Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Data’s violent dismemberment by interphasic intruders
S7E6
·
Phantasms
To
Data awakens from his first nightmare
S7E6
·
Phantasms
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The graphic dismemberment of Data acts as the catalyst for him waking up from his nightmare, disoriented."
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.