Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
The Doctor’s High-Risk Rescue Plan
S4E17
·
The Highlanders Part 3
To
Doctor Reveals Hidden Arsenal
S4E17
·
The Highlanders Part 3
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Doctor's plan to acquire weapons directly leads to him returning with a collection of weaponry, bolstering the rescue effort, and this sets up the events that will occur in the finale."
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.