Maybe I’m deep in the 4th (5th?) wave of pandemic depression, but can we really fault this guy for wanting back into the goo pod so he can eat something other than oatmeal sludge for once?
“I know this steak doesn’t exist. I know that when I put it in my mouth, the Matrix is telling my brain that it is juicy and delicious. After nine years, you know what I realize? Ignorance is bliss.”
So the guy saw reality and decided he prefers the illusion instead. It’s not like he’s the “chosen one” anyway, he’s just another soldier toiling away on the Nebuchadnezzar trying not to get shredded by a robot squid 24/7. I can see why he wants to bail on “reality”, (minus the murderous treachery part). I don’t get why he couldn’t just get back in the pod without trying to kill everyone, but I guess that’s how it be sometimes.
Anyway, let’s take a moment to appreciate the perfect use of Dragula in the computer-hacker-goth-club scene where Neo meets Trinity.