Since then, some on Wookieepedia have been taken with the opinion that "the rebellion"—which is to say, the coordinated efforts of rebel cells prior to "Secret Cargo," the Season Three episode that marked the formation of the Rebel Alliance—represents a distinct, pre-Alliance faction of its own. The thinking there, which I'm sure will be elaborated upon in this thread, is that because we have heard references to "Early rebel movement" and "Rebel Command" and "Rebel intelligence" before the formal foundation of the Rebel Alliance, then those represent distinct entities.