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The Acolyte Explained | Highlights from “Day”

June 19, 2024
June 19, 2024
Kristin Baver

In the latest episode of The Acolyte, the Jedi arrive on Khofar in the search for Kelnacca.

In Star Wars: The Acolyte, an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master against a dangerous warrior from his past. With all episodes now streaming on Disney+, join us as StarWars.com meditates on favorite moments and fascinating connections from the Star Wars series. Explore more in our episode guide.

Spoiler warning: This article discusses story details and plot points from the fourth episode of The Acolyte, “Day.”

It’s a race through the jungles of Khofar to find the Wookiee first!

This week, The Acolyte returns to the present-day mystery, with Master Sol (Lee Jung-jae) and his mission crew versus Mae (Amandla Stenberg) and Qimir (Manny Jacinto), both desperate to reach Kelnacca (Joonas Suotamo) in his solitary hideout. As they venture deep into the forest, Mae and Osha (Amandla Stenberg) begin to doubt their own goals and abilities on their conflicting quests. Osha stands to learn a valuable lesson about how her past defines her present, although she is plagued by her own hesitations in bringing Mae in sooner. Meanwhile, Mae is having doubts about her own place in the galaxy…

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  • Episode 4: “Day”

    As Qimir says, “That is one Jedi that doesn’t want to be found.”

    Jedi Master Kelnacca is back, hidden away alone in the jungle of Khofar. His hovel is covered in the symbol of the witch’s Ascension ceremony, scrawled repeatedly across every surface, a haunting reminder of his visit to Brendok.

    Meanwhile, the Jedi on Coruscant are plagued by Mae’s successes so far, the holos of their fallen comrades marked in red. Our prequel-loving hearts soar to see Ki-Adi-Mundi, even if he’s still Cerean-splaining away the most inconvenient truths facing the Jedi. A century of dismissiveness begins in conversation among a select few elders of the Order.

    Despite Sol’s obvious attachment to Osha and his guilt over leaving Mae for dead, Master Vernestra Rwoh (Rebecca Henderson) perhaps grudgingly approves his desire to take Osha on a mission to bring Mae to justice. It’s Osha’s attachment to Sol that feeds into Mae’s jealousy over her sister’s decision to leave her family and join the Jedi Order in the first place. And, yet, there is still good in Mae. Sol knows it.

    The mission takes Sol and his team of Jedi, including Padawan Jecki (Dafne Keen) and Jedi Knight Yord Fandar (Charlie Barnett) to Khofar, led by the adorable Tynnan tracker, Bazil, a species creator Leslye Headland and the team plucked from Legends lore. Dressed in the same civilian garb — much to Osha’s dismay — Bazil and Mae’s sister join the crew specifically to help bring in the Jedi target.

    The journey to Kelnacca’s retreat provides ample time for viewers to better understand Mae and Osha. In Yord, we can see hints at the Padawan Osha was in her youth, through the eyes of someone who knew her as a peer in her formative years. In Qimir, Mae’s own self-doubts are magnified, with biting remarks on her abilities summed up in four simple words: “You failed so much.” Strong words coming from someone who could barely stand up straight when we met him.

    Beyond the dangerous terrain, the forest is brimming with creatures in the mist, like the winged umbramoth, a creature drawn toward the light, which forces Sol to use his saber for defense. As darkness falls, Bazil’s alert cries fill the air. Mae has been spotted, but any hope for a happy ending on this quest is quickly eclipsed. Kelnacca has already been found, and his fate signals a tonal shift. With the light extinguished, a menace in a helmet appears as if out of thin air, flinging Osha aside with the flick of their wrist and sending the amassed Jedi into a full panic, lightsabers ignited and ready to fight.

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    Trivia Gallery | "Day"

  • The Jedi mission attire was influenced by the robes designed for the Star Wars: The High Republic books and comics set in an earlier time in the same era.

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  • Early versions of the story had Kelnacca hiding on the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk. Instead, the forested planet of Khofar was chosen to explore new corners of the galaxy.

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  • The design of the tree roots in the forest was influenced by a few Ralph McQuarrie paintings, including one that inspired the ice spiders from The Mandalorian.

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  • Bazil is a Tynnan, a species first introduced in publishing in the novel Han Solo's Revenge (1979).

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  • The Kel Dor Jedi who joins the search party is a female of the same species as Jedi Master Plo Koon. Her name is Ithia Paan.

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  • Among the denizens of Coruscant at the spaceport, you may glimpse a Tarlafar. The species, first seen in Solo: A Star Wars Story, most recently appeared in Star Wars: The Bad Batch.

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  • There is a Selkath in the Temple spaceport hallway. The species originated in the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic video game (2003).

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  • For more on the making of The Acolyte, discover StarWars.com's full coverage, including:

    Lightsabers & Magic: Visual Effects Supervisor Julian Foddy on The Acolyte's Creatures and Weapons of the Jedi 

    Visual Effects Supervisor Julian Foddy Talks World-Building The Acolyte

    The Acolyte’s Amandla Stenberg on Playing Twins, the Sith, and Star Wars

    How The Acolyte Challenges How We See Some Members of the Jedi

    The Acolyte’s Manny Jacinto Unmasked

    Fight Like a Jedi: Inside The Acolyte’s Stunt Sequences and Martial Arts Action

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    Kristin Baver is the editor-in-chief of StarWars.com and the author of Star Wars: 100 Objects and other books. You may know her as the host of This Week! In Star Wars. A Sy Snootles stan and all-around sci-fi nerd, Kristin always has just one more question in an inexhaustible list of curiosities. Follow her on Instagram @KristinBaver.

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