I didn't do that even in my last Renegadey run
But I did have a big disagreement with him on aliens. But he's just so damn reasonable!! "I thought we respect each other more than that." was his answer when I said I didn't need him to kiss the Council's ass, too. Oh wow. That totally kept my Shepard in check, she agreed very fast, hahaha. I though it was awesome, that you actually can have this disagreement, I love characters like that. Like you said, the ones that don't just support whatever you do, but question you, question your motives and decisions at times.
Oooh when does he say this? Really need to go through a proper renegade run xD where I don't go all soft on him haha... This is gonna be hard >.<
Yeah, I kind of feel like he's the voice of reason in the game. It's the same as when you visit the Council for the first time and Ashley's upset the Council doesn't believe us. He explains that with the evidence we have, it's natural that the Council's on Saren's side. When you think about it, he's right we didn't really give them that much. (Anderson would probably do the same for us.) Same when you talk to him about releasing/killing the rachni after Noveria. He says it wasn't really our place to decide this. It's something the Council should've dealt with, which is, imo, a good point. He's, on the other hand, also the one who thinks that the Council is sitting with their hands in their laps way too much and it upsets him, he brings it up while talking to you. He has a bunch of moments like this throughout the games and it's something I really enjoy about the character. It's one of the reasons I like this one line Shepard can give Ashley: "When I want an opinion from the head, I go to Alenko. When I want one from the heart, I go to you." He's not always right, of course, but he's, as you've said, "so damn reasonable". Sometimes makes me think about things I normally probably wouldn't.
He really is! He's the good cop to ur routine and he truly is ur stabilizing element... Though I've seen this line somewhere when does ash say it?