Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
The Police Box Hides Susan’s Truth
S1E1
·
An Unearthly Child
To
The Doctor’s Lies Collapse Under Susan’s Voice
S1E1
·
An Unearthly Child
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"As Ian and Barbara overhear Susan and the old man, they decide to confront the old man about Susan's presence inside the police box."
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
→ The Doctor’s Admission of Failure
Callback
→ Ian Confronts Time Travel Reality
Callback
→ Ian confronts the impossible outside
Causal
→ Ian confronts the impossible outside
Causal
→ Ian’s Reality Collapses Outside TARDIS
Causal
→ Doctor vanishes after primitive attack
Character Continuity
→ Ian confronts the impossible outside
Character Continuity
→ Ian’s Reality Collapses Outside TARDIS
Escalation
→ The Doctor’s Admission of Failure
Narratively Follows
→ Ian Confronts Time Travel Reality
Narratively Follows
→ Doctor declares the cave’s evil presence
Thematic Parallel
→ Doctor declares the cave’s evil presence
Thematic Parallel
→ Kal and Za’s leadership clash over …
Foreshadowing
← Susan reacts to the book’s unsettling …