Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
TARDIS fails as neutron star threatens to crush them
S17E12
·
The Creature from the Pit Part 4
To
Doctor and Romana deploy gravity tractor beam
S17E12
·
The Creature from the Pit Part 4
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The TARDIS's control circuit failure, preventing the Doctor from disengaging the gravity beam, directly leads to the TARDIS being pulled toward the neutron star and the Doctor's desperate dematerialization to escape destruction."
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.