User blog comment:Markurion/How many of you put a bullet in Godchild in EC?/@comment-24174486-20120717195221/@comment-24174486-20120718021451

"The Catalyst is a machine. He doesn't WANT anything. He is acting just like Legion or EDI."

Legion and EDI are also machines, and they are seen to have aspirations, hopes, goals. They are clearly shown wanting things. And it is evident that the Catalyst has its own wants as well—it wants to stop the Reapers, which is why it helps Shepard make their decision. It is why it encourages Shepard to choose its solution, Synthesis.

"[Legion/EDI] are both relying on others to open up new solutions. They are flawed!"

Shepard relied on Anderson in the first game to open up new solutions to get the Normandy back. He/she is flawed!

In case you didn't notice, asking Shepard for help is not something synthetics do exclusively, nor is it something that Shepard exclusively does for others. Seeking assistance for something that you cannot accomplish on your own does not make you "flawed".

"In the end of ME, The Cycle is nothing more than another conflict between synthetics and organics. Mac Walters resolved nothing. His story is pointless."

Ignoring the idiocy of dumbing down the conflict to "organics vs. synthetics", the ending puts a stop to the Reapers' cycles of destruction. You know, what Shepard resolved to do at the end of ME1? The entire point of the entire series?