Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Neeva's failed vengeance against Xoanon — a direct creation of the Doctor's hubris — directly leads to the Doctor recounting the Minyan catastrophe, as he now carries the weight of two civilizations destroyed by his/Time Lord interference."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_arc
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
This is the core of the conflict arc: the Doctor's guilt from creating Xoanon (seen in his telepathic ordeal) forces him to confront the same pattern in Minyos. Neeva's death is a direct consequence of his past interference, and his recounting of Minyos is an act of moral reckoning, linking the two episodes causally through his growing awareness of his destructive footprint.
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.