Devin loses her lucky headband and becomes convinced that she is cursed to play badly until she finds it.
Tropes
- An Aesop: Hard work and self-confidence are what make someone a good athlete, not lucky charms and rituals. Also, luck is believing that you're lucky.
- Didn't Think This Through: The Kicks attempt to get Devin her mojo back by getting her a new headband, dirtying it up like her old one, and passing it off as the original. Naturally, Devin can easily tell the difference between the headband she's worn every day for years and a copy.
- Good Luck Charm: The episode focuses on Devin losing hers and coming to believe she's cursed. When The Kicks give her a replacement, she decides it can be just as lucky as the old one.
- Memento MacGuffin: Devin considers her headband lucky because it was a gift from her old teammates. Her loss of it causes the plot of the episode.
- Not So Above It All: Even though Mirabelle thinks good luck charms are stupid, it turns out that she has one too.
- Placebo Effect: Devin is so convinced that she can't play well without her Good Luck Charm that her playing really does suffer.
- Restrained Revenge: Devin doesn't lash out at Steven for stealing her headband. She just warns him that stealing someone else's lucky charm is unlucky, then lets him think about that.
- Security Blanket: Devin's lucky headband serves this purpose for her in this episode.
- Superstition Episode: Specifically, athletic superstitions.
- Took a Level in Jerkass: Devin's attitude is noticably worse in the episode, since she's stressed out over losing her headband. It's temporary.
