling them to accomplish tasks efficiently. Joanna emphasizes the importance of teamwork as a foundation, highlighting their ability to divide and conquer tasks effectively. AD-3 reminds the contestants of the core attributes of a Jedi, which the contestants recite: strength, knowledge, and bravery.

Acknowledging their understanding, Master Beq explains that they will face a series of challenges. The first set of trials is the Strength Trials, a Jedi obstacle course that they must navigate to construct their lightsabers. AD-3 details that the Leap and Lift tests their jumping ability, the Power Pull tests their strength, Saber Stability tests their balance, and the Swing of Strength tests their swinging ability and overall strength. She clarifies that each completed obstacle unlocks a component of their lightsaber hilt. The first two teams to successfully complete every obstacle will advance to the knowledge trial, bringing them one step closer to entering the Jedi Temple.

Master Beq asks if the Padawans are prepared, while AD-3 prompts him to demonstrate his Force abilities by lifting rocks. Beq instructs the contestants to step onto the platform before initiating their tasks. The Blue Team begins with the Swing of Strength, with Oz and Max collaborating to locate a square. The Orange Team tackles Saber Stability, requiring them to maneuver across logs, knock down rocks using their training sabers, and retrieve their hilt pieces. The Purple Team starts with the Leap and Lift, where they must gather two meiloorun fruits to reveal their hilt pieces.

Working in unison, Oz and Max secure their first hilt piece from the Swing of Strength, while Aalaya and Brooke obtain their first hilt piece from Saber Stability. Joey and Joanna also successfully retrieve their piece from Leap and Lift, earning praise from both Master Beq and AD-3. All three teams are now tied with one piece each.

Joey and Joanna collaborate to pull themselves across the Power Pull. Max and Oz attempt the Leap and Lift, with Oz successfully grabbing a pair of meiloorun fruits. AD-3 seizes the opportunity to playfully tease LX-R5 about not being as fast as the boys. Aalaya and Brooke work together to secure their second piece from Leap and Lift, while Joey and Joanna obtain their second piece from the Power Pull challenge. LX-R5 beeps, suggesting the nickname "Team Jojo," but AD-3 prefers to address them by their given names.

The Orange Team tackles the Swing of Strength and unlocks their box. Max completes the Leap and Lift. The Blue Team takes the lead with two pieces, while the Purple Team catches up. The Orange Team is in third place with one hilt piece.

The Blue Team then attempts the Saber Stability trial. AD-3 jokes that balance is not her forte, to which Master Beq responds that he is there to support her. Aalaya obtains her hilt piece in the Swing of Strength and swings it back to Brooke. The Orange Team delivers their second piece to the table and races to catch up with the other two teams, placing them in close competition.

Max and Oz attempt the Power Pull, while Aalaya and Brooke head to the Leap and Lift. The Purple Team attempts Saber Stability, with Beq emphasizing the importance of saber stability in Jedi training. He tells AD-3 that he was skilled with lightsabers and was nicknamed "Sabered Hand." AD-3 jokingly asks if they called him "Light Saber." The Blue and Purple Teams obtain their third hilt pieces, putting them in the lead.

Master Beq encourages the Purple Team to proceed to the Swing of Strength, where their last hilt piece awaits. Brooke struggles on the Leap and Lift, and Aalaya volunteers to take her place. Meanwhile, Joey finds his piece. The Blue Team is the first to obtain their fourth piece, while Aalaya and Brooke successfully obtain their third hilt piece. The Blue Team assembles their hilts, making them the first team to advance to the next trial.

The Purple Team is the second team to obtain their fourth piece and assembles their hilt. The Orange Team works together to navigate the Power Pull trial. Joanna completes her lightsaber hilt, leading Master Beq to announce that the challenge is complete.

In a display of good sportsmanship, Orange Team members Aalaya and Brooke congratulate the other contestants with high fives. Master Beq addresses the Orange Team, advising them not to perceive the day as a defeat. He explains that becoming a Jedi is a lengthy journey, but he believes that they possess the necessary qualities. He sends them back to continue their training with the Jedi Order. Beq reminds them that the strength of the Jedi originates from the Force. AD-3 wishes them well, hoping that the Force will be with them.

In a later video, Brooke expresses her enjoyment of the experience, citing the adventure with her friend and the opportunity to skip school. Aalaya laughs in agreement.

