Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Jamie’s capture by Ola directly leads to Polly’s sense of urgency and the Doctor’s shift from concealment to investigation at the hangar."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
Jamie’s absence and capture during The Macra Terror creates the conditions for Polly’s subsequent discovery of a murder and the group’s pivot toward active investigation at Gatwick.
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.