Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Ghost Flare on the Port-Nacelle
S2E1
·
The Child
To
Orb Penetrates Enterprise—Uninvited Guest Inside
S2E1
·
The Child
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Data's report of an unexplained energy transference prefigures and directly precedes the glowing ball closing on and penetrating the Enterprise; the sensor anomaly is the first detectable sign of the intruding light."
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.