User blog comment:Markurion/A better ME3 endings/@comment-5337704-20120816100931

I'm pretty sure mass effect isn't done, but shepard is, they wanted to kill him off for awhile. I don't have much problems with the "star child", my problem actually lies with the cruicible itself. But I can live with it. Only bit that seemed to me to be an oversite is when Hacket states shepard got on board, doesn't exposing Anderson being there. Perhaps, we can read signs there's human activity on board, let's hope shepard made it... I don't know seems small anyways.

The "star child" or AI that oversees the Reapers is actually a very common sci fi device, from Isaac Asimov, to the final five of battlestar, skynet in terminator, to whatever was making screamers in screamers... The AI in this game admitted his calculations were now flawed and asked for shepards help, which is probably the most unique in sci fi stories. I won't say I'm an expert in what bio ware wanted it to be, but feel free to ask a question, and ill explain it to the best of my sci fi knowledge I.e. won't be canon, but can make it understandable if anyone is confused. I understand people would love to see shepard die in a blaze of glory. But the four options is what we get if we don't use our imagination otherwise.