User blog comment:Lovable Sociopath/Coming to terms with the Mass Effect 3 ending/@comment-1978336-20120901235426

Personally, I enjoyed the Extended cut endings (but not the original endings, which were really just insulting). There were flaws yes, but honestly I enjoyed the current endings much more than I would have any alternatives I've seen. The endings made sense for me.

synthetic intelligence in the galaxy, with the exception of the Catalyst. Shepard retains his organic form and the Reapers are destroyed, but the Catalyst still intends to continue its cycle of extinction, and will return in 50,000 years with a new "solution".
 * If Control is chosen, the Catalyst is destroyed and the Reapers become extensions of Shepard's will. The Reapers lose any individuality that they may have possessed, and are now entirely controlled by Shepard. Shepard's body is turned into a husk as his consciousness replaces that of the Catalyst's. Shepard forces the Reapers to stop their cycles of extinction.
 * If Synthesis is chosen, Shepard's organic form is combined with the Catalyst's synthetic form creating a balanced synthetic/organic lifeform. Living synthetic/organic particulates are then transmitted throughout the galaxy, which cause symbiotic synthesis of organic and synthetic tissue when they come in contact with living creatures. This converts all life into balanced synthetic/organic lifeforms, using the combined form of Shepard and the Catalyst as a blueprint for doing so. Because synthetic life and organic life are no longer separate entities, they can no longer be in conflict, and henceforth the Reapers aggressive "preservation" of organic species in synthetic forms is no longer necessary, and the Reapers no longer have any reason to resume their cycles of extinction.
 * If the Destroy option is chosen, the Catalyst releases a burst of energy which fries all self-aware

Additionally, I went into ME3 expecting an ending that wouldn't be greatly affected by my choices throughout the games, just like I had expected from the endings of ME or ME2. People expected too much from ME3's ending IMO.