Brofessor - 26 October 2019 10:41 AM
Hi there. I believe she does portray the “Women in Refrigerators” trope and she does fit in the subcategory of the “Disposable Woman” trope. The human Marlene character also portrays “The Lost Lenore” trope and fits here with the most accuracy due to her constant presence as the pendant and her likeness with Ariel.
For Forum lurkers this post refers to a literary or cinematic device known as a trope. There is an entire wiki website dedicated to TV tropes. Robotech has an entire list of tropes on this wiki. They are recurring elements contained in fiction to aid the plot and storytelling. They are used so often they are all becoming cliches.
Well, it’s not for tv trope entry, just that I am wondering if Marlene fits in with Women In Refrigerator after discussing The Night Gwen Stacy Died, or rather realizing that everyone was influenced by Gwen’s death and it did stick with Peter Parker unlike the usual “then promptly forgotten”.