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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The idea that an organization like Section 31 could stay secret for any length of time only made sense in a pre-WikiLeaks world.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The idea that an organization like Section 31 could stay secret for any length of time only made sense in a pre-WikiLeaks pre-[=WikiLeaks=] world.
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* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: A calculated aversion. Weyoun is a popular villain and therefore has plenty of PlotArmor. The episode ''could'' have shown his holographic simulation being killed during the boarding assault without losing his character. That would be a major tip-off to audiences that he's not real, however, since they they would doubt that the show would kill him off so casually. Instead, the episode gives his hologram a rather improbable escape to preserve the twist.
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* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: A calculated aversion. Weyoun is a popular villain and therefore has plenty of PlotArmor. The episode ''could'' have shown his holographic simulation being killed during the boarding assault without losing his character. That would be a major tip-off to audiences that he's not real, however, since they they would doubt that the show would kill him off so casually. (Yes, the clone backups have been well-established, but killing the version the audience has gotten to know would deprive other Weyouns of his personal knowledge of and relationships with the main cast.) Instead, the episode gives his hologram a rather improbable escape to preserve the twist.
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* VindicatedByHistory: Despite how Section 31 was hated by trekkies at first, the appeal of this trope is so strong, even ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise''[='s=] writers, who were not exactly fans of ''Series/DeepSpaceNine'', couldn't resist to use this rogue agency for their stories. The reboot writers neither, for that matter. ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' got in on the fun as well in their second season, with a {{spinoff}} about the organization in the works.
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* VindicatedByHistory: Despite how Section 31 was hated by trekkies at first, the appeal of this trope is so strong, even ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise''[='s=] writers, who were not exactly fans of ''Series/DeepSpaceNine'', couldn't resist to use using this rogue agency for their stories. The reboot writers neither, for that matter. ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' got in on the fun as well in their second season, with a {{spinoff}} about the organization in the works.
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* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: A calculated aversion. The episode ''could'' have killed Weyoun when Starfleet boards the Dominion ship, since it's just a simulation. Instead, the episode (and Sloane) gives him a rather improbable escape so that the audience wouldn't figure the twist out ahead of time, knowing that the show would never really kill off Weyoun so suddenly.
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* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: A calculated aversion. Weyoun is a popular villain and therefore has plenty of PlotArmor. The episode ''could'' have shown his holographic simulation being killed Weyoun when Starfleet boards during the Dominion ship, boarding assault without losing his character. That would be a major tip-off to audiences that he's not real, however, since it's just a simulation. they they would doubt that the show would kill him off so casually. Instead, the episode (and Sloane) gives him his hologram a rather improbable escape so that to preserve the audience wouldn't figure the twist out ahead of time, knowing that the show would never really kill off Weyoun so suddenly.twist.
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* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: A calculated aversion. The episode ''could'' have killed Weyoun when Starfleet boards the Dominion ship, since it's just a simulation. Instead, the episode (and Sloane) gives him a rather improbable escape so that the audience wouldn't figure the twist out ahead of time, knowing that the show would never really kill off Weyoun so suddenly.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The idea that an organization like Section 31 could stay secret for any length of time only made sense in a pre-WikiLeaks world.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Sisko's comments regarding Section 31 and that Starfleet would neither confirm nor deny its existence seem rather cagey. Also, he tells Bashir that if they try to recruit him again to say *yes*. As the senior officer in a very strategic station, Sisko likely is well aware of Section 31 and just encouraged Bashir to join it! He may have even suggested Bashir in the first place.
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* VindicatedByHistory: Despite how Section 31 was hated by trekkies at first, the appeal of this trope is so strong, even ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise''[='s=] writers, who were not exactly fans of ''Series/DeepSpaceNine'', couldn't resist to use this rogue agency for their stories. The reboot writers neither, for that matter. And now ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' is getting in on the fun.
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* VindicatedByHistory: Despite how Section 31 was hated by trekkies at first, the appeal of this trope is so strong, even ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise''[='s=] writers, who were not exactly fans of ''Series/DeepSpaceNine'', couldn't resist to use this rogue agency for their stories. The reboot writers neither, for that matter. And now ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' is getting got in on the fun.fun as well in their second season, with a {{spinoff}} about the organization in the works.
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* HoYay: The illusionary Weyoun gets awfully close and personal with Bashir, and practically coos about their supposed first interaction back at the Dominion camp, where he offered Bashir scones.
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* BrokenAesop: The episode is pretty unambiguous in its stance that Section 31 and their methods must be rejected by all people of good moral character. The ''very next episode'' has Sisko undertake an underhanded operation that would make Section 31 proud all of his own initiative.
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* BrokenAesop: The episode is pretty unambiguous in its stance that Section 31 and their methods must be rejected by all people of good moral character. The ''very next episode'' has Sisko undertake an underhanded operation that would make Section 31 proud all of his own initiative.
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** VindicatedByHistory: Despite how Section 31 was hated by trekkies at first, the appeal of this trope is so strong, even Series/StarTrekEnterprise's writers, who were not exactly fans of DeepSpaceNine, couldn't resist to use this rogue agency for their stories. The reboot writers neither, for that matter. And now ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' is getting in on the fun.
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** VindicatedByHistory: Despite how Section 31 was hated by trekkies at first, the appeal of this trope is so strong, even StarTrekEnterprise's Series/StarTrekEnterprise's writers, who were not exactly fans of DeepSpaceNine, couldn't resist to use this rogue agency for their stories. The reboot writers neither, for that matter.
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** VindicatedByHistory: Despite how Section E1 was hated by trekkies at first, the appeal of this trope is so strong, even StarTrekEnterprise's writers, who were not exactly fans of DeepSpaceNine, couldn't resist to use this rogue agency for their stories. The reboot writers neither, for that matter.
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** VindicatedByHistory: Despite how Section E1 31 was hated by trekkies at first, the appeal of this trope is so strong, even StarTrekEnterprise's writers, who were not exactly fans of DeepSpaceNine, couldn't resist to use this rogue agency for their stories. The reboot writers neither, for that matter.
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* CanonFodder: Section 31 and its stated 200 year history opened up plenty of opportunities for novels and spinoffs to feature 'classified' examples of its involvement in the earlier franchises.
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* CanonFodder: Section 31 and its stated 200 year history opened up plenty of opportunities for novels and spinoffs to feature 'classified' examples of its involvement in the earlier franchises.franchises.
** VindicatedByHistory: Despite how Section E1 was hated by trekkies at first, the appeal of this trope is so strong, even StarTrekEnterprise's writers, who were not exactly fans of DeepSpaceNine, couldn't resist to use this rogue agency for their stories. The reboot writers neither, for that matter.
** VindicatedByHistory: Despite how Section E1 was hated by trekkies at first, the appeal of this trope is so strong, even StarTrekEnterprise's writers, who were not exactly fans of DeepSpaceNine, couldn't resist to use this rogue agency for their stories. The reboot writers neither, for that matter.
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