User blog comment:Martolives/What is the dialectic?/@comment-4953843-20120907021606/@comment-4953843-20120907194059

the complex structure (won't argue about its complexity because it actually is) that emerged from "making sh*t up as they went along". i can be wrong of course if they flat out said and proved it isn't the case.

i actually applaud bioware for creating an internally consistent setting despite that. the sideways angle resolution and the series in general still managed to convey (in my and some peoples' minds, at least) the scope of disparate forces vying to influence each other. not quite Dune material (something i hold with highest regard when it comes to analyzing wheels within wheels and whatnot) but at least that proper sense of awe-inspiring comes to mind whenever the actions of a few have enormous repercussions on the fates of civilizations.

and apologies if my comments seem sideways - i just like taking third options and one of them's bound to be relevant later with enough critical extrapolation (and i'm usually too lazy for followups)