Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Doctor's departure from Xeros in Episode 29 directly causes the Daleks to deploy their time machine in Episode 30 for pursuit."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_arc
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
Episode 29 establishes the Daleks' detection of the Doctor's escape from Xeros, which triggers their pursuit mechanism. Episode 30's opening explicitly hinges on this causal chain, with the Daleks confirming the Doctor's location on Aridius as the direct result of his prior actions.
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.