Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Zanak’s humiliating interrogation of Romana and his order for a citywide manhunt (Episode 6) directly leads to the Mentiads’ alliance with the Doctor and Romana in Episode 7, as they seek to stop Zanak’s planet-devouring scheme."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_arc
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
This connection highlights the causal chain of Zanak’s actions provoking resistance from the Mentiads, driving the plot forward and escalating the conflict between the Captain and his adversaries.
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.