romanticrelationshipsamong thechildrentrying to"fix" theoriginalstoryobsessingoverMary'sparentsgender-flippingcharactersColin firstwalks atthe endoverdoinggothicelementsthe robinis now acatlesssense ofmysteryMary andColin areless / notbrattyagingup thechildrenthegarden isliterallymagicalomittingthetantrumsceneadults areactivelyharmingColinomittingSusanSowerbyminimizingsupportingcharacterseverythingrevolvesaroundMaryMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresistersColin knewhis motherand isgrieving herColin hasnophysicalailmentsColinhas noagencychangingthechildren'spersonalitiesDickon ismysteriousandmysticalincludingliteralghostsemphasizingthemes ofgriefromanticrelationshipsamong thechildrentrying to"fix" theoriginalstoryobsessingoverMary'sparentsgender-flippingcharactersColin firstwalks atthe endoverdoinggothicelementsthe robinis now acatlesssense ofmysteryMary andColin areless / notbrattyagingup thechildrenthegarden isliterallymagicalomittingthetantrumsceneadults areactivelyharmingColinomittingSusanSowerbyminimizingsupportingcharacterseverythingrevolvesaroundMaryMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresistersColin knewhis motherand isgrieving herColin hasnophysicalailmentsColinhas noagencychangingthechildren'spersonalitiesDickon ismysteriousandmysticalincludingliteralghostsemphasizingthemes 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. romantic relationships among the children
  2. trying to "fix" the original story
  3. obsessing over Mary's parents
  4. gender-flipping characters
  5. Colin first walks at the end
  6. overdoing gothic elements
  7. the robin is now a cat
  8. less sense of mystery
  9. Mary and Colin are less / not bratty
  10. aging up the children
  11. the garden is literally magical
  12. omitting the tantrum scene
  13. adults are actively harming Colin
  14. omitting Susan Sowerby
  15. minimizing supporting characters
  16. everything revolves around Mary
  17. Mrs. Lennox and Mrs. Craven are sisters
  18. Colin knew his mother and is grieving her
  19. Colin has no physical ailments
  20. Colin has no agency
  21. changing the children's personalities
  22. Dickon is mysterious and mystical
  23. including literal ghosts
  24. emphasizing themes of grief