Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
The Borg’s Surgical Strike: Engineering’s Desperate Last Stand
S3E26
·
The Best of Both Worlds
To
The Deflector Gambit: Desperation and Sacrifice
S3E26
·
The Best of Both Worlds
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Riker orders the evacuation of Engineering as the Borg cut into the hull, and Shelby reports she's resuming her search, as Wesley and Geordi arrive with a plan to modify the main deflector into a weapon."
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.