Quote Originally Posted by Rodin View Post
The core conflict is basically the same as that in Babylon 5, anyway - an "elder race" that was supposed to be looking out for the younger ones completely failing in that objective. The final battle is the tipping point where you finally get to say "Get the HELL out of our galaxy!!" so it would be a little strange if the Catalyst's argument was perfect and you nodded and agreed that Reaping was the correct thing to do.
The way the elder machines' offered choice preempts all your struggles to that point leads to kind of a similar dynamic.