Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Picard Directs Cautious Engagement with Shape-Shifting Entity
S1E22
·
Skin of Evil
To
Riker’s Defiant Confrontation and Release from Armus
S1E22
·
Skin of Evil
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The monitoring of Armus’s energy fluctuations leads to tactical insight exploited during Picard’s confrontation to rescue the crew."
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.