Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
The Weight of a Father’s Fear: Picard’s Sacrifice and Sarek’s Surrender
S3E23
·
Sarek
To
The Meld That Binds: Picard’s Sacrifice for Sarek’s Legacy
S3E23
·
Sarek
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Sarek agreeing to the meld leads to Picard informing Crusher and preparing to face 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.