Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Doctor's revelation of himself to Zaroff in E21 (escaping capture) directly leads to the wounded Doctor's urgency in E22 to find Polly and Jamie, creating a cycle of mission-driven urgency across episodes."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
This connects the Doctor's capture/escape trajectory across episodes, showing how his actions to evade capture in E21 force the group into a reactive but coordinated strategy in E22.
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.