>The number on the council was the same number that could be
>chosen to rebuild Zion? Well hot damn. So that's why those
>on the council were waaay more concerned with Neo's progress
>than the tradtional military defense of the city AND they
>were all old as sh*t.

DAMN, alright, I haven't read any of the posts past this one, so I'm not sure if this has been suggested already, but maybe the old white guy who lectures Neo in the beginning is actually the former ONE? Has that been brought up yet? Or, maybe, the ONE is somehow killed...I suppose it depends on the number of people in the council...if there's an additional male or female, that person is probably the OLD ONE. if not, the OLD ONE had to die somehow...which means NEO might have to die somehow in the third one so that life may continue. any thoughts?