So you want everyone to be happy with and settle for the terrible endings the devs excreted like you have. You do you. Let others enjoy the greater possibilities of storytelling.

@@BladeStrike I've always gone with what fortune and fate dealt me I don't have to be happy about it but it is what it is and without truth the very essence of meaning of life is pointless what they excreted LOL it's what they gave us and it will have to stand for the test of time possibilities are just that possibilities but it'll never change the ending it'll never change what was.

Prior to the Extended Cut ending we assumed and hoped that the DLC would include Shepard waking up after choosing destroy and you would have to fight your way to the control center where you would activate the SINGLE FUNCTION crucible and it would kill the Reapers as intended. Post EC DLC? Here's my thoughts. One of the main themes of ME is that Shepard, as amazing of a soldier as they are, is a mere individual in a war of galactic scale. Your real merit goes beyond your combat skills, its in the way you unite, and develop/mentor those around you into leading. Consider that in a war the most impressive soldier might be absent for the final battle, or a stray round could take out even the most skilled and aware. The reason you don't hear any fighting when you wake up from the indoctrination attempt is that regardless of what Shepard chose in those final moments in their head, their team (who had internalized his message of victory at all costs, even at personal sacrifice) has already won the day. While you were unconscious and presumed dead, being personally targeted by the Reapers in an attempt to indoctrinate their most significant threat, your team pressed on without you to the beam, took the Citadel, and finished the fight. An individual soldier can win countless battles, but a leader can steer the course of history. It's poetic justice that even unconscious, Shepard had instilled his mindset into enough of his allies to spur them on to victory even without you there to guide them. You got them to the 1 yard line, they took it the rest of the way. Or as Garrus said, "May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead." Even buried in rubble unconscious, the Reapers still had reason to fear the effect of Shepard.

Ikr. WAAYYY too much lines up. The novels mentioning the deep growl that happens when someone rejects indoctrination. Or the Rachni Queen's oily shadow description is what sells it for me.

*DEATH IS A PREFERABLE ALTERNATIVE TO COMMUNISM*

I would like to know what happened with author of this video though. Why they disappeared suddenly, what happened with them, who is behind that?

Remember, than it isn't a canonical theory. It can't answer on the all questions after mission "Cerberus HQ". Only old endings (before DLC Extented Cut)

I don't believe in the theory anymore. The Extended Cut ending did debunk a lot of stuff. But the more I play Mass Effect 3, it's quite clear that the Destroy ending is the correct choice.There is tons of hints and foreshadowing throughout the game for Destroy/to pick that. The other two options, not so much. The only ones for Control or even Synthesis are villain characters. Pretty much ALL "good" characters are for Destroy.

But this theory isn't ideal, unfortunately. M-6 has a unlimited thermal clip after Harbinger's hit. But I can't remember that you could shoot any, who wasn't an enemy before this mission (remember mission on Benning). Author forgot than any armour suite changes to heavy damaged N7 armour suite. Any weapon changes to M-6 Carnifex. The main part of this video - there are Harbinger's words from ME 2 missions with Collectors, if I didn't forget ME 2 Javik can feel emotions, but Vigil in the ME 1 told, that prorhean empire fallen very fast "thanks to" indoctrinated "refugees".

I think it is a Dream. I think Anderson died in the Beam Run and the Anderson we see in the Dream is Part of Shepard.

He was indoctrinated after he encountered an artifact way back. Similar in the Arrival DLC how everyone is under the influence of brainwashing with Object Rho. Jack Harper/TIM was always an asshole but now he was controlled by The Reapers just the same that they did with Saren except he was much more noble despite his flaws. TIM's almost like a corrupt politician (similar traits to Udina) while Saren is a warrior. In the comic books it's explained. But one thing certain don't trust TIM.