Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Thawn's refusal to abandon the project after Harg's death (Episode 19) causes his later genocidal directive and use of orbital weaponry (Episode 20)."
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Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The crisis at the pump chamber (Harg's death) necessitates Thawn's uncompromising stance, which later justifies his lethal actions against both Kroll and the Swampies as 'project completion.'
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.