Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Explosion Outside Zorn’s Office and Fractured Confrontation
S1E2
·
Encounter at Farpoint, Part II
To
Rescue Attempt and Vessel’s Savage Retaliation
S1E2
·
Encounter at Farpoint, Part II
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Riker and Data's confrontation with Zorn in his forcefield imprisonment reveals the core of the alien mystery and Zorn’s guilt, escalating conflict."
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.