Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Noghai's advancing army (referenced in Episode 16) is the explicit reason Kublai Khan insists on the group accompanying him to Peking in Episode 19, as it is framed as a security measure."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The looming threat from Noghai’s forces, hinted at in Tegana’s plans to deliver the TARDIS to him, directly motivates the Khan’s urgency to move the group to Peking, linking the strategic stakes across episodes.
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.