Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Picard's public announcement of Troi's impossible pregnancy sets the stage for the maternity sequence that follows and culminates in the child's birth."
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.
Related Connections
Causal
→ Troi Hums Ian to Life
Causal
→ Command Authority Replaced by Intimate Reclamation
Causal
→ The Great Silence After the First …
Character Continuity
→ The Unfathered Pregnancy Revealed
Character Continuity
→ Maternal Sovereignty Declared
Causal
← The Great Silence After the First …
Causal
← The Unfathered Pregnancy Revealed
Causal
← Maternal Sovereignty Declared
Causal
← Troi Hums Ian to Life
Causal
← Command Authority Replaced by Intimate Reclamation
Character Continuity
← Troi Hums Ian to Life
Character Continuity
← Command Authority Replaced by Intimate Reclamation
Character Continuity
← The Great Silence After the First …
Foreshadowing
← Orb Penetrates Enterprise—Uninvited Guest Inside
Foreshadowing
← The Warning Ritual Ignored
Foreshadowing
← Ghost Flare on the Port-Nacelle
Foreshadowing
← Energy Phantom Stows Away