User blog comment:Suparockr/List of Plotholes throughout the series/@comment-166.82.245.89-20120719070005/@comment-1440333-20130301091222

well i assume you havent read all the comics and all the novels and played all three games then?

I have played pretty much nothing but these games for the last five years, and I am aware of the content within the comics and novels.

'but the illusive man. is indoctrinated, through first touching a beacon. its how he knows about the reapers. he doesnt come into contact with direct reaper tech per say - maybe the beacon was?.' Actually if anything indoctrinated TIM it was probably the Reaper tech he had implanted in ME3.

shepard has touched and been around more reaper tech then most, how do you know that his implants which brought him to life are not reaper tech? 2 reasons. 1) they wanted Shepard as he was and now about indoctrination, so would not do that. 2) Grayson is revealed as their first experiment in that regard.

you dont need direct reaper contact for indoctrination. I refer you to the in-game codex on indoctrination.

'however shepard was in contact with two beacons / three beacons. one of them was shortly taken over by soverign after touching it.' 1) they were Prothean beacons, not Reaper tech. 2) Sovereign, or any other synthetic, cannot interface with them, how could he 'take it over'.

'in terms of creating more plot holes? i cant see how? it closes most of the plot holes i can think of if it isnt indoc,' And yet you cannot explain how. In fact using the lore of the series I have already refuted several of your points.

and wake up back on earth, under rubble. What makes you think you aren't on the Citadel, buried under the debris from the explosion?

'anyway, i wont go on, we are all entitle to our opinions. you make valid points. and your theory about the ending is as justified as mine is. and we are both entitled to them.' Oh i agree. The beauty of the ending is that it is open to interpretation. But I would argue to look at the actual series more before subscribing completely to IT. If you still want to believe some points then fine, but acknowledge its plot holes as well and come up with your own theory.

'i cant wait for citadel dlc! should be amazing.' here's hoping!

And while you may have been pounced on for believing in IT (we tend not to like it here lol) don't let it put you off and welcome to the wiki.