Saphra Deden wrote...
Cerberus isn't any more ruthless than a (ruthless) Renegade Shepard. So they aren't "insanely" evil, just very ruthless.
Even if Cerberus/TIM did decide to try and control the Reapers it would make no sense for them to actually work WITH the Reapers unless they were lolindoctrinated. That's just lame because it has been done before in this series and it undermines TIM as an antagonist. He's compelling because he's ruthless and intelligent. You indoctrinate him and he's just a slave. He could be anybody.
Saren joining Sovereign had nothing to do with him being indoctrinated. If you read the novel Revelation it is apparent that he'd have come to this conclusion anyway. This is especially true if you talk to his voice actor about how he interpreted Saren.
He was a pessimist and a man without hope. So it was easy for him to let go and just fight for basic survival no matter how meager it might be. It was that or death for him.
In TIM's case, he is fighting for something grand. However if he wants to control the Reapers he should still know that such an endeavor could fail. Towards that end you'd think he'd want to help put together the crucible as extra insurance. In the process he'd gradually gain the trust of the other allies and of Shepard.
Then, at the end, he pounces and tries to achieve his true goal. At that point I say let the player decide for themselves if TIM is right or not. If they agree they can help him achieve his domination over the Reapers in the last mission or they can thwart him.
Or, or, we could never have had this silly subplot to begin with. TIM had no plans to control the Reapers in ME2 or in Retribution. He only came up with this plan just before ME3 because Bioware invented a McGuffin to let him do just that. If it weren't for this McGuffin suddenly being invented for ME3 TIM would never have been any enemy in ME3.
They decided they wanted TIM to be a villain so they invented a reason for him to turn on Shepard. Though as I said even then it doesn't make sense.
Basically this. It would have been simple for them to write a plot in which TIM is working alongside Shepard and the others to recapture Earth, but with a hidden agenda of controlling the Reapers that only becomes apparent at the end of the game, at which point pro-Cerberus players could side with TIM for one ending while other players could kill TIM for the other. This would satisfy both pro-Cerberus players and the rest of the fanbase while simultaneously creating a more interesting and less cut-and-paste-from-ME1 story.
Unfortunately, Paragon is "right" now, and working with TIM is not Paragon, so that couldn't be allowed.
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