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