Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
The insecticide’s lethal potential revealed
S2E3
·
Crisis
To
Failed Call and Barbara’s Collapse
S2E3
·
Crisis
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Barbara begins to feel ill. This foreshadows and directly leads to her contamination and collapse from touching insecticide."
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.
Related Connections
Callback
→ Discovery of the murdered helmeted man
Thematic Parallel
→ A Man Chooses Death Over Collar
Thematic Parallel
→ Dortmun reveals the saucer threat
Causal
← The Doctor shifts from water to …
Causal
← Ian and Barbara uncover the insecticide …
Causal
← Smithers confronts Forrester’s moral corruption
Foreshadowing
← Ian’s futile struggle and Barbara’s unseen …
Foreshadowing
← Barbara’s weakness exposes poisoning urgency