Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Timicin’s existential confession to Lwaxana
S4E22
·
Half a Life
To
Riker reveals Timicin’s daughter arrives
S4E22
·
Half a Life
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Timicin tells Lwaxana that his desire to live stems from her influence, and Riker hails Dr. Timicin to reveal that he has a visitor, his daughter, Dara."
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.