Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Duggan discovers Cybermat sabotage
S5E37
·
The Wheel In Space Part 3
To
Rudkin’s fatal confrontation with Cybermats
S5E37
·
The Wheel In Space Part 3
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Duggan is distracted and more Cybermats come. Later, Rudkin discovers Cybermats attacking. Because Duggan was distracted, more Cybermats came out and caused the death of Rudkin, had he seen them he could have raised the alarm"
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.