Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Riker’s Performance Collapses Reality
S6E21
·
Frame of Mind
To
Riker’s Memory Erased by Asylum Logic
S6E21
·
Frame of Mind
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The theater transforming into an asylum cell is a direct cause of Riker's shock and questioning of his location and reality in the subsequent scene."
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.