Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
Probe Becomes Diplomatic Window
S1E26
·
The Neutral Zone
To
Fragile Truce at the Neutral Zone
S1E26
·
The Neutral Zone
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Picard ordering the contact 'On screen' transforms the ambiguous disturbance into an explicit Romulan diplomatic encounter when Commander Tebok and Thei appear."
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.