With some contemplation of the ending behind me, I am left with this question: why should Sheppard have believed that ANYTHING the phantom calling itself "the catalyst" said was true, or indeed, that this phantom, that looked like it came from the dreams of Sheppard, WAS the catalyst at all?
Sheppard's seen how time and again the reapers have managed to control the minds of their victims, victims who most often retained a convincing illusion that they were still in control. Now he's in the most reaper-infested environment in all his experience, and he TRUSTS what he sees as being true?
Given the inconsistencies in "the catalyst"'s explanation of why the reaper cycle was necessary, and the ego-stroking claim that now that Sheppard's here, everything's changed - a better reaction from Sheppard would have been to call the phantom on his BS, and disbelieve him.... perhaps revealing that this phantom was the final deception attempt of the reapers (perhaps Harbinger) to keep Sheppard from doing something essential to trigger the crucible.
Add the final scene of Shep triggering the crucible, the reapers being disabled or destroyed, or perhaps just weakened enough for the conventional forces to take them out, and an epilogue that ties some lose ends. And presto! You have an ending people wouldn't be so angry about.
Just my 2 cents.
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