Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Brigadier’s UNIT briefing about the dinosaur crisis (Episode 6) directly leads to Sarah’s research into temporal anomalies and Whitaker’s involvement (Episode 7)."
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Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The Brigadier’s briefing in Episode 6 sets the stage for the Doctor and Sarah’s pivot from immediate dinosaur containment to investigating the root cause (Whitaker’s time-disruption theories). This shift is a direct consequence of the earlier crisis briefing.
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.