Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Roman phalanx ambush in Episode 36 (The War Games Part 2) directly leads to the Doctor's revelation of temporal displacement in Episode 37 (The War Games Part 3). The presence of the anachronistic Roman military force forces the Doctor to deduce and explain the characters' passage through different time zones."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The Roman phalanx serves as the inciting incident that propels the plot forward into the Doctor's realization of their temporal displacement. This is a causal link where the Roman unit's actions (targeting the group) enable the Doctor's subsequent explanation about time travel.
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.