Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Breaching the Field: Medical Truth vs. Picard's Resolve
S2E12
·
The Royale
To
Riker Halts Picard's Desperate Strike
S2E12
·
The Royale
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Picard ordering the lethal phaser strike is the culmination of the previous beats of moral descent—isolated, grief-stricken,绝望—making Riker's ‘another way’ the literal only escape from this tragedy."
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.