Ice Dancers and Police Cadets

This article focuses on the interactions between the Ice Dancers (Jacques and Josee) and the Police Cadets (MacArthur and Sanders).

Overview
Very early on in the game, the two naturally competitive teams develop a rivalry with each other. MacArthur in particular shows immense hostility to the Ice Dancers and has a habit of trash talking them. For several episodes, both fiercely compete with each other, and are determined to come out on top. The conflict escalates over the course of the season, when the Ice Dancers begin to play dirty, causing MacArthur to hate them with a passion. For some time Sanders is undecided on the Ice Dancers, but after being betrayed by the Ice Dancers in Shawshank Ridonc-tion, she finally makes up her mind. Similarly, Josee's hatred for the Police Cadets escalates to the point where it exceeds her desire to win, and she declares she will not be satisfied until getting revenge on them. From this point onward, both teams will take every opportunity to sabotage one another, plot each others eliminations, trash talk, and on occasion physically fighting. Even a forced alliance between them and the Daters in Ca-Noodling as well as MacArthur's code of honor forcing her to save Josee's life in Bahamarama couldn't do anything to extinguish the feud. The conflict between the two teams continues to the finale, with both teams trying to keep up with each other. Despite several setbacks as well as Sanders' injuries, the Cadets finally triumph over their rivals by making to the midpoint Chill Zone first, eliminating the Ice Dancers once and for all.

None Down, Eighteen to Go - Part 1
The two teams race each other up the high staircase, with MacArthur yelling "Move aside. Cadets for the win!" to which Jacques, coming right behind, replies "Not for long!"

None Down, Eighteen to Go - Part 2
The Cadets and Dancers race neck-and-neck for second place. The Dancers initially had the lead after overtaking the Cadets but crash into a tree, allowing the Cadets to regain the lead. However the Ice Dancers quickly recover and the two teams fiercely race to the Chill Zone. In the final moments MacArthur, while carrying Sanders, takes a huge leap and reaches the Chill Zone before the Ice Dancers do.

French is an Eiffel Language
This episode marks the true beginning of the conflict between the two teams. As the teams are driving to the airport, the Ice Dancers overtake the Cadets while incessantly smiling at the camera. Seeing this, MacArthur ponders over whether the Ice Dancers smile all the time. Fixated with curiosity MacArthur vows to find out, with her lack of knowledge frustrating her. Upon reaching Paris, the Police Cadets and Ice Dancers continue their rivalry, with MacArthur crashing her cab into the Ice Dancers cab to slow them down. After exiting the catacombs, the Cadets are the first to reach the giant cheeses, with the Dancers right on their tail. The latter team immediately grab their cheese and float down the river. Upon leaving, Josee bids farewell to the cadets in a heckling tone but MacArthur counters back at her by exclaiming that the Ice Dancers forgotten their oars. The Police Cadets take the chance to paddle ahead, only to see the Ice Dancers using their feet in place of oars to propel forward. In the end, it's a race between the two teams for first place, with the cadets beating the ice dancers in the end.

Mediterranean Homesick Blues
At the start of the episode, the Ice Dancers arrive at the chill zone in an attempt to leave first, even though the Police Cadets were in first place. MacArthur asks they slow down, while Sanders yells that they should wait their turn. In an interview, MacArthur vows to keep a close eye on the Ice Dancers, stating she does not trust them, and if the Ice Dancers were given an inch, they would take the whole race.

Bjorken Telephone
While waiting for the bus, the Ice Dancers see that the Cadets have caught up to them at the bus stop. Jacques angrily asks that the other teams shouldn't even think about getting on the bus before them, to which MacArthur bluntly replies "You can't stop me from thinking it. Get out of my head!" The Ice Dancers and MacArthur glare at each other angrily, ready to square off. They argue so intensely that they almost miss the actual bus arriving, until Noah points it out to them.

A Tisket, a Casket, I'm Gonna Blow a Gasket
In Transylvania, while walking up the hill, Josee pushes Sanders down. An angered MacArthur sees this and tackles the Ice Dancers, sending all of them tumbling to the bottom. MacArthur and Josee are then seen having tight holds on ome another, with neither refusing to let go.

