Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Picard’s Final Confrontation and the Narrow Escape from Armus
S1E22
·
Skin of Evil
To
Picard Stays to Confront Armus as Away Team Evacuates
S1E22
·
Skin of Evil
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The detection of Armus’s energy shield drop enables the final transporter rescue of Troi and Prieto, coordinated by Picard."
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.