Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Picard accuses Q of killing Amanda’s parents
S6E6
·
True Q
To
Q reveals the Continuum’s death threat
S6E6
·
True Q
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Picard's suspicion about Amanda's parents' deaths leads to him overtly accusing the Q Continuum of executing them. The implication is that there's a direct line from Picard's digging to a more direct confrontation."
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.