romanticrelationshipsamong thechildrenminimizingsupportingcharacterslesssense ofmysteryColin firstwalks atthe endMary andColin areless / notbrattyColin knewhis motherand isgrieving herthegarden isliterallymagicalchangingthechildren'spersonalitiesobsessingoverMary'sparentstrying to"fix" theoriginalstoryColin hasnophysicalailmentsthe robinis now acatomittingSusanSowerbyagingup thechildrenadults areactivelyharmingColineverythingrevolvesaroundMaryemphasizingthemes ofgriefDickon ismysteriousandmysticaloverdoinggothicelementsMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresistersColinhas noagencyomittingthetantrumsceneincludingliteralghostsgender-flippingcharactersromanticrelationshipsamong thechildrenminimizingsupportingcharacterslesssense ofmysteryColin firstwalks atthe endMary andColin areless / notbrattyColin knewhis motherand isgrieving herthegarden isliterallymagicalchangingthechildren'spersonalitiesobsessingoverMary'sparentstrying to"fix" theoriginalstoryColin hasnophysicalailmentsthe robinis now acatomittingSusanSowerbyagingup thechildrenadults areactivelyharmingColineverythingrevolvesaroundMaryemphasizingthemes ofgriefDickon ismysteriousandmysticaloverdoinggothicelementsMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresistersColinhas noagencyomittingthetantrumsceneincludingliteralghostsgender-flippingcharacters

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