Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Corporeal Phantoms and Data's Curiosity
S2E12
·
The Royale
To
Window Dressing for a Dead Man
S2E12
·
The Royale
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Texas’s crude, exaggerated physicality—emphasized as a non-human entity without DNA—foreshadows and parallels the final revelation that the hotel’s inhabitants are literary constructs: his presence makes Richey’s death feel even more tragically absurd."
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.