Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
The Ficus Beacon — Echo of a Lost Colony
S2E18
·
Up the Long Ladder
To
Detection, Ultimatum, and the Rush to Transport
S2E18
·
Up the Long Ladder
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Interception of the archaic SOS directly drives the Enterprise to scan the planet where human life and a monitoring satellite are detected."
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.