Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Daleks' failure to find the TARDIS crew on the Mary Celeste in Flight Through Eternity directly leads to their tracking of the TARDIS to Mechanus in Journey into Terror."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
This connection highlights the Daleks' adaptive pursuit, where one failure does not halt their efforts but instead refocuses them on a new location.
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.