Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Carstairs’ early seeds of doubt about the court-martial’s legitimacy in Episode 36 directly culminate in his active betrayal of Ransom and alliance with the Doctor in Episode 37, tying moral ambiguity to decisive action."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
Carstairs’ moral reckoning in Episode 36 — questioning whether the court-martial was fair — becomes the foundation for his violent intervention against Ransom in Episode 37, marking a clear shift from passive skepticism to strategic betrayal aligned with the Doctor’s goals.
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.