Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Doctor’s defiant stand and Vural’s last stand
S12E10
·
The Sontaran Experiment Part 2
To
Doctor averts Sontaran fleet with bluff
S12E10
·
The Sontaran Experiment Part 2
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Styre’s death via sabotage of his spaceship (EXT. OUTSIDE THE SPACESHIP) enables the Doctor to use Styre’s communication device to bluff the Marshal (INT. COMS DEVICE), creating a causal chain from assassination to deterrence."
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.