User blog comment:The Milkman/Indoctrination Theorists Say the Darndest Things/@comment-5306852-20121022203436/@comment-4950455-20121023223639

Whether the Crucible is technically a deus ex machina or not, I do think that the abrupt nature of its introduction hurt the overall story.

Although honestly, I think the beginning in general is the weakest part of ME3.