Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Doctor's decision to delay pursuit after Varga's abduction (Ep 12) sets up Jamie and Arden's unsupervised mission and ultimate ambush by Ice Warriors (Ep 13)."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The Doctor's strategic delay allows Varga to regroup and set traps, which directly leads to the ambush of Arden and Jamie in the glacier cave.
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.