To Nuke the Fridge

See the Postmodern Conservative and the linked article in the NYT:

In “Indiana Jones,” the hero’s improbable achievement was to survive a nuclear blast by hiding in a refrigerator. Hence, “to nuke the fridge” means to introduce a wildly implausible element to a once-respected franchise, or more generally, to signal the abandonment of past standards of quality.

Isn't Tony Stark being propelled in his first suit by an explosion high in the air and crashing into the desert without any serious injury as bad?