Master Beq informs the remaining Padawans that they are about to embark on an adventure and asks if they are ready. Before their departure, AD-3 inquires with LX-R5 about the possibility of adding a droid evaporator to the ship.

Aboard the Jedi star cruiser Athylia, Master Beq greets Padawans Max, Oz, Joanna, and Joey, welcoming them aboard and inquiring if they are prepared for the next Jedi trial. They respond affirmatively. Beq explains that AD-3 will share a story and that they should try to remember as much as possible. He clarifies that they will need to locate items hidden throughout the ship and that each correct item they find will be stored as information within their holocrons. The first team to correctly answer five questions will receive their holocron and proceed to the Jedi Temple. Beq asks if they are ready to hear their tale.

AD-3 begins by narrating the story of the Arcona spy Faddey, who complains about having to wear a broach on his collar. His Chadra-Fan boss Vosa instructs him to learn how to adapt, poking him with her small cane. Vosa explains that valuable items can be concealed within ordinary objects.

Faddey surveyed the Day Star Hotel and noticed a Wookiee ordering three purple moogan tea beverages. Vosa informs Faddey that the Wookiee is carrying secret plans. The Wookiee paid for the drinks and departed, leaving behind the secret plans disguised as a fake sabacc card, still bearing Wookiee hair. Faddey slipped the card into his jacket pocket but then collided with a serving droid carrying sabacc decks, scattering cards everywhere.

Faddey checked his pocket, and the fake card fell out, landing on his feet among nine identical sabacc cards. A cleaning droid entered, vacuuming up all the cards. Panicked, Faddey grabbed twenty dirty napkins from the garbage bin, leaving a trail of trash. The droid beeped twice and pursued Faddey.

Once the coast was clear, Faddey seized the droid, jumped into his landspeeder, and escaped. He had adapted to his surroundings. Now, he had to open the droid, sift through the dirty napkins, wash his hands repeatedly, and remove the broach. Faddey prepared for a good night's rest.

Upon returning to the trial, Master Beq asks the Padawans who wishes to be the pilot and the engineer. Max volunteers to be the pilot, while Oz takes on the role of engineer for the Blue Team. Joanna volunteers to be the pilot, and Joey the engineer for the Purple Team. After the teams select their roles, AD-3 directs them to their respective stations. AD-3 reminds the engineers to retrieve items from the cabin and place them on the console, while the pilots must press the correct button in the cockpit. Beq emphasizes that communication will be crucial and that they have headsets for this purpose.

Master Beq decides to pose the first question to the engineers, instructing them to select the tile on the back wall that corresponds to their answer. He asks the engineers what shape the broach that Faddey was wearing was.

Max communicates with Oz via the headset. Oz correctly identifies the shape as a diamond, putting the Blue Team in the lead. Beq then directs the second question to the pilots, instructing them to press the color bar in their cockpit. He asks them what color the milk shake Faddey was drinking was. Oz correctly answers that the milk shake was blue, further extending the Blue Team's lead to two to zero.

Master Beq encourages the Purple Team to utilize teamwork. He asks both the pilots and engineers what type of drink the Wookiee ordered. Joanna correctly answers that it was moogan ice tea, bringing their score to two to one.

Master Beq asks the engineers what the secret plans were disguised as. AD-3 reminds them that this question is for Padawans Oz and Joey. Working together, Oz and Max identify the object as a sabacc card, complete with Wookiee hair. This puts them in the lead with a score of three to one.

Master Beq then asks the pilots how many times the droids beeped when he followed Faddey following the dirty napkin incident. Blue Team is the first to respond, with Max correctly answering two. This places the Blue Team in the lead with a score of four to one. Master Beq tells the Blue Team that they are close to completing the Knowledge Trial. He tells the Purple Team to use the Force, while AD-3 tells Joey and Joanna to use their headsets.

Master Beq asks the engineers what Faddey's boss jabbed him with. Oz is the first to log in and correctly answers that it was a tiny crane. Master Beq tells the Blue Team that they are headed into the Jedi Temple. Later, Max says that the Trial of Knowledge was a competition that was really fun and got the brain juices working.

