Mass Effect 3 Ending: Tasteful, Understated Nerdrage (SPOILERS)

Описание: WARNING: contains spoilers for all three games

Update on the Indoctrination theory: the video is harsher on the indoctrination theory than I really meant to be. The theory is very clever actually - but I just personally doubt that it's what Bioware intended for a variety of reasons.

Another update on the Indoctrination theory: I'm working on a video on that now that'll go into more detail on it.

ANOTHER update on the indoctrination theory: the video is now done, and here it is:    • The Mass Effect 3 Indoctrination Theory: T...  

Also: I'm not affiliated with Redlettermedia in any way other than being a fan.

Here are the sources for the clips used in the video (I listed the places where I found them. No idea if they're the original sources or not):

Mass Effect 1 walkthrough:
   • Mass Effect HD Part 105 "Confrontation wit...  

Mass Effect 3: Total War:    • Видео  

ME2 funny moments:    • Mass Effect 2: mix of dialogue  

Indoctrination video:    • Mass Effect 3 - Shepard's Indoctrination  

Re-edited ending:    • Видео  

All endings in one video:    • Mass Effect 3 - Ending Movie Comparison - ...  

Character death footage:    • Mass Effect 3 - Death Compilation (All Cha...  

Eve conversation:    • Mass Effect 3 - Speaking with "Eve"  

Tuchanka footage:    • ➜ Mass Effect 3 - Walkthrough - Part 40: T...  

Maelon scene:    • Mass Effect 2 - Help Mordin (Loyalty Missi...  

"There was a hole":    • Видео  

Shadow broker walkthrough:    • Mass Effect 2 Lair of the Shadow Broker DL...  

blasto pic: http://andrealessi.tumblr.com/post/60...

Virmire song remix:    • Видео  

25 great Picard quotes:    • Видео  

Prime Directive discussion:    • Видео  

Wolf 359:    • Видео  

Mass Effect 1 AMV:    • Mass Effect Amv ....To Be Loved  

Mass Effect character tribute:    • Видео  

Thane's Death en Espanol:    • Mass Effect 2 - Thane Dies  

Mass Effect 1 femshep LP:    • [36] Let's Play: Mass Effect: Paragon Fema...  

Reapers trailer:    • Видео  

Why some of the clips look like they're in Italian or something:    • Видео  

Lee BeZaro Let's Play:    • Lee BeZaro Plays: Mass Effect - Part 03: G...  

ME3 LP:    • Mass Effect 3 Walkthrough - Part 1 Reaper ...  

ME2 let's play:    • Let's Play Mass Effect 2 - Part 1: Not a G...  

ME1 let's play:    • Let's Play Mass Effect Part 1: Every Saga ...  

ME3 let's play:    • Let's Play: Mass Effect 3 - Part 1  


Also, the songs:

Opening and closing section: Mass Effect 3 OST, "The Catalyst"
Genre section: Instrumental version of "The Watcher" and "Still D.R.E." by Dr. Dre
Yakety Sax
Mass Effect 3 End Credits Theme
The Reapers section: The Virmire song is from a link listed above
During the narrative incoherence bit: "An End Once and for All", also from the ME3 soundtrack
During the Tuchanka part: Instrumental version of "Get By" by Talib Kweli
During the list of unsolicited suggestions: Purgatory Bar Music from the ME3 soundtrack
The End: from here:    • I Squeeze Gats