Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Doc Holliday's guilt over endangering Steven (seeing him as a surrogate for his own mortality) drives his abrupt announcement of departure in E36."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_arc
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
Doc's self-loathing and sense of moral failure in E34 (where he dismisses Kate's warning) culminates in his decision to leave in E36, reflecting his inability to reconcile his destructive nature with his alliance to Wyatt.
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.