Text is too small, can't even tell that's a person in the fridge: Stuffed Into The Fridge

I like the sex doll one. Much more concise and to the point.

Ergh, this is tough. I don't think the doll has the right impact, but at least with an image of such low quality, the Green Lantern panels don't, either. That said, though, I'm thinking Keep Until Better Image Suggested.

Clock is set.

I kind of like the sex doll one.

The doll does seem an improvement over the current: it seems far clearer to me, and is amusing on top of that.

There's not a clear enough consensus for the doll pic, so I've started a crowner and hit the snooze.

Pre-weekend bump for votes; the two are tied at +1 and 1.5:1.

Quality swap.

Perhaps we could use something like this?

That's more slasher flick victim than this trope.

Right.

Bump for votes...as of right now:

• "Girlfriend"◊: 3 (yeas:8 nays:5) 1.60 : 1
• Green Lantern◊ (current page pic): 1 (yeas:8 nays:7) 1.14 : 1

Post-weekend bump...this one's going nowhere fast.

The reason I dislike the doll is, well, this is not a trope about stuffing people in refrigerators. But the sex doll one just looks like a joke about stuffing people in fridges. And that's not what this trope is about.

I realize that the Green Lantern pic also shows someone stuffed in a literal fridge, but it's presented in a way that makes it clear why that relates to the trope.

Also, this is a dramatic trope. It's a way for the villain to give the hero some actual psychological damage, kind of like Sadistic Choice or Would You Like to Hear How They Died?. Putting a comedic image on the page really disrupts the mood.

edited 17th Jan '12 3:15:55 PM by troacctid

This is exactly my feeling. It needs a suitably grim image that remains non-spoilery. The green lantern one works decently on most levels if perfectly on only a few.

Agreed, humorous image for this trope is completely wrong, it's supposed to be dramatic and tragic even if it's become both overused and over criticized recently.

edited 17th Jan '12 6:52:21 PM by Martello

This one's almost at a week and we're still not at a calling level for either.

Alright, it's time to wrap this. The current pic's the only one in the green right now, and since the better-quality version was swapped in, it's what we'll keep. Locking up.