Ahem. The true no-win scenario is the fact that Delphine is marked essential so you can't kill the girldog.

This is definately not "no-win". It's write your own. And it's a major spoiler, so shame on you. There's a sticky that says "No spoilers".

as much as you may not like it, justice does in fact demand paarthurnax's death.

as much as you may not like it, justice does in fact demand paarthurnax's death.

As much as you may not like it, justice does in fact demand Paarthurnax's death.

whats strange about all this is how no one caught a glimpse of paarthanux during time from the end of alduin's rule till the point alduin attacked helgen and the world realized dragons existed.

I killed Paarthumax. I didn't buy his Way of the Voice mantra, neither did Odahviing and I doubt many other dragons will. I see Esbern and Delphine as the last who can actually keep an ancient order of dragon slaying alive. When and if the dragons start attacking again, someone needs to be there. I doubt the dragonborn is going to stick around forever, and certainly the Greybeards won't help, they never have before unless you happened to be dragonborn.

The solutions easy, Kill Paarthurax, that pretty much guarantees that he won't ever enslave humans again if he strays from his beliefs.

(Spoiler alert for those who haven't finished the main quest.)

Those of you familiar with Star Trek lore may recall the Kobayashi Maru test given to aspiring commanders during their training at Star Fleet Command. For those of you who aren't, it is a battle simulation designed to test behavior in a "no win scenario." More on this later.

After spending a few hundred hours on this game and finishing the main quest line, after listening to an incredible musical score and seeing some of the most amazing scenery ever produced in a video game, I felt as if I had been given a no win scenario regarding Paarthurnax and Esbern (ie, The Blades). So much so that it has really jilted my opinion of the game. Logically speaking, as Dragonborn and the rest of humanity had been given a great gift by the old dragon, Esbern's cold reaction just doesn't make sense. Even worse, the fact that Dragonborn has no input on the matter despite having fulfilled prophecies thousands of years old...well, again, there's no logic to it. Ultimately, the blame has to be based on the writers and in this case they simply fail at creating an opportunity to make the story believable and rich. I'm not alone in this sentiment. I've read some interesting opine's on the subject from around the net with my favorite here: http://skyrim.mmo-game.eu/paarthurnax-or-blades/.

The Paarthurnax vs The Blades scenario is a symptom (albeit the most obvious) of a problem that Bethesda needs to overcome. For their games to evolve they must find a way to construct a game that allows for more fluidity, continuity and consequence. If I am the Arch Mage, I should not be told what to do by underlings. If I am the Thieve's Guild Master then I shouldn't be threatened by my minions. If I fight for the Stormcloaks there should be consequences for my actions when I meet Imperials or enter towns loyal to The Empire. I realize that there are financial issues involved with such construction, not the least of which is paying for more lines of dialogue. Regardless, to achieve the degree of believability that would take this game to the next level, Bethesda's writing needs to improve. (Again, for more opinion from someone smarter than I: http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2011/12/22/why-skyrim-is-not-my-game-of-the-year/.)

So, back to the Kobayashi Maru. As you probably recall, Captain Kirk was the only person to actually beat the scenario by sneaking into the control room and reprogramming the computers the night before. Here's to hoping that someone (whether modders or Bethesda via DLC) will sneak into the control room and reprogram the computers because I, like Captain Kirk, don't believe there is such a thing as a no win scenario.