Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Doctor's acceptance of Lamia's bargain for Romana's safe conduct (episode 15) enables his tactical urgency in preparing the assault on Castle Gracht (episode 16)."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
This causal chain links the Doctor's high-stakes decisionmaking across episodes - his secret bargain directly motivates the tactical preparation we see in the next episode, creating narrative continuity in his character arc.
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.