Causal
medium strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Doctor rebuffed by amnesiac Brigadier
S20E10
·
Mawdryn Undead Part 2
To
Nyssa and Tegan call out for the lost Doctor
S20E10
·
Mawdryn Undead Part 2
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Brigadier’s dismissal of the Doctor in 1983 (due to amnesia) sets up the urgency felt by Nyssa and Tegan when they cannot locate the Doctor in 1977 shortly afterward."
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.