Causal
medium strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Transceiver malfunction hurls TARDIS to unknown planet
S17E9
·
The Creature from the Pit Part 1
To
Doctor pleads for Doran before pit execution
S17E9
·
The Creature from the Pit Part 1
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Doctor's inquiry about their location after materializing leads to a discussion of the planet's geodesic structure, which ironically becomes relevant when he later questions Lady Adrasta about the Pit and its mysteries."
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.