Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Doctor realizes Xoanon’s true nature
S14E15
·
The Face of Evil Part 3
To
Doctor reveals shared human origins
S14E15
·
The Face of Evil Part 3
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Doctor's admission of responsibility for Xoanon's malfunction (Act 1) is the immediate cause of his conclusion that Xoanon is a dangerous omnipresent computer that must be neutralized (Act 1), creating a direct causal chain of realization."
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.