everythingrevolvesaroundMaryColin knewhis motherand isgrieving heromittingthetantrumscenelesssense ofmysterychangingthechildren'spersonalitiesobsessingoverMary'sparentsthegarden isliterallymagicalColinhas noagencyemphasizingthemes ofgriefminimizingsupportingcharactersgender-flippingcharactersromanticrelationshipsamong thechildrenincludingliteralghoststrying to"fix" theoriginalstoryDickon ismysteriousandmysticalMary andColin areless / notbrattyomittingSusanSowerbyadults areactivelyharmingColinColin firstwalks atthe endMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresistersColin hasnophysicalailmentsthe robinis now acatagingup thechildrenoverdoinggothicelementseverythingrevolvesaroundMaryColin knewhis motherand isgrieving heromittingthetantrumscenelesssense ofmysterychangingthechildren'spersonalitiesobsessingoverMary'sparentsthegarden isliterallymagicalColinhas noagencyemphasizingthemes ofgriefminimizingsupportingcharactersgender-flippingcharactersromanticrelationshipsamong thechildrenincludingliteralghoststrying to"fix" theoriginalstoryDickon ismysteriousandmysticalMary andColin areless / notbrattyomittingSusanSowerbyadults areactivelyharmingColinColin firstwalks atthe endMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresistersColin hasnophysicalailmentsthe robinis now acatagingup thechildrenoverdoinggothicelements

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