User blog comment:Raymorn/Bioware Co-Founder Dr. Ray Muzyka Speaks Out/@comment-2250460-20120321231102/@comment-899316-20120321232950

Actually, I like the Indoctrination Theory. It seems to me like the best way to keep the existing ending, and have it make a modicum of sense. A full retcon would anger me more. There is a great video explaining the Indoctrination Theory called Mass Effect 3 - Shepard's Indoctrination on YouTube that explains it very well. It fully convinced me that the theory holds water, even though I was skeptical as to how well that would work out. Besides, if Shepard can defeat Indoctrination, the slow and silent killer that claimed such strong-willed people as Saren, it would really speak to the strength of Shepard's character. Shep is made out to be essentially better than everybody else, even if Shep him/herself denies it. The Indoctrination theory fits in perfectly, I think.