User blog comment:Arbington/DLC Theories/@comment-2250460-20100912015019/@comment-1691295-20100912041853

I recall a post on the official forums where one of the other writers, of all people, said they actually brought this issue up with the lead writer (Mac Walters), but his concerns were ultimately dismissed.

It's a shame really, the obviously couldn't afford to branch the game too much, but didn't realise what they'd done when allowing that ending to ME1.

I'm not terrible annoyed by it though, since it makes much more sense in my ending where the council died.