Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Doctor dispatches Dodo and Baccu to TARDIS
S3E27
·
The Plague
To
Doctor delegates crisis triage to Mellium
S3E27
·
The Plague
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Doctor's instruction to keep Steven warm leads directly to his asking Mellium to tend to all the sick people on the spaceship by keeping them warm."
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.