emphasizingthemes ofgrieftrying to"fix" theoriginalstoryColinhas noagencychangingthechildren'spersonalitiesminimizingsupportingcharactersgender-flippingcharactersomittingthetantrumscenethe robinis now acatMary andColin areless / notbrattyagingup thechildrenColin hasnophysicalailmentslesssense ofmysteryColin firstwalks atthe endobsessingoverMary'sparentseverythingrevolvesaroundMaryDickon ismysteriousandmysticalomittingSusanSowerbyadults areactivelyharmingColinincludingliteralghostsColin knewhis motherand isgrieving herMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresistersthegarden isliterallymagicaloverdoinggothicelementsromanticrelationshipsamong thechildrenemphasizingthemes ofgrieftrying to"fix" theoriginalstoryColinhas noagencychangingthechildren'spersonalitiesminimizingsupportingcharactersgender-flippingcharactersomittingthetantrumscenethe robinis now acatMary andColin areless / notbrattyagingup thechildrenColin hasnophysicalailmentslesssense ofmysteryColin firstwalks atthe endobsessingoverMary'sparentseverythingrevolvesaroundMaryDickon ismysteriousandmysticalomittingSusanSowerbyadults areactivelyharmingColinincludingliteralghostsColin knewhis motherand isgrieving herMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresistersthegarden isliterallymagicaloverdoinggothicelementsromanticrelationshipsamong thechildren

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