User blog comment:The Milkman/Indoctrination Theorists Say the Darndest Things/@comment-5306852-20121022203436/@comment-4002748-20121022214039

I post here not because I believe in IT, but because I think you may be a little confused... Have you ever heard of a literary device called "Deus Ex Machina"? I believe that this is what the person was referring to since the catalyst is a good example of this.

Definition straight from wikipedia:

"a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem is suddenly and abruptly solved with the contrived and unexpected intervention of some new event, character, ability, or object. It can be roughly translated as "God made it happen," with no further explanation, and, depending on usage, is primarily used to move the story forward when the writer has "painted himself into a corner" and sees no other way out. However, in other cases, it is used to surprise the audience, or, commonly influenced by editors and/or publishers, bring a happy ending into the tale."

It is considered to be very poor writing. Well done Bioware!