Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Council’s decision to terminate the Doctor in Episode 2 leads directly to the Citadel’s lockdown and military-industrial response led by the Castellan in Episode 3."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The High Council’s condemnation and ordered termination of the Doctor in Episode 2 (cand_evt_scene_06db880944ac5ae9_1) necessitates the Castellan’s mobilization of security forces and the Citadel’s lockdown in Episode 3 (cand_evt_scene_4f71c358a07114c5_01). This is a direct causal chain spanning episodes.
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.