- Retroactive Recognition: S. Epatha Merkerson makes her film debut as a therapist Nola consults. This was five years before Terminator 2: Judgment Day and seven before she joined the cast of Law & Order.
- Values Resonance:
- How Nola isn't demonized by the narrative for wanting casual relationships. She's neither presented as mentally ill or traumatized, just as socially adjusted woman who has a certain preference when dating. This came in the 1980s, where this kind of depiction of sex was often deemed "immoral".
- The portrayal of Opal, Nola's lesbian friend. The former isn't negatively stereotyped or written to be "bad" because of her sexuality. She is given a realistic character outside of her said sexuality, and when it's brought up, she debunks common misconceptions towards lesbians.
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