Maybe they could have had Anduin expeditioning to Icecrown’s vicinity instead, with a bunch of footmen and gryphon riders and mages along with him and paladins and priests and had a big epic battle against the Maw’s forces that ends with him / others getting kidnapped. That probably would have been better. Oh well. OR maybe kidnapping the king of Stormwind is just kind of a dumb plot idea given he’s powerful.
Chrisp