Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Doctor’s urgent concern for Polly and Jamie—whom he initially believes dead after the flooding of Atlantis—sets up the emotional stakes that later manifest in his frantic attention to Jamie in the Moonbase sickbay."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The Doctor’s immediate, visceral response to the possibility that Jamie and Polly died in Atlantis (‘Where's Polly and Jamie?’) creates narrative pressure that escalates into his desperate, hands-on care for Jamie in the Moonbase. This links the Doctor’s protective role 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.