Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Archer's exposure of Tegan's disguise in Episode 13 leads to her forced transfer to the Dalek ship, which directly causes her subsequent confrontation with Mercer in Episode 14 and forces her to engage in high-stakes diplomacy (disarming Mercer) despite her exhaustion and trauma."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
This connection carries Tegan's arc of being hunted and forced into increasingly desperate situations across episodes. Her skills in deception (shown in Episode 13 Scene 1) are replaced by raw survival instincts by Episode 14 Scene 1, where she must physically disarm a threat. The trauma from Episode 13's events directly fuels her confrontational approach in Episode 14.
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.