10 Dumbest Things In Star Trek: Section 31 (2025)
7. Just What Is San's Plan, Really?
The big magical Macguffin in Section 31 is the Godsend, a super weapon, commissioned by Emperor Georgiou in the Mirror Universe, that has the power to wipe out entire quadrants.
Ok, that sounds like a pretty standard piece of Terran tech, to be fair.
However, the Emperor ordered it destroyed. Rather than complying, a very not-dead San orchestrated a series of events that brought it into his possession to do...what, exactly?
His hopes - travel to the Prime universe, kill everyone, take some resources - are as half-baked as the Godsend itself. First - this thing is like a virus that can hop from planet to planet. Does it target only organic material? How does it differentiate between human and animal life? That's not even to begin discussing whether it can differentiate between humans and other alien species. Does it leave plant life alone?
If San planned to strip the Prime universe of its resources to refuel the Terran Empire, then how could he ever be assured of the weapon's limitations? Was he just going to chuck a live grenade into a pile of people and hope it doesn't hurt anyone?
Speaking of San...