Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Riker’s Lost Night Revealed
S6E5
·
Schisms
To
Subspace anomaly revealed in cargo bay
S6E5
·
Schisms
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Riker's lost night without realizing connects to Geordi discovering a sensor glitch. These inexplicable occurences cause concern that leads them to investigating further. Sensor glitch literally precedes the discovery of the subspace particle."
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.