Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Cornish's detection of the probe's hidden signal (Ep 12) leads directly to the crisis of the capsule's erratic descent (Ep 13), as the alien signal is the root cause of its uncontrolled behavior."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
This causal link ties the discovery of the alien signal to the later crisis, showing how Cornish's initial curiosity (identifying the signal) escalates into a global threat (uncontrolled re-entry and landing).
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.