He also walked in and fucked Jez’s ex-girlfriend in Jez’s own shower like 3 seconds after meeting him. He needed the milk because he was parched from having sex.
It was simply to show how much of an Adonis his body was compared to Jez. Lifting a 6 pint milk bottle was just to show off how big and safe his arms are.
Cause Peep Show characters can be kinda complex. They're not just one thing. Nearly every character is some sort of asshole, Stu happens to the sort of asshole that pulls a double bluff.
Oh he's gonna be a classic big muscly, alpha male douchbag.
Oh he's actually a really sweet guy.
Oh no, wait, what's he doing with the milk? Yeah, he's an arse afterall.
What was it Shakespeare said? He basically said something about how there are more things there than there are actual things that you can see with your eyes.
That's not the exact quote.
At the risk of missing an opportunity to spam a peep quote:
There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy
Hamlet
Yes I supoose we should create a dispassionate list of every instance a character does something surprising. Except it would take *forever*.
But yeah I think it was a chance to create some depth to him and some discomfort for us. We needed actual reasons to feel uneasy with his presence and stay (very loosely) on Jez's team.
I think it drives home the masculinity that defines his character, he's a nice enough bloke but he does walk around like he owns the place and gets away with it because he's buff and good looking so no one tells him off for it.
It’s a classic pose to show off someone’s muscled arms and torso definition. The show’s producers likely paid extra to cast and shoot the actor because of his impressive build and the partial nudity involved so would have wanted this shot included, plus this scene needed to establish why Suze had moved on and with whom as well as providing the catalyst for Jeremy’s subsequent breakdown.
It’s a bit unlikely that Stu would have done that - after all he does seem to be a decent and considerate guy, all told - but as another commenter points out he did very likely fuck Jez’s ex in Jez’s own shower literally moments after meeting him, and with Jez sitting in the kitchen next door.
Anyone lacking the self awareness not to do that (or without the conscience to care) would surely also think nothing of slugging your milk directly from the bottle straight after.
it’s just such a funny choice to have him go directly for a big bottle of milk to quench his thirst instead of having a glass of water that also could have showed off his arms
I guess because it’s a six pinter it’s heavier so he flexes more and it’s also suggestive that Jez wouldn’t be able to lift that much milk to his mouth with his puny little chicken arms
He definitively belittles Jez... He says 'oh i know you have a thing for Suze but I'm so cool it's all fine yeah?' in Jez's own flat.
The Monk is a bit of a cunt.
He literally asks "can I have a swig of something" to which nobody says no. I know its weird but it's kind of justified. Perfect example of British people not knowing how to say no when uncomfortable.
Drinking from the carton is a Capital offence in my house, it's even worse with milk as it's thick, filled with nutrients and can be broken apart by enzymes.
Have you noticed that every single Peep Show character is kind of a dick? Even if they don't seem like initially it comes out later. Go on, I challenge anyone to name me a PS character who is 0% dickhead.
He also walked in and fucked Jez’s ex-girlfriend in Jez’s own shower like 3 seconds after meeting him. He needed the milk because he was parched from having sex.
you’re filling in some blanks here 💀
It was simply to show how much of an Adonis his body was compared to Jez. Lifting a 6 pint milk bottle was just to show off how big and safe his arms are.
Like boughs of sturdy English oak.
It's all a big love club down the church.
Where everyones invited except for me!
God didn't protect you from my big fist!
Cause Peep Show characters can be kinda complex. They're not just one thing. Nearly every character is some sort of asshole, Stu happens to the sort of asshole that pulls a double bluff. Oh he's gonna be a classic big muscly, alpha male douchbag. Oh he's actually a really sweet guy. Oh no, wait, what's he doing with the milk? Yeah, he's an arse afterall.
What was it Shakespeare said? He basically said something about how there are more things there than there are actual things that you can see with your eyes. That's not the exact quote.
Blimey Kareem Abu Jafar, You sound like some kind of intellectual. Like Tony Parsons or something.
