User blog comment:Traditionalfire/Perspective: Mass Effect 3/@comment-1786741-20130325014137/@comment-4721065-20130327054820

"I don't know why an ending requires me to die."

Control only requires you to transport your consciousness to another body, one that is virtually immortal. I don't see how that can be viewed as death in any kind. In fact, the Control ending is the primary reason why I'm happy with the endings post-Extended Cut.