Master Beq advises Padawans Joanna and Joey to put aside any feelings of disappointment, as they had fun that day. He reassures them that he is proud of them for dedicating their efforts to the trial. He adds that their path to becoming Jedi is not yet over, but that they must return to the Jedi Order to complete their training.

Later, Joey says he enjoyed the obstacle trials. Joanna thinks that they did very well but that there is room for improvement. Master Beq send Joanna and Joey away through the door through the Force. AD-3 quips that Beq is being a "show-off."

Master Beq congratulates Oz and Max, informing them that the holocrons are theirs. He instructs them that they will need them because he has programmed the coordinates into the Athylia's navigation system. The two brothers raise the hyperspace lever, and the ship jumps into lightspeed.

Emerging from the tunnel, the Athylia approaches a planet with two moons. At the Jedi Temple, Master Beq and the droids welcome Padawans Max and Oz to their final trial, the Jedi Temple. He informs them that their focus will determine whether they become Jedi Knights or must continue their training. As Padawans, the time has come to apply all that they have learned. While they have obtained their lightsaber hilts, AD-3 explains that without their kyber crystals, the lightsabers are merely useless pieces of metal. She tells them that they will have to get their crystal.

Master Beq says that their hilts will remain on the shrine for now. He tells them to take their holocrons because they will need them inside the temple. Master Beq says that he will be out here using his connection to the Force to keep an eye on them. He warns them that some of the challenges will test their patience and that the dark side will feed on their frustrations, tempting them to take an easy path forward. If you choose this shorter path, it will make the temple path more difficult. Master Beq asks if they are ready and warns them that time is on the challenge.

Max and Oz scale the summit and reach the Galaxy Globe. The two brothers work together to match the flashing orbs with the colors on the control panel. The two brothers ten slide down the garbage masher. There, they have to work together to assemble the correct color code to unlock the doors.

Max reads out the colors to Oz. Just then, a dark side voice laughs and their surroundings turn dark. While the two brothers work together to match the tiles, the dark side entity claims that he can offer them an easy way out and asks the brothers to touch the triangle at the center.

As Oz places the tiles on a panel, the dark side voice says that he can sense his frustration. Max reads out the colors and Oz searches for the peace. The dark side claims they are running out of time. Oz is unable to find a tile and the dark side voice tempts him, telling him to press the button to escape. Oz continues searching for the tiles but is unable to find them. Fearing that they are running out time, Max presses the button, giving in to the dark side. Oz also presses his button.

In a later video, Max justifies his decision by saying that time was running out and that they were not going to get it if they tried again. Max says that if there is a dark side, there has to be a balance in the Force. He says that he guess it makes sense.

The dark side taunts the Padawans for falling into his trap as the two of them enter the power core chamber, where the team must correctly assemble power core pieces and lock it into place. The dark side taunts them that they will have to do this task in the dark. The two brothers work to match the pieces together but find that it is wrong.

The dark side voice claims that their frustrations are pulling them closer to the dark side. Max and Oz find the right piece much to the dismay of the dark side voice, who disappears.

Master Beq compliments the two Padawans for overcoming the trials of the dark side. Max and Oz climb the frigid ridge and head to the Bridge of Balance where one Padawan must balance on discs to light the path across. The two brothers take turns standing on discs as they navigate their way across the bridge.

Oz takes the lead with Max following. The two slide down the slide and head to the table where they plant their holocrons into the consoles to obtain their kyber crystals. Having obtained their lightsaber crystals, the two Padawans go and meet Master Beq and the droids at the entrance to the Jedi Temple.

Master Beq congratulates the brothers for completing their trials. He says that he sensed the dark side tempting them and feared that all was lost. He is grateful that he is able to overcome their frustrations and prove that their connection to the light is strong their connection to the dark side. AD-3 says based on what Master Beq said, it sounded amazing in there. LX-R5 beeps.

Master Beq tells the Padawans to place their kyber crystals into their lightsabers but not to point them at her and LX. She tells them to place the hilts on the lightsaber shrine while she goes and gets their robes. She hands them their robes, which fit the brothers.

As Master Beq's prompting, the two brothers ignite their lightsabers. He proclaims them Jedi Knights by the rite of the Council and the will of the Force. Max and Oz raise their blue and green lightsabers while Yoda's voice can be heard praising the brothers for completing their trial.

In a later video, Max and Oz say it was a fun but tiring and challenging experience working together during the trials.