Colin firstwalks atthe endincludingliteralghoststhegarden isliterallymagicalomittingthetantrumsceneromanticrelationshipsamong thechildrenomittingSusanSowerbygender-flippingcharactersDickon ismysteriousandmysticalchangingthechildren'spersonalitiesMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresistersminimizingsupportingcharactersadults areactivelyharmingColineverythingrevolvesaroundMaryagingup thechildrenemphasizingthemes ofgriefoverdoinggothicelementsColinhas noagencylesssense ofmysteryobsessingoverMary'sparentsColin hasnophysicalailmentsMary andColin areless / notbrattythe robinis now acatColin knewhis motherand isgrieving hertrying to"fix" theoriginalstoryColin firstwalks atthe endincludingliteralghoststhegarden isliterallymagicalomittingthetantrumsceneromanticrelationshipsamong thechildrenomittingSusanSowerbygender-flippingcharactersDickon ismysteriousandmysticalchangingthechildren'spersonalitiesMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresistersminimizingsupportingcharactersadults areactivelyharmingColineverythingrevolvesaroundMaryagingup thechildrenemphasizingthemes ofgriefoverdoinggothicelementsColinhas noagencylesssense ofmysteryobsessingoverMary'sparentsColin hasnophysicalailmentsMary andColin areless / notbrattythe robinis now acatColin knewhis motherand isgrieving hertrying to"fix" theoriginalstory

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