Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Doctor’s Forced Departure and Fractured Alliance
S6E43
·
The War Games Part 9
To
Doctor abandons resistance to escape
S6E43
·
The War Games Part 9
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Doctor escapes in the SIDRAT, leaving the War Lord behind. The War Lord's ominous remark leads into the Time Lords' arrival."
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
Callback
→ Doctor admits his rebellion to companions
Callback
→ Doctor’s Forced Regeneration and Exile
Character Continuity
→ Doctor Accuses Time Lords of Inaction
Character Continuity
→ Doctor admits his rebellion to companions
Character Continuity
→ Time Lords Seize the TARDIS
Character Continuity
→ War Lord seizes hostages after trial …
Escalation
→ Doctor’s Forced Regeneration and Exile
Thematic Parallel
→ Doctor abandons resistance to escape
Thematic Parallel
→ Doctor Testifies Against War Lord’s Crimes
Character Continuity
← Time Lords Clash Over Morality
Thematic Parallel
← Doctor’s Forced Departure and Fractured Alliance