Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Picard’s Log Explains Crew Absence
S6E25
·
Timescape
To
Picard proposes subspace shield solution
S6E25
·
Timescape
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Riker's decision to investigate the Romulan distress call leads to the Enterprise being caught in the temporal anomaly and the investigation of the frozen ship by Picard's team."
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
Causal
→ Picard orders risky boarding mission
Character Continuity
→ Picard discovers Worf’s unauthorized Romulan transport
Character Continuity
→ Picard discovers Worf’s Romulan transporter logs
Causal
← Temporal anomaly first manifests
Causal
← Temporal anomaly first manifests
Causal
← Troi experiences first temporal anomaly
Causal
← Frozen Battlefield Discovery
Causal
← Runabout crew discovers frozen Enterprise
Causal
← Enterprise vanishes from sensors