Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Doctor and Sarah Jane's reunion and urgent escape plan in Episode 25 leads to Sarah Jane's distress at the Doctor's disappearance and collapse in Episode 26."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
Their brief but tense reunion in Episode 25 creates emotional stakes that carry over to Episode 26, where Sarah Jane's anxiety about the Doctor's disappearance is resolved by his dramatic return.
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.