Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Q Offers Picard a Temporal Reversal
S6E15
·
Tapestry
To
Picard Rejects Penny and Q Intervenes
S6E15
·
Tapestry
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Q revealing Picard's past as a cad directly sets up the awkward encounter with Penny at the bar."
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.