Just a Face and a Caption: Muggles

Previous thread here, with no action taken.

The trope is "ordinary people in a fantasy or magical setting who are not aware of or influencial on the plot." The Dursleys, however, are very much aware of magic and wizards and they are influencial on Harry's personality and values (because of their poor treatment of him, he doesn't take kindly to Malfoy and he seeks close friends because he's never had any friends, etc.). Thus, not only is the image JAFAAC, it is also not an example. The Dursleys certainly are Normals and in the setting they are "muggles" (no wick because it isn't the trope per se) but they are not Muggles a la the trope.

Note that the previous thread sort of tripped over the "ordinary people" element of the trope. The trope is not merely "ordinary people" but rather "ordinary people in [a specific setting] who are not influencial on the plot (if they are even aware of it at all)."

For a replacement, I suggest this image◊ of a normal lawyer who's meeting with the Teen Titans who then reacts poorly to Superman, of all people. I suggest the last two panels where she gets startled and leaves.

edited 2nd Feb '18 7:51:44 AM by WaterBlap

The current really does rely on knowing the HP works to get the meaning across, but I don't think the suggestion will resize or crop well at all.

It just looks like some random people, with no indication of what they have to do with the trope. Pull regardless of replacement.

Textbook JAFAAC. Pull.

Avada Kadavra it. Or just pull.

Pure JAFAAC, pull.

The Powerless (2017) poster◊ might make a good illustration, but it's a dupe with the work page. Or maybe something like this◊?

EDIT: There are alternative posters that can be used for the work page, eg 1◊ 2◊ so the dupe issue might not be so much of an issue.

edited 7th Feb '18 9:33:56 AM by Synchronicity

^ I like 6.1

I like 6.1 too, but it probably works better on the work page.

From that same show, there's this image◊ (or this close-up◊). From another work, there's also this image◊ though it might fit a "superhero collateral damage" trope better.

8.2 has potential. I just wish it was more evident the blue thing is a superhero... I completely missed it the first time around. Plus I don't know how well that will resize in a wiki page.

Here's 8:2 at wiki size

Not feeling it.

I’d say use that for the work page, which will free up the poster for this page.

I can agree with the suggested move in .

Bumping to ask for other responses or opinions about the move.

Agreed with the move.

That's even better for the work page.

16 to the work page and 6.1 to the trope.

Are we good to go here?

Yeah, let’s make it happen.

Made it happen. Poster's up and tagged on the trope page, 16 is up and tagged on the work page, and Image Source has been updated.

Given the work's title I wonder if some pun on Muggle Power might be appropriate for a caption.

No caption discussion; locking up.