Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Riker Forcibly Beamed from Tilonus Asylum
S6E21
·
Frame of Mind
To
Riker’s Reality Collapses in Sickbay
S6E21
·
Frame of Mind
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The beam transports them directly to Sickbay."
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.