Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Master’s successful invocation of Azal (Episode 21 climax) motivates his covert purge order in Episode 22, as he realizes survivals like the Doctor and Jo threaten his plan."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
Azal’s awakening confirms the ritual’s potency, which in turn compels the Master to escalate from occult performance to real-world elimination of threats—leveraging the coven as enforcement.
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.