User blog comment:The Milkman/Reaper Logic/@comment-5030249-20120424030042/@comment-4237253-20120424032009

Good point. I believe Mass Effect is about defying the odds, and fighting for hope when all seems pointless.

In the original ending, you had to choose between sacrificing humanity for the greater good, or saving them and taking your chances against the dark energy...or whatever. They could have thought of something better.