Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Away Team Faces Immediate Environmental Threat
S4E8
·
Future Imperfect
To
Transporter failure strands Riker in future
S4E8
·
Future Imperfect
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Communication disruptions between Picard and Riker on the surface forces Picard to call for their immediate return which results in an attempted beam-up. This attempted beam-up fails which leads to Riker's capture."
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.