Alok reveals that he was right in the middle of the Eugenics Wars. Born in the 20th century, Alok managed to fight back against the Augments that destroyed his village. His valor impressed the Augments’ leader, Giri the Marked, who Augmented Alok against his will and forced him into her army.

This surprise cameo in is everything...and everywhere...all at once. Following an initial flashback to a young Philippa Georgiou, the opening of the first Star Trek film of the Paramount+ era features a voiceover from someone named Control.

What was once in development as a TV show packs quite a bit into a feature film. Star Trek: Section 31 brings Michelle Yeoh back in her Discovery role of Philippa Georgiou, working alongside, albeit reluctantly, the black ops unit.