Causal
medium strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Doctor chases thief through frozen village
S21E5
·
The Awakening Part 1
To
Doctor confronts boy hiding in church
S21E5
·
The Awakening Part 1
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Doctor chasing the disfigured man (who stole Tegan’s bag) leads him to the church where he meets Will Chandler—revealing a key informant and connecting the theft to the temporal anomaly."
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.