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When the protagonists are struck by a short-lived disability - often blindness - forcing them to rely on other skills for the duration of the episode, but cured by the all-powerful [[Reset Button]], restoring the afflicted parties to normal in time for their next adventure. Sometimes it's intended to teach some sort of [[Aesop|moral lesson]]; sometimes it's treated as just another challenge for the heroes to overcome. Either way, expect much [[Wangst|moping around]] until the heroes come to grips with their situation.
 
Those experiencing a [[Single -Episode Handicap]] will frequently learn to make up for it in other ways, resulting in a (temporary) [[Disability Superpower]]. (Of course, since status quo ''is'' restored at the end of the episode, the heroes generally lose their [[Handicapped Badass]] permits immediately.)
 
Related: [[Temporary Blindness]] and some forms of [[Soap Opera Disease]].
 
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