Causal strong strength

Narrative Connection

How these two moments in the story relate


Why These Connect

The narrative assertion

"The garbled transmission from Lieutenant Cutler warning of Mondas, combined with the radar detection of Cyberman ships, precedes and directly causes the Cybermen's landing and subsequent takeover, culminating in Cutler's death."

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.