Shawshank Ridonc-tion
When MacArthur hears about the Boomerang, she is immediately determined to use it on the Ice Dancers, even though Sanders wishes to think it through first. Later when the teams are locked in the jail cells, MacArthur taunts the Ice Dancers in the cell next to them. When the Ice Dancers break out of their cell, Sanders tries to persuade the Ice Dancers into releasing them as well, in exchange for a favor. Josee agrees under the condition that MacArthur says ice dancing is the best sport, and that they are the best ice dancers. MacArthur initially refuses, but after some urging from Sanders she reluctantly obliges. However once she meets Josee's demands, the Ice Dancers walk off and leave the Police Cadets to their fate. MacArthur is enraged and vows revenge, while Sanders concedes that MacArthur was right in not trusting the Ice Dancers.

Once the Police Cadets break out, they catch up to the Ice Dancers and trip them over. Josee then reveals she has a Boomerang and threatens to use it, only for Sanders to produce a Boomerang as well. Jacques states it wouldn't be beneficial for either team to use the Boomerang at this point. Sanders suggest they both tear up the Boomerangs on the count of three, to which Josee agrees to. MacArthur urges Sanders not to go along with it, believing Josee is lying. When both count to three, neither tears up their Boomerang, leading both teams to accuse each other of lying. Both then promptly use the Boomerangs on each other. As part of the Boomerang, both teams are sent back to a jail cell. Jacques suggest they form a temporary truce until all of them escape. MacArthur then directs each other competitors to search a corner of the cell. Eventually they uncover a trapdoor in the roof, which they realize they can reach by standing on each other's shoulders. After Josee and Sanders have pulled through, MacArthur warns Jacques not to double-cross her. Jacques is initially unphased by her threat, but she then pulls Jacques so he's level with her and gives a vivid description of what she would do to him. Now terrified, Jacques promises not to betray her.

Down and Outback
Josee is still bitter at the Police Cadets for daring to use the Boomerang on them. She states she would not be satisfied with just winning and needed to exact revenge as well. During the bunny grabbing challenge, she takes one bunny and puts makeup on it, disguising it as the rare albino rabbit that allowed players to skip to the next challenge. Upon seeing the white rabbit, MacArthur gives chase and drops her sack of rabbits that she had already caught.

After chasing the rabbit for a prolonged duration, MacArthur finally acquires the rabbit after falling into a lake. However the makeup washes off and the rabbit is revealed to be a fake. Upon seeing this, MacArthur immediately suspects this to be Josee's doing.

Maori or Less
Frustrated that the Ice Dancers beating them again, the Police Cadets vow to bring them down, with Sanders saying they would be having the Ice Dancers for breakfast.

Little Bull on the Prairie
While driving the pick-up trucks, the Ice Dancers ram their truck into the Police Cadets, which causes the Cadets to run over a rock and burst a tyre. As the Ice Dancers overtake the Cadets, Josee calls out "eat our dust wannabe coppers!" MacArthur then retaliates by speeding up her truck and slamming into the Ice Dancers, sending all of them falling off a cliff edge.

As the Police Cadets complete the bean eating challenge, the Ice Dancers stare in worry, before picking up their eating pace. Once MacArthur completes the bull riding challenge, she gestures at the Ice Dancers, and mockingly calls out "Ha!", which leaves the Ice Dancers fuming.

El Bunny Supremo
During the burro riding challenge the Ice Dancers race pass the Police Cadets, who had stopped due to MacArthur's donkey collapsing, which enrages MacArthur. However the Ice Dancers end up losing their burros due to having trouble with Loki, the Goths' rabbit which the Ice Dancers kidnapped. As a result the Ice Dancers arrive at the Chill Zone without their burros and are given a 10 minute penalty by Don, to the delight of Sanders. In the end MacArthur is able to carry her burro to the Chill Zone before the penalty is over, and the Police Cadets claim first place. MacArthur proceeds to taunt the Ice Dancers, calling them "ice skating freaks." In an interview, Sanders adds that "the best part of winning is that the Ice Dancers lose."

Ca-Noodling
At the start of the episode, MacArthur proceeds to taunt the Ice Dancers for being in second place, which angers them. Later after arriving at Vietnam's Don Box, the Ice Dancers overtake the Police Cadets leading Josee to mock them. However MacArthur tackles the Ice Dancers to the ground, allowing Sanders to reach the Don Box first. As Sanders reads the Travel Tip, they discover the challenge involves three teams working together, which both sides are extremely reluctant about. Josee states in an interview that she will do anything to win, even if it means helping her enemies. MacArthur is a lot less complacent, and needs to be reasoned with by Sanders before she finally agrees. Stephanie and Ryan fills the third position.

