Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Steven and Sara's debate about splitting priorities in Episode 20 (choosing to pursue Mavic Chen and the Daleks) leads to their capture by the Daleks in Episode 21 as they attempt to intervene."
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Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
Sara's insistence on directly confronting Mavic Chen and the Daleks in Episode 20 (event cand_evt_scene_07d6a9f82011fb94_01) sets the stage for their capture by the Daleks in Episode 21, showing the direct consequences of their chosen course of action.
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.