User blog comment:Your Highness, Mo/Protagonist Elimination Game/@comment-11883116-20161113182218/@comment-26910203-20161113233728

There is some suttle development for both throughout the entire season, the climax of their development occurs episode 22 on but it was always there. It's apparent in the beginning of the season that MacArthur considers Sanders a liability (especially in the first two episodes) but MacArthur begins to appreciate her more as time goes on and Sanders begins showing how useful she actually can be (the most notable early season example being episodes 4 and 6). The Cadets seen in episode 17 even are quite different from the ones seen in episode 1. Of course this all culminates in the final two episodes with the role reversal.

There also moments where we see Sanders isn't strictly "good cop" and MacArthur isn't strictly "bad cop", they're quite similar really. The former at times is very sarcastic and snarky for one and can even be a little manipulative (such as in eps 13 and 16). The latter also show signs of true heart even before 22 such as in 14 and 18.

Interactions are also part of development...and no conflict was developed more than Cadets vs. Ice Dancers