Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Doctor's decision to transform the school into a fortified base (E3) creates the conditions for Mike's later confrontation with renegade Daleks in Ratcliffe's yard (E4). The military escalation directly enables Mike's exposure to Dalek threats."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
This connection shows how the Doctor's strategic decisions in E3 create the high-stakes environment that forces Mike into a desperate negotiation with the Daleks in E4, advancing both the military plot and Mike's character 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.