Warning: MAJOR SPOILERS For Star Trek: Section 31Star Trek: Section 31‘s ending saw Emperor Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) and a new team of Section 31 operatives save the United Federation of Planets from an enemy and weapon that came from the Mirror Universe. Directed by Olatunde Osunanmi and written by Craig Sweeny, the action-packed Star Trek: Section 31 is the first major Star Trek adventure set in the 24th century “lost era,” specifically Stardate 1292.4 – 40 years before the start of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Unable to trust each other at first, Emperor Georgiou and Section 31 unite to stop San (James Hiroyuki Liao) from using a weapon called the Godsend. As teenagers in the Mirror Universe’s Terran Empire, San and Georgiou were once lovers – until the young Philippa Georgiou (Miku Martineau) rose to become Emperor, and San was made her slave. In Star Trek: Section 31‘s present-day, San spearheads an invasion of the Federation by the dying Terran Empire. San teamed up with a mole from within Section 31’s ranks to steal a doomsday weapon called the Godsend.

Here is San’s plan against the Federation and how Georgiou and Section 31 stopped the Mirror Universe’s Terran Empire from crossing over to conquer Star Trek‘s Prime Timeline.

How Georgiou & Section 31 Foiled San’s Plan To Use The Godsend

Georgiou’s Past Sins Literally Return To Face Her

The Godsend was a weapon Emperor Georgiou had created to end all threats to her rule over the Terran Empire. The Godsend could emit a virus that can incinerate planets and an entire star system. However, Georgiou realized the danger of such a doomsday weapon and ordered it destroyed. The Godsend was instead smuggled out of the Terran Empire and came into the possession of an arms dealer from the Mirror Universe named Dada Noe (Joe Pingue). Noe planned to sell it to a mystery buyer, who turned out to be San.

After San escaped with the Godsend following a battle with Section 31 in Emperor Georgiou’s nightclub, the Baraam. he planned to join and lead the Terran Empire to spite Georgiou. The Terrans were to cross into the Prime Universe using a pᴀssageway that formed from two ion storms. Using a salvaged garbage scow, Section 31 mobilized to intercept San at the pᴀssageway, with Georgiou and Alok Sahar (Omari Hardwick) beaming into San’s ship to battle Georgiou’s former lover and his accomplice, Fuzz (Sven Ruygrok).

Georgiou and Alok’s plan was straightforward: Fight San and Fuzz and keep them from using the Godsend. Fuzz’s microscopic true self escaped his Vulcan robot form and attacked the garbage scow piloted by Section 31’s Lieutenant Rachel Garrett (Kacey Rohl) and Quasi (Sam Richardson). Dumping the scow’s trash, Garrett rigged a doll with explosive properties to detonate and destroy Fuzz’s attacking ship.

The genetically engineered Alok was able to defeat Fuzz’s Vulcan robot form while Georgiou outfought San, who was mortally stabbed in the neck with his sword. San dies after confessing he still loves Georgiou. With the Mirror Universe’s invasion imminent, Georgiou and Alok decided to detonate the Godsend to destroy the pᴀssageway. Luckily, Quasi was able to beam Alok and Philippa to the safety of the scow in the nick of time. With the pᴀssageway collapsed, and the Godsend destroyed, Section 31 saved the Federation.

Fuzz Was Section 31’s Traitor – The Vulcan’s Resurrection Explained

Section 31 Sets Up Revenge On Fuzz If He Returns

Section 31 had a mole, and it was Fuzz all along. Fuzz’s outer Vulcan form was a robot that was controlled by the real Fuzz: a microscopic lifeform called a Nanokin. Unbeknownst to Section 31, Fuzz hated the Federation and wanted to overthrow it so that the Nanokins could rule alongside the Terran Empire. Fuzz was working with San to acquire the Godsend, throw Section 31 into disarray, and enable the Mirror Universe’s invasion of Star Trek‘s Prime timeline.

Fuzz played Section 31 against each other from the beginning. Because Fuzz’s microscopic form could control technology, the Nanokin took over Zeph’s (Rob Kazinsky) battle-ready exosuit and murdered him. With Zeph’s suit under his control, Fuzz sabotaged Section 31 and framed Lieutenant Rachel Garrett. However, the observant Emperor Georgiou deduced Fuzz was a traitor. Fuzz reanimated Zeph and fought off Section 31 before Fuzz beamed aboard San’s ship.

