Escalation
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Daleks command capture or die
S9E4
·
Day of the Daleks Part 4
To
Controller executed for failing the Daleks
S9E4
·
Day of the Daleks Part 4
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Daleks' threat to the Controller—immediate death if he fails to recapture the Doctor—raises stakes and justifies his moral awakening and later sacrifice."
About Escalation Connections
B raises the stakes established in A. The conflict intensifies, the pressure increases, the consequences grow more severe. The ratchet tightens.