User blog comment:Mexican215/So who was satisfied with the last battle against the Reapers?/@comment-4967682-20130213023320/@comment-4950455-20130213095857

As much as I dislike some of the "plot hole" arguments being made... I think that's the wrong way to look at it. Everything in a story ultimately happens because the plot required it. What makes that story good or not - or one of the things, anyway - is how well-justified those things are in-universe. If the only reason that Shepard made it to the beam is "plot said so", then I think that's fair game for criticism.