Uncle Jo wrote...
SS2Dante wrote...
I think the idea is that it 's not ALWAYS (and presumably isn't) like this. HOWEVER, all it takes is one synthetic race that truely view organics as the enemy and that's it. Organics gone forever. Assuming the Reapers need organic life (for whatever reason, food, reproduction) then allowing them to build synthetics is an accident just waiting to happen. (and, since they live for a much longer time than us, they would view even the smallest possibility as eventually inevitable)
IMO what Mass Effect tried to teach us all along our journey, is that live together is possible, although we are different... That's why I find the circular logic of Bryan incompatible with the rest of the story...
Certainly, but that's from a human perspective. The starchilds motivations and reasons are plausible to himself (and, hell, from the numbers, he's probably "right" in the long run). Ancient living computer thinks differently from us. Different values. Like Azimovs zeroeth law.
In fact, I suppose having a relatable ancient living computer would be weirder than having one we don't understand.
Ok, on theming (not very related, but I was thinking on it today). About the dreams. Without IT they seem kind of...meaningless? I mean, ok, PTSD, but even literally the dreams are clear foreshadowing of some inner conflict of Shepard, even if it's just fear of failure/giant alien squids. But, taken literally, this thread is never resolved. Shepard doesn't really deal with these issues and it's not brought up again, thematically or otherwise, after the final dream.
Or at least that's my take on it. Did you feel the dream arc was resolved/went anywhere?
(I of course don't need to point out why IT resolves this issue)