omittingSusanSowerbyadults areactivelyharmingColinagingup thechildrenobsessingoverMary'sparentsthe robinis now acatminimizingsupportingcharactersgender-flippingcharactersMary andColin areless / notbrattyromanticrelationshipsamong thechildrenchangingthechildren'spersonalitiesemphasizingthemes ofgriefoverdoinggothicelementsColinhas noagencyColin hasnophysicalailmentsthegarden isliterallymagicalincludingliteralghostsMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresistersDickon ismysteriousandmysticallesssense ofmysteryColin knewhis motherand isgrieving hertrying to"fix" theoriginalstoryColin firstwalks atthe endeverythingrevolvesaroundMaryomittingthetantrumsceneomittingSusanSowerbyadults areactivelyharmingColinagingup thechildrenobsessingoverMary'sparentsthe robinis now acatminimizingsupportingcharactersgender-flippingcharactersMary andColin areless / notbrattyromanticrelationshipsamong thechildrenchangingthechildren'spersonalitiesemphasizingthemes ofgriefoverdoinggothicelementsColinhas noagencyColin hasnophysicalailmentsthegarden isliterallymagicalincludingliteralghostsMrs. Lennoxand Mrs.Craven aresistersDickon ismysteriousandmysticallesssense ofmysteryColin knewhis motherand isgrieving hertrying to"fix" theoriginalstoryColin firstwalks atthe endeverythingrevolvesaroundMaryomittingthetantrumscene

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