Probably Unanswerable Questions
Romantic pairings; modern athlete cameo; Janet’s money; train viability; accident; Ruth
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- Janet’s career ambitions remain largely unknown; pursuit of Cliff seems to be her chosen last youthful experiment.
- A February or March 1992 release might have preceded the trend and avoided criticism of cashing in, potentially making the film bigger.
- Modern equivalents for the sexual-distraction athlete include DeAndre Jordan, Steph with opposite encouragement, Patrick Beverley as an unsatisfying likely choice, city-dependent Tobias Harris or another Philadelphia player whose name is unclear in the transcript, Kobe and finally Grant Williams for his annoying presence.
- Why Steve lost his job is unclear and deferred to the supertrain discussion.
- Steve and Janet are proposed as the couple who should have ended together; her new confidence and calm make her seem exactly what he needs after her own romantic disappointment.
- Their chemistry seems stronger than Steve and Linda’s, prompting speculation about an alternative cut; mostly silent Steve–Linda bonding scenes and the earlier failed Steve–Janet relationship complicate that reading.
- Ruth’s immediate rejection of Bailey seems unexplained; a possible sexuality implication is floated without certainty.
- Janet’s ability to afford elective surgery, repay loans and return to school raises questions about savings or family money; architecture-school funds are offered as a possible explanation.
- If Janet has money, why not support Citizen Dick’s production or posters? A Steve Albini demo is a joking suggestion.
- A train might be useful, and Seattle’s later light rail is mentioned, but Steve’s café-like pitch lacks travel-time or cost evidence; Big Dig experience reinforces skepticism.
- The pediatrician’s strong regional accent raises a joking Boston-character hall-of-fame question, with Rhode Island offered as a correction.
- Responsibility for the traffic accident is questioned through the long-yellow light; a signal malfunction is suggested after correcting the women’s names.