User blog comment:The Milkman/Extended Expectations/@comment-1786741-20120625080910/@comment-3336886-20120625215725

Here's what I think; although I don't 100% agree with the control ending, think about it: The Illusive﻿ Man wanted to control the Reapers to gain almost limitless power that we didn't earn and weren't ready for, Shepard, however, can choose this to end the fighting while keeping the Citadel and Mass Relays intact, not to gain the Reapers' power like TIM was going for.