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However, the most common variations are to retain control either of the head or of just the eyes. The eyes are often used to demonstrate that the person is still conscious and aware, but only able to helplessly witness what their body is forced to do. Typically this will involve a totally impassive face... except for the eyes, wide and silently screaming in horror at the situation. These usually result in a case of [[And I Must Scream]].
On the other hand, if the person still has control of their whole head, the situation is frequently played for comedy, most often the juxtaposition of the actions the body is taking with the warnings and apologies from the head that is just along for the ride. When not played for humor, the victim will sometimes [[I Cannot Self
Also an example of [[Truth in Television]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locked_in_syndrome Locked-In Syndrome] is a condition brought on by hemorrhaging and/or trauma in the brainstem, essentially severing connections between the brain and the muscles of the body, but not the ''incoming'' neurofibers. This results in a paralysis where no part of the body is capable of movement, yet it can still feel sensations such as pain or warmth. In a few lucky cases, the muscles of the eyes are still connected to the brain, allowing movement. Locked-In Syndrome is often a case of [[Nightmare Fuel]] for those who think about it. [[And I Must Scream|A (usually) fully-functional mind, trapped in an immovable body]], entirely unable to communicate its plight to anyone around them. It's the closest a human being can get to being [[Buried Alive]]. Aside from, you know, ''actually'' being buried alive.
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** And when Dirtboss decides to cerebro-shell Bulkhead, he ends up attacking his friends and apologizing while he does so.
* Any trap or superpower in the old ''[[Super Friends]]'' cartoon which could immobilize the heroes would leave them free to look around or converse.
* An episode of ''[[Batman:
* One episode of ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures (Animation)|Jackie Chan Adventures]]'' had Uncle and Daolon Wong fire petrification spells at one another. They both hit at the same time, and so neither could do anything but move their eyes.
* In Disney's ''[[Hercules (Disney)|Hercules]]'' the animated series when King Midas turns one of his men to gold he can still blink and shift his eyes.
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