At the conclusion of Star Trek: Section 31, Fuzz is believed to be ᴅᴇᴀᴅ after Rachel Garrett and Quasi destroyed his ship. To Section 31’s surprise, a different version of Fuzz appeared in Star Trek: Section 31‘s final scene and joined the team. This is Wisp, Fuzz’s wife, who controls her own identical Vulcan robot. Wisp doesn’t believe Fuzz is ᴅᴇᴀᴅ, and she will be there to meet her husband if Fuzz does return.

Georgiou Not Wanting The Terran Empire To Invade The Federation Shows How The Former Emperor Changed

Emperor Georgiou Is Now A Team Player

By flashing back to her origins in the Mirror Universe, Star Trek: Section 31 draws a sharp delineation between the despot Emperor Georgiou once was and who she has evolved into. To be clear, Georgiou is still cunning, ruthless, and dangerous. It’s never 100% certain if Georgiou can be trusted. But Georgiou has shown she is also loyal, can work with a team, and the Emperor is protective of the Federation, so she risked her life to stop the Terran Empire from invading.

Star Trek: Discovery season 3 laid the groundwork for Emperor Georgiou’s transformation when the Guardian of Forever (Paul Guilfoyle) sent her back to the Mirror Universe. Georgiou’s time in the Prime Universe, and her bond with the idealistic Commander Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), made Philippa realize she was no longer the tyrant she once was.

Star Trek: Section 31 further proves Georgiou’s evolution and rejection of her past life and everything the Terran Empire stands for. Georgiou also bonded with Section 31, especially Alok, with whom there are hints of romantic sparks. Georgiou feels she fits in well with the misfits of Section 31.

Control’s Reveal & Section 31’s Future Explained

Section 31 Sets Up A New Mission For Georgiou & Her Team

Star Trek: Section 31‘s main story takes place over 24 hours, starting on Stardate 1292.4, which translates to April 17, 2324. Star Trek: Section 31‘s epilogue picks up 3 weeks later with the surviving Section 31 team reᴀssembled to celebrate at Emperor Georgiou’s nightclub, the Baraam. Whiz introduces herself as Fuzz’s replacement, and Rachel Garrett announces she has been promoted to Lieutenant Commander, one step closer to her dream and destiny of becoming a starship Captain.

Emperor Georgiou confirms she received an offer to permanently rejoin Section 31 before the reveal of the true idenтιтy of Control. Section 31’s overseer Control is portrayed by Jamie Lee Curtis in a cameo. This is a welcome reunion with Michelle Yeoh as they both won Academy Awards for their performances in Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Control ᴀssigns Section 31 their next mission, asking, “Has anybody been to Turkana IV?” Turkana IV is a planet seen in episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Potentially, Section 31’s next adventure could see them visit the politically unstable planet decades before Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the USS Enterprise-D travel there.

Will Star Trek: Section 31 Get A Sequel Movie?

More Star Trek Streaming Movies Are Riding On Section 31’s Success

Star Trek: Section 31‘s final scene is an obvious setup for a sequel. Originally, Section 31 was intended to be an ongoing TV series spinoff of Star Trek: Discovery. Multiple factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic and demand for Michelle Yeoh increasing after her Oscar win shifted Section 31 to become the first Star Trek streaming movie on Paramount+, with Yeoh using her clout to get Section 31 made after the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. A Star Trek: Section 31 sequel could potentially be developed from scripts written for the aborted TV series.

Along with a Star Trek: Section 31 sequel, other future Star Trek streaming movies hinge on the success of Michelle Yeoh’s film. Star Trek on Paramount+ would like a thriving series of made-for-streaming movies to complement its existing and still-to-come Star Trek TV shows. Future Star Trek streaming movies could fulfill fans’ hopes for the ardently demanded Star Trek: Legacy, or perhaps a live-action or animated Star Trek: Lower Decks movie. A great deal depends on how audiences react to Star Trek: Section 31, and Michelle Yeoh’s movie clearly sets the table for more.