[Zordon's Legacy Exposed]

Zordon allowed Zedd to get his hands on the necessary material so he could test Jason. Of course Zedd didn't know that the candles wouldn't work. Zordon made sure of this so he could free the Rangers himself. Regardless if Jason succeeded or not. Of course Jason still failed the test since he showed he wouldn't blindly follow Zordon and had issues with letting things go. Zordon had already decided to demote him and this led to his decision to get rid of him via the peace conference. That is if he didn't die in "The Power Transfer" quest.