Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Data and Troi explaining how Data (who remained conscious) ruined the Paxan plan and revived the crew leads into that beat showing Data taking back emergency procedures."
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.