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TheConstantOne wrote...
I've been following indoc theory for a while and, I must say, I'm a supporter. But has anyone considered the possibility that the room with the Reaper child may *not* be the crucial indoctrination moment? That may be the moment when Shepard is preparing to break free of indoctrination and the Reapers are trying to affect how he breaks free? I mention this because I am not satisfied with indoc theory's current explanation of the synthesis option. That choice isn't addressed much and I think there is more going on with that ending than has been noted so far.
I'm thinking that the true indoctrination moment is the Illusive Man confrontation with Anderson. That is the scene where we clearly see the evidence of "oily shadows" (I know this observation has been hit on several times.) Should Shepard survive this scene and defeat the Illusive Man, he begins to break free of Reaper control. Once Shepard starts to come to his senses, the Reapers make a final, desperate attempt to enslave him. We then move to Reaper Child scene.
If we follow the reasoning I just used, the kid could be a construction of not just the Reapers, but of Shepard as well. There is some support for this in that both the male and fem shep voice are components of the child's voice (again, I know this has been discussed.) The kid would have some knowledge of the Reapers and their purpose seeing as they are also part of the child (if this kid is even telling the truth which is anyone's guess) In order to escape indoctrination, Shepard must defeat the Reaper threat in his mind. Depending on his preparation, there can be more than one option with which he can do this. I'm beginning to think the "destroy" and "control" endings are not so much a choice between indoctrination and freedom, but a choice between what part of Shep is sacrificed to the Reapers in order to wake up.
Choosing "Destroy" leads to Shepard choosing to destroy all that is synthetic about him/herself. This leads to his organic components becoming a carrier for Reaper code and still gives them a "hook" from which to try and manipulate him. Conversely, choosing "Control" leads to Shepard sacrificing the organic essence of himself and thus the Reapers take hold of his synthetic components. The surviving components of Shep remain in the room with the child and are consequently "left behind" to the Reapers. With enough preparation, Shepard's mind can conceive of the third option: Synthesis. Synthesis consumes Shepard's entire being and therefore he can escape the indoctrination with the Reapers obtaining no hold of any kind on him. I can see some evidence for this in that the kid remains trapped in the room while he disappears for the destroy and control endings...perhaps because the Reaper entities inside of the kid escape the room with Shepard in those endings?
I don't know if this has been mentioned anywhere before, but synthesis has always seemed like an anomaly in the indoc theory. I know my spin on things seems different from the mainstream idea I've seen announced but I feel that there may be something to what I'm thinking, especially since Synthesis requires more preparation for Shepard to achieve.
Not a perfect ending explanation but what is anymore? haha Anyway, let me know what you all think, I'm eager for some feedback to this.
I like this alot. That was bothering me as well, though the synthesis option is still somewhat disturbing in itself for what it purports to do to all life. But this is a very good counter theory
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