Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Spot’s Pregnancy Reveals a Genetic Key
S7E19
·
Genesis
To
Riker’s embarrassment and Barclay’s cure
S7E19
·
Genesis
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Barclay's hypochondria leads to him being scanned, revealing an imbalance. This prompts Beverly to diagnose him with Urodelan Flu and administer the synthetic T-cell, setting off the chain of events that causes the de-evolution crisis."
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.