Causal
medium strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Data vanishes from Engineering
S7E6
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Phantasms
To
Picard’s misplaced leadership disrupts Engineering
S7E6
·
Phantasms
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Picard trying to help in Engineering leads to Geordi and Tyler distracting him to stop him from interfering, a welcome distraction."
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.