Mass Effect 2 is absolutely my favourite of the original trilogy.
my current playthrough (still in Mass Effect 1) is a Paragon, Vanguard FemShep.
also, since you never played the DLC, i'm guessing you never met one of my favourite ME2 squadmates, a man called Zaeed Massani (R.I.P Robin Sachs).
https://masseffect.fandom.com/wiki/Zaeed_Massani