Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Waterfield’s collaboration with the Daleks in Part 5 leads directly to his ultimate sacrifice in Part 7, where his past sins necessitate redemption."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_arc
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
Waterfield’s complicity in the Daleks’ schemes in Part 5 is the direct cause of his tragic sacrifice in Part 7. His initial collusion sets up his later redemptive act, binding the two episodes with a causal moral arc.
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.