# What if Neo took the blue pill **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 3, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-neo-took-the-blue-pill/783694 "2017-04-03T23:56:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-neo-took-the-blue-pill/783694/21 "2017-04-05T09:49:45Z")
> [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser](#): > > Since he couldn’t “leave” the Matrix until Neo, his only possible involvement was capturing them on the occasions they plugged in. > > Zion seemed to have been perfectly fine as a hiding spot for years. It may have taken decades until the machines got hold of them. And maybe the next time they would elect a rational leader who is thinking more in the lines of “_if our enemy is a big computer, there should be a way of unplugging it, or get a virus in or whatever_” than a weirdo obsessed with some mythological savior. Yeah, I wonder what Smith had planned for Zion. He tortured Morpheus hoping to get the codes for Zion’s mainframe. Perhaps that would have been enough; just take over and shut down the life-support machines. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-neo-took-the-blue-pill/783694/22 "2017-04-05T15:28:59Z")
I sort of like Robot Chicken’s take on the subject: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTUAj00pSZY) ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-neo-took-the-blue-pill/783694/23 "2017-04-05T15:51:56Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > What if he took…_ **both** _…pills? \ It would be… _bad_. \ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-neo-took-the-blue-pill/783694/24 "2017-04-06T01:40:43Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Yeah, I wonder what Smith had planned for Zion. He tortured Morpheus hoping to get the codes for Zion’s mainframe. Perhaps that would have been enough; just take over and shut down the life-support machines. Not to hijack, but I always thought Smith was after the codes for Zion’s computer not to destroy Zion, but so he could escape into it. He talked about he hated the Matrix. I thought he wanted out, and he saw this as his way out. That’s why when he was interrogating Morpheus he removes his ear piece, which cuts him off from the other agents. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-neo-took-the-blue-pill/783694/25 "2017-04-06T01:52:02Z")
The agents watch Mr Anderson for awhile, and then move on. ETA, that’s considering the first movie only. ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-neo-took-the-blue-pill/783694/26 "2017-04-06T03:54:30Z")
> [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](#): > > Not to hijack, but I always thought Smith was after the codes for Zion’s computer not to destroy Zion, but so he could escape into it. He talked about he hated the Matrix. I thought he wanted out, and he saw this as his way out. That’s why when he was interrogating Morpheus he removes his ear piece, which cuts him off from the other agents. No, he didn’t hate the Matrix, he hated how humans smell. Yes, he literally says that. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-neo-took-the-blue-pill/783694/27 "2017-04-06T04:00:11Z")
> [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](#): > > Not to hijack, but I always thought Smith was after the codes for Zion’s computer not to destroy Zion, but so he could escape into it. He talked about he hated the Matrix. I thought he wanted out, and he saw this as his way out. That’s why when he was interrogating Morpheus he removes his ear piece, which cuts him off from the other agents. I just figured all the Agents were out to find/destroy Zion, but Smith had started to make it personal. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-neo-took-the-blue-pill/783694/28 "2017-04-06T12:11:30Z")
Smith may have had extra desire to attack Zion, but, prior to Neo going inside of him, he didn’t have a choice but to do what he was designed to do. Neo gave him the choice to go rogue. Since Zion is just the haven that the machines let the humans have as a release valve, I don’t think Smith would be allowed to destroy it. It has to remain until the One is found. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-neo-took-the-blue-pill/783694/29 "2017-04-06T23:26:28Z")
The video game _The Matrix: Path of Neo_ offers [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvtrx5kZGnY) hypothesis. As for what that means for the rest of the series, your guess is as good as mine. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-neo-took-the-blue-pill/783694.md?page=1)