Dr. Bashir & Section 31 Was Set Up From Star Trek: DS9’s Beginning

The storyline involving Dr. Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig) and the shadowy Starfleet organization Section 31 was set up from the beginning of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. During the Dominion War, Bashir was offered a role with Section 31 because his genetic enhancements and love of spy stories made him an ideal candidate for the intelligence organization. Bashir’s love of spy stories is well documented throughout DS9, most notably in Star Trek‘s James Bond pastiche, “Our Man Bashir” in season 4. However, Julian’s fascination with the world of espionage goes all the way back to the second-ever episode of DS9, “Past Prologue.”