everythingrevolvesaroundMaryagingup thechildrenMary andColin areless / notbrattygender-flippingcharactersomittingSusanSowerbyobsessingoverMary'sparentstrying to"fix" theoriginalstoryColin knewhis motherand isgrieving heradults areactivelyharmingColinColin firstwalks atthe endColinhas noagencyincludingliteralghostsromanticrelationshipsamong thechildrenemphasizingthemes ofgrieflesssense ofmysteryDickon ismysteriousandmysticalthe robinis now acatchangingthechildren'spersonalitiesthegarden isliterallymagicalminimizingsupportingcharactersColin hasnophysicalailmentsoverdoinggothicelementsMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresistersomittingthetantrumsceneeverythingrevolvesaroundMaryagingup thechildrenMary andColin areless / notbrattygender-flippingcharactersomittingSusanSowerbyobsessingoverMary'sparentstrying to"fix" theoriginalstoryColin knewhis motherand isgrieving heradults areactivelyharmingColinColin firstwalks atthe endColinhas noagencyincludingliteralghostsromanticrelationshipsamong thechildrenemphasizingthemes ofgrieflesssense ofmysteryDickon ismysteriousandmysticalthe robinis now acatchangingthechildren'spersonalitiesthegarden isliterallymagicalminimizingsupportingcharactersColin hasnophysicalailmentsoverdoinggothicelementsMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresistersomittingthetantrumscene

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