overdoinggothicelementsColin firstwalks atthe endtrying to"fix" theoriginalstoryincludingliteralghostsminimizingsupportingcharactersColin knewhis motherand isgrieving herthe robinis now acatadults areactivelyharmingColinMary andColin areless / notbrattyagingup thechildrenMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresisterschangingthechildren'spersonalitiesemphasizingthemes ofgriefthegarden isliterallymagicalDickon ismysteriousandmysticallesssense ofmysteryColin hasnophysicalailmentsobsessingoverMary'sparentseverythingrevolvesaroundMaryomittingSusanSowerbyromanticrelationshipsamong thechildrenomittingthetantrumscenegender-flippingcharactersColinhas noagencyoverdoinggothicelementsColin firstwalks atthe endtrying to"fix" theoriginalstoryincludingliteralghostsminimizingsupportingcharactersColin knewhis motherand isgrieving herthe robinis now acatadults areactivelyharmingColinMary andColin areless / notbrattyagingup thechildrenMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresisterschangingthechildren'spersonalitiesemphasizingthemes ofgriefthegarden isliterallymagicalDickon ismysteriousandmysticallesssense ofmysteryColin hasnophysicalailmentsobsessingoverMary'sparentseverythingrevolvesaroundMaryomittingSusanSowerbyromanticrelationshipsamong thechildrenomittingthetantrumscenegender-flippingcharactersColinhas noagency

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