Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Mirror in the Bay — Future Picard Discovered
S2E13
·
Time Squared
To
Shuttle Bay Discovery — The Future Picard
S2E13
·
Time Squared
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Riker’s discovery of the duplicate shuttle registration (NCC-1701-D) directly causes the realization that there are two identical shuttles, which is confirmed when Picard on the bridge is contacted via com — shattering reality and triggering the temporal paradox at the core of the narrative."
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.