Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Moriarty's Existential Ultimatum
S2E3
·
Elementary, Dear Data
To
The Last Bargain of Consciousness
S2E3
·
Elementary, Dear Data
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Confrontation in Moriarty's lair with the device and Enterprise schematics forces the moral crisis and directly precipitates Picard's bargain to preserve Moriarty's program rather than annihilate it."
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.
Related Connections
Character Continuity
→ Diplomatic Crossfire
Emotional Echo
→ The Risk of Compassion
Thematic Parallel
→ Rogue in the Scanners
Thematic Parallel
→ Rogue's Velvet Invasion
Thematic Parallel
→ A Rogue's Disruptive Charm
Callback
← Defiance in the Void
Foreshadowing
← The All-Consuming Void
Narratively Follows
← Encountering the Phantom Yamato
Thematic Parallel
← Defiance in the Void