User blog comment:Awayorafk/Reaper Logic: What Bioware was TRYING to get across./@comment-2086180-20120425222954/@comment-1900300-20120425224835

No it is a dffering issue.

1) We see the mass relay exploding and we dont know if this means a supernova like in Arrival or not.

2) Even if it wasnt then stranding everyone in one spot is very much a horrifying idea. All those ships that came to your aid are trapped on a planet that is so devestated they cant sustain them all, and the turians and quarians can eat human food. So either way is bad.