Summary
I have a theory aboutStar Trek: Section 31, and what Michelle Yeoh’s Emperor Philippa Georgiou is doing inStar Trek’s first streaming movie.Section 31is Academy Award-winner Michelle Yeoh’s long-awaited return toStar Trek. Georgiou was written out ofStar Trek: Discoveryseason 3 so that she could topline aSection 31spinoff, which was originally to be an ongoing series before it was refashioned into the firstStar Trekmovie made for streaming on Paramount+. But what is Georgiou up to inStar Trek: Section 31?
Aside from Emperor Georgiou, thecast ofStar Trek: Section 31has not had their character names revealed - except for one. We know thatKacey Rohl is playing Rachel Garrett, the younger version of the doomed Captain of the USS Enterprise-C fromStar Trek: The Next Generation’s “Yesterday’s Enterprise”. We also know thatStar Trek: Section 31is at least partly set inStar Trek’s early 24th century “lost era” before the events ofTNG.Even without knowing who they are playing, some ofStar Trek: Section 31’s actors resemble younger versions of otherStar Treklegacy characters, so Rachel Garrett may be the tip of the iceberg in Paramount+‘sStar Trekstreaming movie.
Star Trek: Section 31 - Everything You Need To Know
Academy Award-winner Michelle Yeoh headlines Star Trek: Section 31, and here’s what we know about Paramount+’s first Star Trek streaming movie.
I Think Michelle Yeoh’s Emperor Georgiou Is Recruiting Star Trek Legacy Characters Into Section 31
Rachel Garrett may not be alone in Star Trek: Section 31
I theorize Emperor Georgiou is recruiting severalStar Treklegacy characters into Section 31, possibly to bring the organization down from the inside or to create her own splinter version of Starfleet’s black ops agency. And, like Rachel Garrett,Georgiou could be tapping idealistic, young Starfleet officers to join her squad.Looking atStar Trek: Section 31’s actors, it’s not out of the question that Sam Richardson could be playing Joseph Sisko (Brock Peters), thefather of Captain Benjamin Sisko(Avery Brooks) fromStar Trek: Deep Space Nine. Joseph harboring a secret past with Section 31 could explain his distrust of Starfleet later in life which often frustrated Ben.
My theory also helps explain whyStar Trek: Section 31is set in the 24th century “lost era”, and would fill in knowledge gaps about that time frame.
AnotherStar Trek: Section 31possibility is that Rob Kazinsky could be playing a young Edward Jellico (Ronny Cox) or a young Erik Pressman (Terry O’Quinn) fromStar Trek: The Next Generation. Captain Jellico is the infamous hardliner future Captain of the USS Enterprise-D, while Admiral Pressman broke a treaty with the Romulans to develop a secretStarfleet cloaking device. The seed of either controversialTNGguest star could be planted inStar Trek: Section 31.In addition,Sven Rugyrok could be a young Luther Sloan, who may learn Section 31’s playbook from Emperor Georgiou.
It stands to reason, even if my theory is true,Star Trek: Section 31will introduce several new characters and not every cast member is playing aStar Treklegacy character.
Section 31 Will Set Up Star Trek: DS9
Starfleet’s black ops agency is about to go underground
One ofStar Trek: Section 31’s mission statements is to bridge the version seen inStar Trek: Discoverywith the secret agency introduced inStar Trek: Deep Space Nine. InStar Trek: Discovery’s early seasons, Section 31 was common knowledge within Starfleet. But inDS9, Section 31’s existence was off the books, and not even Captain Sisko knew of them at first.Star Trek: Section 31’s producers indicated that the movie explains how the black ops division was wiped from recordsso that an entire generation of Starfleet Officers didn’t know they existed. And it could reveal why anyone previously associated with Section 31 would keep their mouths tightly shut.
Star Trek: Section 31 could let us see certain Star Trek legacy characters in an intriguing new way.
WouldStar Trek: Section 31revealing that popular legacy characters like Joseph Sisko and the futureCaptain Rachel Garrettwere part of the black ops agency be canon-breaking? Not necessarily. Rather, it could be canonadditive. Recruiting the rightStar Trek legacycharacters to join Section 31, if that is indeed what Emperor Georgiou is doing in Paramount+’s streaming movie, could add fascinating new layers to familiar ancillary characters. Done properly and with cleverness,Star Treklegacy characters inSection 31could enhance their prior appearances inStar Trekand further explain their motivations and behavior. If I turn out to be right,Star Trek: Section 31could let us see certainStar Treklegacy characters in an intriguing new way.
