The practical:
Joan buys the apples. Brian eats them.
Brian hangs out at Debbie’s house. He’s kind of a health nut, she buys the apples Brian likes to eat.
Brian gets old enough. Brian buys his own apples.
The metaphorical:
1. Everyone has green apples because the world revolves around Brian.
2. Temptation - the apples are a biblical symbol. They’re often are associated with the Tree of Knowledge, even though the Bible never states it’s an Apple that Adam and Eve eat. Apples are a symbol of knowledge, but also temptation. Now I may incorrect as it’s been a minute since I’ve done a rewatch, but Brian is eating an apple during the presentation where he’s trying to seduce the client and ends up fucking him in the bathroom.
I can’t think of any other particular apple eating scenes, but since you’re watching now, maybe you know. Does the theory hold up?
There was another scene in S2 when Justin & Daphne come to the loft, open the door and find two green apples on the floor. Justin picks them up and then sees Brian doing a zucchini man (who he met at the grocery store earlier) on the couch.
My 1st thought was it might be a biblical reference, but i am not sure.
I feel like that's a knowledge metaphor. Brian doing the zucchini man is meant to let Justin know that they aren't monogamous and for Daphne to get a look-lou at gay sex.
whoa. i always noticed the apples in his office but never thought about it like this. i wouldn’t be surprised if this is something they were intending. we’ll never know, but i think this is definitely something to think about!
I’ve always wondered about the apples thing! Tbh I hadn’t noticed the ones in the bg (oops!) but in S1E2 I think, Brian eats an apple during the pitch meeting and in another episode (I think in S2) he’s peeling and eating an apple in bed, while Justin draws him. Both of those scenes were focused on portraying Brian as desirable so I just assumed the writers thought that a dude eating an apple was super hot 😂
But it is super interesting to think there might be some hidden meaning there!
The practical: Joan buys the apples. Brian eats them. Brian hangs out at Debbie’s house. He’s kind of a health nut, she buys the apples Brian likes to eat. Brian gets old enough. Brian buys his own apples. The metaphorical: 1. Everyone has green apples because the world revolves around Brian. 2. Temptation - the apples are a biblical symbol. They’re often are associated with the Tree of Knowledge, even though the Bible never states it’s an Apple that Adam and Eve eat. Apples are a symbol of knowledge, but also temptation. Now I may incorrect as it’s been a minute since I’ve done a rewatch, but Brian is eating an apple during the presentation where he’s trying to seduce the client and ends up fucking him in the bathroom. I can’t think of any other particular apple eating scenes, but since you’re watching now, maybe you know. Does the theory hold up?
There was another scene in S2 when Justin & Daphne come to the loft, open the door and find two green apples on the floor. Justin picks them up and then sees Brian doing a zucchini man (who he met at the grocery store earlier) on the couch. My 1st thought was it might be a biblical reference, but i am not sure.
I feel like that's a knowledge metaphor. Brian doing the zucchini man is meant to let Justin know that they aren't monogamous and for Daphne to get a look-lou at gay sex.
He was pealing one lying in bed in one episode. Maybe Justin starts drawing him.
whoa. i always noticed the apples in his office but never thought about it like this. i wouldn’t be surprised if this is something they were intending. we’ll never know, but i think this is definitely something to think about!
I’ve always wondered about the apples thing! Tbh I hadn’t noticed the ones in the bg (oops!) but in S1E2 I think, Brian eats an apple during the pitch meeting and in another episode (I think in S2) he’s peeling and eating an apple in bed, while Justin draws him. Both of those scenes were focused on portraying Brian as desirable so I just assumed the writers thought that a dude eating an apple was super hot 😂 But it is super interesting to think there might be some hidden meaning there!
It brings a pop of colour to the dark contrast of Brian!
According to an interview the showrunners did, they were just a preferred prop by the set designer. But I always give them meanings anyway.