The director and community

Whoever is fan of the paintball contest that happens at the end of community serial - read the struggles of it's creators - and also his theory of circles:
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/09/mf_harmon/all/1

Below is reproduction of his proposed graph for every episode:

     1.  A character is in a zone of comfort

• 2.  But they want something
• 3.  They enter an unfamiliar situation
• 4.  Adapt to it
• 5.  Get what they wanted
• 6.  Pay a heavy price for it
• 7.  Then return to their familiar situation
• 8.  Having changed