Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Doctor's aggressive exposure of Lytton’s secrets in Episode 1 sets up the confrontation in Episode 2 where Lytton, already distrusted, reacts with defiance and self-justification, deepening the Doctor’s judgmental posture."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_arc
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The Doctor’s confrontation with Lytton in Episode 1, where he unmasks him publicly, leads directly to the tense and personal confrontation in Episode 2, where Lytton’s prior allegiances are weaponized by the Doctor’s rigid stance.
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.