Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Barclay’s Unsettling Medical Proposal
S4E19
·
The Nth Degree
To
Phasers fail; Barclay seizes control
S4E19
·
The Nth Degree
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Barclay's suggestion of the advanced scanning technique in Sickbay foreshadows the heightened intellect that later allows him to reroute the warp power to the shields and destroying the probe."
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.