Probably Unanswerable Questions
Why are Keith Sweat and Sade absent from the soundtrack? What did Jacqueline tell the office about Marcus after their breakup?
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- Keith Sweat’s absence is questioned because the soundtrack belongs to his era. — Bill Simmons
- The proposed answer is that Babyface shaped this soundtrack while Sweat belonged more to Teddy Riley’s New Jack Swing lane.
- Chade is another proposed omission, although the exchange says the P.M. Dawn song is basically a Chade song. — Bill Simmons
- The office’s laughter after Marcus and Jacqueline break up prompts a question about what she told their coworkers. — Bill Simmons
- The speculative answer says Marcus cried like a baby, sucked his thumb and asked for his mother after the orgasm. — Van Lathan
- The exchange also speculates that Robin Givens was cast because of the public story that she took Mike Tyson’s confidence. — Bill Simmons