Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Geordi Discovers Alien Composition of Tunnel Walls Amid Troi’s Psychic Agony
S1E2
·
Encounter at Farpoint, Part II
To
Troi’s Psychic Collapse Unveils Alien Despair Beneath Farpoint
S1E2
·
Encounter at Farpoint, Part II
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Troi's psychic collapse from sensing intense pain triggers Riker, Data, and Geordi to beam down, intensifying the investigation and danger."
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.