Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Weng-Chiang abandons his failed enforcer
S14E23
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The Talons of Weng-Chiang Part 3
To
Weng-Chiang’s brutal demands and terror plans
S14E23
·
The Talons of Weng-Chiang Part 3
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Weng-Chiang’s berating of Chang for failure occurs immediately after he has failed to retrieve the time cabinet, and leads directly to his summoning of the giant rats—an act that signals the unleashing of a physical force in response to his psychological unraveling."
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.