Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Polling Meltdown — Let Bartlet Be Bartlet
S1E19
·
Let Bartlet Be Bartlet
To
Muffins, Polls and a Reckoning: Let Bartlet Be Bartlet
S1E19
·
Let Bartlet Be Bartlet
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The devastating polling numbers prompt Leo's raw confrontation with Bartlet about the administration's direction."
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.
Related Connections
Causal
→ Let Bartlet Be Bartlet — Leo's …
Escalation
→ Muffins, Polls and a Reckoning: Let …
Escalation
→ Let Bartlet Be Bartlet — Leo's …
Causal
← Let Bartlet Be Bartlet — Leo's …
Character Continuity
← Magnificent Vista Misfire — Bartlet's Impulse …
Character Continuity
← Bartlet Dangles for FEC Reform
Escalation
← Polling Meltdown — Let Bartlet Be …
Escalation
← Let Bartlet Be Bartlet — Leo's …
NARRATIVELY_FOLLOWS
← Pressroom Showdown — Danny Holds the …
Symbolic Parallel
← Bartlet Dangles for FEC Reform
Symbolic Parallel
← Magnificent Vista Misfire — Bartlet's Impulse …
Thematic Parallel
← Sam's Evidence Meets Military Stonewalling; Fitzwallace …
Thematic Parallel
← Fitzwallace Calls the Question
Thematic Parallel
← Fitzwallace's Glancing Reality