I didn't realize I had snubbed the council in ME1. Joker's conversation with Liara does change from the usual cynical Shadow Broker talk.
J : Meeting with the council don't go too well huh?
L : It was less than ideal
J : Yeah, that's shocker.
L : Whole world are being lost to the reapers. What more it will take..
J : Who knows. Or maybe the council just taking on petty revenge for Shepard hanging up on them all those years ago
L : Wait, Shepard did what?
J : Oh, sorry I think we're going through some dark matter. *Seth Green's throat gurgling noise* hello? hello?
and I spoiled myself watching cutscenes instead of playing
bad destroy ending are gory and Normandy getting destroyed by blue beam...... kinda cool.