Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Doctor’s explanation of the Crystal of Kronos’s Atlantean origins (E22) directly informs the Brigadier’s later confrontation with temporal distortion (E23), creating a direct arc from cosmic mystery to physical peril."
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Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The Doctor’s exposition of the crystal’s power (E22) fuels the escalating temporal consequences in E23, where the TOM-TIT gadget’s “crack in time” manifests in visible effects on allies. This links the artefact’s mythology to the immediate crisis.
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.