Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Plasma sample erupts into sentient energy
S6E2
·
Realm of Fear
To
Microbes in Barclay’s Body
S6E2
·
Realm of Fear
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Barclay collapses unconscious after the recreated explosion (87464cfa), prompting Data to reveal the existence of quasi-energy microbes within the plasma streamer's distortion field (e5b9164c)."
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.