Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Turlough, Peri, and Malkon's disruption of the ritual in Episode 17 sets the stage for Peri's later sabotage and the eventual confrontation with the Master's control of Kamelion."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_arc
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
This connection carries the conflict forward from the failed ritual to the eventual physical disruption of the Master's control over Kamelion, directly leading to the reversal of the Master's plan.
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.