Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
The Warp Core's Fatal Flaw: A Crisis of Physics and Psychology
S3E21
·
Hollow Pursuits
To
The Warp Core's Unstoppable Descent: Barclay's Fear Meets the Enterprise's Fate
S3E21
·
Hollow Pursuits
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Barclay does not have a solution to the problem, so Geordi contacts the bridge to recommend disengaging warp drive, and Picard orders the maneuver, but Data reports that the controls are unresponsive, escalating the crisis."
About Causal Connections
A directly causes B. The first event sets forces in motion that produce the second. These are the load-bearing connections of plot—remove one and the story structure collapses.