User blog comment:Bronzey/Allies and enemies in Mass Effect 3/@comment-71.212.106.197-20100610202328

I'm thinking the asari councilor doesn't want to meld for several reasons... when Liara melded with Shep she was always weak afterward (dunno if this is because of her youth or not) and the councilor probably wouldn't look forward to that. Also, the Council might have been scared of the possibility of Shep being right and shied away from using the asari meld because that would have been absolute proof that they had been wrong. Afterall, it's pretty clear that the Council are arrogant and think they're on top of everything, so proof that they were wrong might be devastating to their egos. I'm thinking Shep will have to do more than just talk to the Council to prove anything to them. Maybe after the Reapers come and start wreaking havoc, and the Council is proven to be wrong (again) they'll start showing Shep some respect :P