Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Will Chandler's revelation in Episode 5 about the Malus being fueled by psychic violence directly informs the Doctor and Jane's understanding of the Malus's long dormancy and activation requirements in Episode 6."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
This is a direct knowledge transfer across episodes. Will's testimony that the Malus feeds on concentrated psychic energy (in Episode 5) enables the Doctor and Jane to deduce that the Civil War reenactment's fake battles provide the necessary energy (in Episode 6). This intellectual continuity drives the plan to disrupt the ritual.
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.