Outlaw704 wrote...
So wait... when Hackett called everyone back nobody noticed Shepard and Anderson surviving the beam and running in the conduit....
Wait they did because Hackett told Shep the crucible wasn't working and it was something on his end, so why would Joker still retreat?
Actually, I never considered that. I always thought, "Okay, maybe nobody had a visual on Shepard when he walked through the beam. And communcations from HQ to Shep and Anderson were cut."
Yet Hackett knew you where on the Citadel AND had communcations open with you. Why would Joker decide now was a nice time to retreat? And even after the Crucible activates, he'd have no reason to run when every other Alliance ship is still flying in orbit above Earth.