One thing I am realizing while reading this thread is how much of the negative view of Thrall’s choice is based on a novel. The “orcish pride” stuff and the bit where Thrall has to convince Garrosh to accept the offer are both found only in the book, and those seem to be the things that turn people off.
I also wonder whether the author of that novel is the one who wrote the Thrall and Draka scene, and whether it is intended as damage control. (Mild conspiracy theory: Was this author even ordered by the higher-ups to put that scene in because they realized that the book had damaged Thrall’s image in the eyes of the fans?)