Causal
medium strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Picard’s Existential Reckoning: The Supernova’s Ticking Clock
S3E20
·
Tin Man
To
The Cosmic Reckoning: Data’s Return and the Supernova’s Aftermath
S3E20
·
Tin Man
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Picard acknowledges to Riker; sudden Data materializes and returns."
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.