Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Nagilum's Omniscient Gaze
S2E2
·
Where Silence Has Lease
To
Defiance in the Void
S2E2
·
Where Silence Has Lease
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Nagilum's instant, lethal demonstration (Haskell's death) is the proximate cause that pushes Picard to resolve to destroy the Enterprise himself to deny Nagilum further experiments."
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.