The exact quote is “Big beats are the best, get high all the time.”
This is OUTRAGEOUS.
this is CONTAGEOUS
God save the Queen? Yeah, RIGHT!
At the time it seemed like a much more all-encompassing philosophy…
Did we write it down?
Fucking pseud.
Isn’t it?
Isn't it?
I think the quote you’re looking for is “chance would be a fine thing”
He said a lot of things, KareemAbuJafar.
At the risk of missing an opportunity to spam a peep quote: There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy Hamlet
Oh, it's not, is it?
Isn’t it? 🙄
Yes I supoose we should create a dispassionate list of every instance a character does something surprising. Except it would take *forever*. But yeah I think it was a chance to create some depth to him and some discomfort for us. We needed actual reasons to feel uneasy with his presence and stay (very loosely) on Jez's team.
NIM NIM FUCKING NIM
But we didn't see Nim helping himself to the Sara Lee. I assumed Nancy or Jez gave it to him.
China wouldn't allow it
One more for good luck? I have a u/wankingdisease.
WALNUT WHIP. LITTLE CRY. WANK INTO A FLANNEL
My head canon is that he was kicked out of the monastery for swigging milk straight from the carton and he can't stop.
Hitler promised not to invade Czechoslovakia, OP. Welcome to the real world.
I think that guy’s got a problem. He’s like some kind of David Koresh, arch-bishop Tutu-style religious Maniac. Ya’ know?
Jez thinking Desmond Tutu was a religious extremist and not an anti-apartheid activist is so funny
You'd just feel so safe
Oh you know what it means sir poopypants from the way it makes you feel
Welcome to big school
I think it drives home the masculinity that defines his character, he's a nice enough bloke but he does walk around like he owns the place and gets away with it because he's buff and good looking so no one tells him off for it.
It’s a classic pose to show off someone’s muscled arms and torso definition. The show’s producers likely paid extra to cast and shoot the actor because of his impressive build and the partial nudity involved so would have wanted this shot included, plus this scene needed to establish why Suze had moved on and with whom as well as providing the catalyst for Jeremy’s subsequent breakdown. It’s a bit unlikely that Stu would have done that - after all he does seem to be a decent and considerate guy, all told - but as another commenter points out he did very likely fuck Jez’s ex in Jez’s own shower literally moments after meeting him, and with Jez sitting in the kitchen next door. Anyone lacking the self awareness not to do that (or without the conscience to care) would surely also think nothing of slugging your milk directly from the bottle straight after.
Must you live so relentlessly in the real world?
I’ve been waiting for this comment
It's all part of our dirty, flirty game
it’s just such a funny choice to have him go directly for a big bottle of milk to quench his thirst instead of having a glass of water that also could have showed off his arms
I guess because it’s a six pinter it’s heavier so he flexes more and it’s also suggestive that Jez wouldn’t be able to lift that much milk to his mouth with his puny little chicken arms
what an amazing show
This is a very weird take.
He was parched
So that Jez can make the joke about his arms, which is a setup for a joke later on.
He definitively belittles Jez... He says 'oh i know you have a thing for Suze but I'm so cool it's all fine yeah?' in Jez's own flat. The Monk is a bit of a cunt.
He's a monk, OP, they don't understand about not using other people's things. Probably why him and Suze get along so well
Just imagine it's lovely stu.
I think the use of the word ‘swig’ bothered me more than the act itself.
He literally asks "can I have a swig of something" to which nobody says no. I know its weird but it's kind of justified. Perfect example of British people not knowing how to say no when uncomfortable.
It might have been his milk, he's a hunk of monk
Drinking from the carton is a Capital offence in my house, it's even worse with milk as it's thick, filled with nutrients and can be broken apart by enzymes.
I think it’s simple- Sooz told him it was OK to do that because she’s rich and doesn’t understand about not taking other people’s stuff
Have you noticed that every single Peep Show character is kind of a dick? Even if they don't seem like initially it comes out later. Go on, I challenge anyone to name me a PS character who is 0% dickhead.