During the challenge Sanders suggests MacArthur stop yelling as her voice was scaring off the fish. Josee who is swimming by adds, it was also "her face, personality, and odor" that were all very scary. MacArthur fumes at this, and in an interview proclaims she will have the last laugh when the Cadets "crush their golden dreams forever." MacArthur then confronts Josee, referring to her as "skater girl", and informs her she needs a fish slap. MacArthur then takes the cat fish Sanders just caught and throws it at Josee's face. This is the final straw and Josee dives at MacArthur and the two have a brawl in the water. Sanders gets sick of the fighting, and points out they are falling behind as the other team is cooperating. She then adds that even though they all hated each other, which Josee and MacArthur are quick to agree with, she proposes that momentarily they hate the other team more. Josee reluctantly offers her hand for a truce, only for MacArthur to insult her, but after a being scolded by Sanders, MacArthur obliges. Finally working together, Josee comes up with a plan, pointing out an crocodile as a means of sabotage. MacArthur is fully on board with the idea and joins Josee in laughing evilly. Sanders looks on in concern that she has "created an axis of evil." Josee and MacArthur approach Devin, and pretend to talk among themselves that they saw a really big catfish, and that only a very strong man could handle it. The blind Devin is tricked into catching the crocodile and throwing it into their boat, where it eats all of the fish they caught. However, Brody makes the crocodile regurgitate all the fish, making the plan backfire. Just at the moment, Jacques the super fish and catches it, allowing the super team to skip straight to the finish line.

The three teams now dubbed "the Axis of Evil", end up in a three way tie for first place. Sanders then proposes keeping the axis of evil together until the final three. MacArthur shakes hands with Josee, her new partner, but both end up growling at each other. Each of the teams then explain that they are not in a real alliance, and are simply lulling the other teams into a false sense of security before awaiting the right time to strike.

How Deep is Your Love
In their respective interviews, the Police Cadets emphasize that the alliance isn't a friendship and they're working with people they hate, while the Ice Dancers state they would eliminate the Cadets if given the opportunity and make it look like an accident. On the way to the challenge, MacArthur discusses picking off one of the weaker teams, while Sanders suggest taking down the Ice Dancers due to it being unexpected.

In the ice yacht racing challenge, just as MacArthur finishes changing into her swimsuit, Josee pretends to trip and pushes MacArthur over. Josee explains the Cadets were "riding [their] coattails" and that they should push the Cadets into last place. MacArthur's fall ends up getting her tongue frozen to a trash can. Shortly after, Josee proceeds to sabotage the Cadets' ice yacht by unscrewing the breaking mechanism. As the Ice Dancers take off in their ice yacht, Sanders calls to the them for help, only for her request to fall on deaf ears. MacArthur however is fully aware that the Ice Dancers heard Sanders, but were just mean.

Darjeel With It
During the tea leave picking challenge, the Ice Dancers approach the Police Cadets and feign sympathy at their mishap in the previous episode. Josee then suggest they join forces to take down the Sisters, which at first MacArthur is on board with. However, MacArthur had made an agreement to listen to Sanders, who decides against this not wanting to risk a penalty. Josee is angered and warns them that once they had dispatched the Sisters, they would come for the Cadets next.

When the Ice Dancers are waiting out their one hour penalty for sabotaging the other teams, the Police Cadets claim second place to which MacArthur blows a raspberry at them. MacArthur then states that despite not getting first place, she is happy to place higher than the Ice Dancers.

Last Tango in Buenos Aires
The Police Cadets, along with the other contestants, are very annoyed that the Ice Dancers completed the tango challenge with ease.

Later on, after both the Ice Dancers and Police Cadets acquire their emus, both teams fiercely race to the finish line. The Ice Dancers narrowly coming in first, to the annoyance of the Cadets.

Bahamarama
When the Ice Dancers arrive at the airport, Josee intimidates the clerk and demands he puts the other three teams on a later flight. However MacArthur approaches revealing she and the other teams had already arrived, before mocking the Ice Dancers them for finishing last. Josee then throws a tantrum while Jacques expresses his frustration over the Cadets. The Police Cadets then laugh at Josee's reaction in an interview. During the map finding challenge, after Kitty insults the Ice Dancers by calling them "Ice Dunces", MacArthur proceeds to laugh at them. After taking too long to find the right map, a frustrated MacArthur picks up a crate of maps and throws them at Jacques, making him fall to the ground. About to pick up and throw another one, the right map drops out, only for Josee to snatch it. MacArthur then takes the crate and smashes it on top of Josee making her drop the map. Jacques then makes a grab for the map and begins a tug of war with the Police Cadets before Josee joins in. The Cadets demand the Ice Dancers to drop the map, with MacArthur calling them "freezer breaths". Sanders then cleverly tells MacArthur to let go, which at first she refuses. However her grip slips, and the momentum sends the Ice Dancers tumbling backwards into a heap on the ground. The Police Cadets take their map and rush off victorious.

