Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Riker Deploys Teams; Underground Passage Discovery Raises Alarm
S1E2
·
Encounter at Farpoint, Part II
To
Troi’s Psychic Collapse Unveils Alien Despair Beneath Farpoint
S1E2
·
Encounter at Farpoint, Part II
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Riker assigning Tasha and Troi to investigate the underground passages leads directly to their discovery of the glowing alien material and Troi’s psychic reactions."
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.