Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Pelloris solution proposed amid parasite crisis
S5E20
·
Cost of Living
To
Data stabilizes the Enterprise alone
S5E20
·
Cost of Living
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Picard deduces that returning to the Pelloris asteroid field could lure parasites away which results in the Enterprise dropping out of warp near the asteroid field to execute the plan."
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.