Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Jamie and the group’s escape through the tunnel in Episode 20 enables them to reach the Temple of Amdo and interact with the fish people—directly informing the Doctor’s plan in Episode 21 to incite a rebellion among them."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The tunnel acts as a narrative bridge: its discovery in Episode 20 leads to the Doctor’s strategic use of the fish people’s labor as leverage in Episode 21. Jamie’s silent witness in both events anchors the causality.
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.