Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Ann and John’s Unspoken Burdens Surface
S2E2
·
Happy Valley S02E02
To
John’s desperate call to his mother
S2E2
·
Happy Valley S02E02
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Ann casually suggest that John should buy a lottery ticket, and later he exits a newsagent, nervously hoping a lottery scratch card. He then fixates on the blackmail photos of himself, recalling Ann's words and prepares to contact his mother."
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.