User blog comment:GodzillaMaster/Final Thoughts on the Citadel DLC/@comment-204.138.115.3-20130306191126/@comment-5362182-20130306195509

"The main selling point of the DLC is a fun excuse to show how weak Shep is without his or her friends, and the whole thing is a huge fan service to all the past and present squad mates."

I may have paraphrased, random wiki Contributer.