User blog comment:Ironreaper/Did Shepard leave Ceberus./@comment-1878196-20100910000330

I think it's pretty clear that all of the DLC's are (supposed to be) temporally situated before the SM, except the Liara one, who can go either way. I can't say for sure, but if remember correctly, all of the messages regarding DLC content come from TIM, again except this one, which comes from Cerberus Intel or something. And remember, Shepard supposedly leaves Cerberus only after the SM and only if he destroys the base. Still, this DLC is meant to bridge the gap to ME3, so it's meant to be played after the ending (in my opinion anyway). Anyway, my point is: the fact that we're playing dlcs after the ending and get stuff from Cerberus doesn't mean Shepard's still with Cerberus, but, also, having a scuffle with TIM doesn't mean he's out of Cerberus. Who knows, just as Liara becomes the new SB, Shep may become the new TIM :P.