And they decided to double down on that in Shadowlands by having all those civilians go to the Maw. It honestly surprised me that aren’t just trying to sweep it under the rug, and are highlighting it instead.
Incidentally, had Malfurion been killed off, I wouldn’t have been here to complain for as much as I did. I was ready to post a Youtube video of “So long, and thanks for all the fish” (before BfA, WoW fishing was some of my favorite achievement points).