gender-flippingcharacterschangingthechildren'spersonalitiesColin hasnophysicalailmentsadults areactivelyharmingColinomittingSusanSowerbythegarden isliterallymagicalColin firstwalks atthe endomittingthetantrumsceneincludingliteralghostsDickon ismysteriousandmysticalMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresistersobsessingoverMary'sparentsromanticrelationshipsamong thechildrenthe robinis now acatminimizingsupportingcharactersoverdoinggothicelementsMary andColin areless / notbrattyeverythingrevolvesaroundMarytrying to"fix" theoriginalstorylesssense ofmysteryagingup thechildrenColinhas noagencyColin knewhis motherand isgrieving heremphasizingthemes ofgriefgender-flippingcharacterschangingthechildren'spersonalitiesColin hasnophysicalailmentsadults areactivelyharmingColinomittingSusanSowerbythegarden isliterallymagicalColin firstwalks atthe endomittingthetantrumsceneincludingliteralghostsDickon ismysteriousandmysticalMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresistersobsessingoverMary'sparentsromanticrelationshipsamong thechildrenthe robinis now acatminimizingsupportingcharactersoverdoinggothicelementsMary andColin areless / notbrattyeverythingrevolvesaroundMarytrying to"fix" theoriginalstorylesssense ofmysteryagingup thechildrenColinhas noagencyColin knewhis motherand isgrieving heremphasizingthemes ofgrief

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