Colinhas noagencyagingup thechildrenemphasizingthemes ofgriefomittingSusanSowerbygender-flippingcharactersomittingthetantrumsceneMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresistersDickon ismysteriousandmysticalColin firstwalks atthe endincludingliteralghostsromanticrelationshipsamong thechildrenColin knewhis motherand isgrieving herlesssense ofmysteryadults areactivelyharmingColinoverdoinggothicelementsthe robinis now acatMary andColin areless / notbrattytrying to"fix" theoriginalstorychangingthechildren'spersonalitieseverythingrevolvesaroundMaryColin hasnophysicalailmentsthegarden isliterallymagicalobsessingoverMary'sparentsminimizingsupportingcharactersColinhas noagencyagingup thechildrenemphasizingthemes ofgriefomittingSusanSowerbygender-flippingcharactersomittingthetantrumsceneMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresistersDickon ismysteriousandmysticalColin firstwalks atthe endincludingliteralghostsromanticrelationshipsamong thechildrenColin knewhis motherand isgrieving herlesssense ofmysteryadults areactivelyharmingColinoverdoinggothicelementsthe robinis now acatMary andColin areless / notbrattytrying to"fix" theoriginalstorychangingthechildren'spersonalitieseverythingrevolvesaroundMaryColin hasnophysicalailmentsthegarden isliterallymagicalobsessingoverMary'sparentsminimizingsupportingcharacters

Things I am tired of seeing in Secret Garden retellings and adaptations - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Colin has no agency
  2. aging up the children
  3. emphasizing themes of grief
  4. omitting Susan Sowerby
  5. gender-flipping characters
  6. omitting the tantrum scene
  7. Mrs. Lennox and Mrs. Craven are sisters
  8. Dickon is mysterious and mystical
  9. Colin first walks at the end
  10. including literal ghosts
  11. romantic relationships among the children
  12. Colin knew his mother and is grieving her
  13. less sense of mystery
  14. adults are actively harming Colin
  15. overdoing gothic elements
  16. the robin is now a cat
  17. Mary and Colin are less / not bratty
  18. trying to "fix" the original story
  19. changing the children's personalities
  20. everything revolves around Mary
  21. Colin has no physical ailments
  22. the garden is literally magical
  23. obsessing over Mary's parents
  24. minimizing supporting characters