Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Turlough's rescue of Peri from the waves in Episode 15 creates the tension that drives Peri's desperate flight through Sarn's quaking terrain to find the Doctor in Episode 16."
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Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
Turlough's heroic act in Episode 15 binds him to Peri's survival story in Episode 16. Her panic-driven flight through volcanic instability is a direct result of her separation from Turlough after his rescue, propelling the Doctor's widening search for her.
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.