Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
The Musketeer Meltdown: When Fantasy Becomes a Swordfight (and Reality Loses Its Edge)
S3E21
·
Hollow Pursuits
To
The Enterprise Lurches: A Phantom Warp Surge and the First Cracks in Reality
S3E21
·
Hollow Pursuits
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"While viewing the 'Goddess of Empathy'(Holo-Troi), the Enterprise rocks violently, triggering alarms on the bridge as Captain Picard enters, demanding a report on the situation."
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.