Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Warp Core Sabotage Revealed
S7E18
·
Eye of the Beholder
To
Kwan’s suicide in the plasma stream
S7E18
·
Eye of the Beholder
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The lockout of the plasma injector controls directly enables Kwan's suicide as Riker cannot override the system in time."
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.