Colinhas noagencyDickon ismysteriousandmysticalchangingthechildren'spersonalitieseverythingrevolvesaroundMaryColin firstwalks atthe endminimizingsupportingcharactersobsessingoverMary'sparentsincludingliteralghostsColin hasnophysicalailmentsthegarden isliterallymagicalColin knewhis motherand isgrieving heragingup thechildrenMary andColin areless / notbrattyomittingthetantrumscenegender-flippingcharacterstrying to"fix" theoriginalstoryemphasizingthemes ofgriefMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresistersthe robinis now acatromanticrelationshipsamong thechildrenoverdoinggothicelementsomittingSusanSowerbylesssense ofmysteryadults areactivelyharmingColinColinhas noagencyDickon ismysteriousandmysticalchangingthechildren'spersonalitieseverythingrevolvesaroundMaryColin firstwalks atthe endminimizingsupportingcharactersobsessingoverMary'sparentsincludingliteralghostsColin hasnophysicalailmentsthegarden isliterallymagicalColin knewhis motherand isgrieving heragingup thechildrenMary andColin areless / notbrattyomittingthetantrumscenegender-flippingcharacterstrying to"fix" theoriginalstoryemphasizingthemes ofgriefMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresistersthe robinis now acatromanticrelationshipsamong thechildrenoverdoinggothicelementsomittingSusanSowerbylesssense ofmysteryadults areactivelyharmingColin

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