Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"K9’s operational deployment as the Doctor’s protector and investigator in Episode 9 (and activation in Episode 10) leads directly to his combat engagement with the stone entity in Episode 10."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The consistent role of K9 as the Doctor’s technological ally enables his defensive and offensive capabilities to be used against the stone entity, showing escalation in his functional 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.