Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Cromwell's intervention to save Anne's position in Episode 3 (by handling Percy) directly leads to Elizabeth's birth being a Pyrrhic victory in Episode 4 — Henry's cold indifference shows Anne's power was always conditional on producing a male heir."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
George Boleyn's trajectory: In Episode 3, he fights to protect Anne's queenship. In Episode 4, his bitter comment 'Hardly matters now does it?' reveals he understands their victory was hollow. The causal link shows Cromwell's success in Episode 3 only delayed the inevitable crisis of Anne's position.
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.