When traveling to the next challenge on jet-ski, the Cadets progress at a slow pace, due to Sanders driving with one hand (since her left arm was injured). The Ice Dancers then catch up, where Josee calls out "Hey Cadets! Eat seaweed!", before splashing them with a huge wave that knocks them off the jet-ski. Later when Josee freaks out after discovering the challenge involves underwater cave diving, Jacques tells her to channel her anger, which she decides to channel into sabotaging the Cadets. However, Jacques finally tells her he does not wish to sabotage anymore as it got them almost eliminated. Once in the water, a claustrophobic Josee is unable to enter the cave. MacArthur swims past in satisfaction and radios to Sanders that they were in third place, which leads Josee to scream in rage and follow after, not willing to come last. In an interview, Sanders comments on Josee 's claustrophobia, but MacArthur scoffs and states the places only felt small to her because she had such a big head. As all the contestants listens to Josee's freak outs, MacArthur requests Josee's mike be disconnected. When Sanders asks Jacques if he would do something about it, Jacques promptly replies that he had taken this for 14 years and it was time Josee got a taste. When MacArthur sees Josee taking refuge in an air pocket, after expending all her air, she enter the air pocket to taunt Josee. However when she is about to swim off, she cannot bring herself to leave Josee behind. Returning to the air pocket, Josee assumes MacArthur is there to rub her defeat in, but MacArthur angrily tells her she is helping Josee, much to her confusion. MacArthur explains that despite hating Josee, she is still a cop and this was the right thing to do, and tells her "If anything is going to take you out of this race, it's going to be me." She shares her oxygen with Josee, but not before warning her not to hog her oxygen otherwise she would leave Josee behind. After emerging, Sanders asks if MacArthur hit her head, surprised that she saved her mortal enemy without being told.

As the Ice Dancers and Police Cadets take off in their jet-skis, they collide with one another while driving, with Josee and MacArthur once again glaring intently at each other. Shortly after in the foot race to the finish line, the Police Cadets overtake the Ice Dancers, only for Josee to pick up a coconut and throw it at MacArthur and knock her down. Josee states in an interview that just because MacArthur got soft doesn't mean she had to, while MacArthur states in her interview that this was the sort of thing that made her want to turn to the dark side. MacArthur then adds that she intentionally peed in the water as Josee swam past. After Sanders carries MacArthur to the finish line, a furious MacArthur demands to know how Josee could do this after she saved her life, though Josee feels no remorse over her actions.

A Million Ways to Lose a Million Dollars
During the cab race to the Empire State Building, the Ice Dancers overtake the Police Cadets, where Josee proceeds to blow a raspberry and get drool on the window. Shortly after, both teams get stuck in a traffic jam, however the Police Cadets come up with the solution of impersonating a police siren to clear the traffic. The Ice Dancers are at first delighted to hear the police, but are shocked when they realize it's the Cadets who overtake them.

The Police Cadets arrive at the Empire State Building first, but lose their lead over the Ice Dancers due to Sanders insisting they park properly. After the Ice Dancers retrieve their travel tip, they discover the Surfer Dudes had taken their taxi, so they steal the Police Cadets one instead. The Police Cadets arrive just in time to see the Ice Dancers take off in their taxi and give chase. To keep them from falling behind, MacArthur uses her police badge to hijack a hot dog van, where they continue pursuing the Ice Dancers. Upon catching up, MacArthur rams the hot dog van into the taxi, causing the Ice Dancers to flip upside down and the Police Cadets to take the lead.

As the Police Cadets reach the Chill Zone, the wind blows the travel tip out of MacArthur's hand and down a drain, forcing them to go back for it. By this stage the Ice Dancers have almost caught up, and see they still have a chance. Sanders manages to retrieve the tip, using her broken arm, just in time and the two teams race to the Chill Zone, with the Police Cadets narrowly winning.

During the final leg of the race between the Police Cadets and Surfer Dudes, the Ice Dancers voice their opinions on the finalists in an interview. They end up giving both team a score of double 0.

Trivia

 * This is one of the first conflicts to be formed in Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race, and one of the main focuses in the season.