Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Barclay reveals his cosmic purpose to Geordi
S4E19
·
The Nth Degree
To
Picard confronts Barclay over subspace risks
S4E19
·
The Nth Degree
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"While Geordi is working on the ODN bypass, Barclay reveals he intends to take the Enterprise to new worlds so then Picard confronts Barclay about the graviton field disturbance."
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.