Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Borg threat forces emergency evacuation
S7E1
·
Descent, Part II
To
Riker splits forces under Borg threat
S7E1
·
Descent, Part II
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Beverly's order to transport the away teams results in Riker instructing his team to prepare for beaming up, but he and Worf remain to search for Picard. This decision to stay sets in motion a separate storyline on the planet's surface."
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.