User blog comment:The Milkman/Madness and Genius/@comment-2228120-20121208125451/@comment-2250460-20121208234707

1. Shepard was never near those objects long enough. You could suggest rapid Indoctrination, but that opens up another can of worms entirely.

2. The Illusive Man was directly controlling Shepard with Reaper upgrades, the whispers are most likely either a side effect of that or simply background noise.

3. Those "oily dreams" are the blank faces of people Shepard let down, with the Kid being a visual figure head for all of them.

4. The kid was near the end of the vent, he could have easily slipped away. Additionally, Liara is a full grown asari being chased by two full grown Cerberus Troopers who are shooting at her, so that is a bad comparison.

5. Fans say a lot of stupid things, Bioware not responding proves nothing.

6. Once again, it doesn't fit in the narrative because Shepard never had the chance to become indoctrinated.