Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
The Enterprise Lurches: A Phantom Warp Surge and the First Cracks in Reality
S3E21
·
Hollow Pursuits
To
The Holodeck's Unraveling: Geordi's Reluctant Confrontation with Barclay's Delusion
S3E21
·
Hollow Pursuits
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The ship emergency brings Geordi back to duty when the Enterprise rocks violently, but it is happening while in Holodeck Two, leading Picard to instruct Geordi to consult Barclay on the incident and to curtail his holodeck activities."
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.