The Woodsman

Thank you so much. It’s torture not to be able to watch with subs lol. But do take your time, We can wait as long as we know someone is looking out for us 😄 Hope falada continues too.

I did watch ep.10 and yes, there was a hint of the injustice but not enough to warrant him losing his temper every time. But that's why I'm also giving benefit of the doubt and waiting to see if they address it more. Thinking about it, even if there is a reason, it doesn't justify his abusive behavior. He basically used Tofu without his permission just to spite his mom, sullying the true affection Tofu has for him. Like I said, I blame the editors, the pacing and reveal of the backstories is inconsistent. (still crossing fingers this gets resolved well lol)

Prediction:
Song & Gen happily ever after
Tarn & Tofu happily ever after
Nut & his temper happily ever after 😝

Ok that was a joke. I understand it’s totally possible for someone as traumatized as Nut to be this way but I guess from an audience point of view, it’s dreary to watch and I blame the editors. It really gets a bit grating to have Nut swing in bipolar fashion from sad to starting-to-progress to shouting all the time. It’s just annoying to the ears and eyes to see these scenes rinse and repeat. Ok I get it, he’s traumatized and has become abusive like his father, don’t need to hammer it repeatedly. Hope they will explain his abusive behavior eventually. Maybe there’s more to it? Maybe his mom did him super wrong? If his abuse of Tofu and his mom doesn’t get addressed, it will undo all the wonderful storytelling we’ve been watching so far, so I’m crossing my fingers 🤞🏻!

Thank you so much for the subs! And I can totally understand them haha! The extra nonsense text in the subs don’t matter, just the gist of what’s happening is enough to enjoy this show! ❤️

Gross. I understand separation of fiction and reality but sexual harassment should never be taken lightly in any context. Dunno if you remember “Addicted”? Omg so glad it got cancelled. The guy basically kidnapped the other guy, tied him up and implied raped him... to comedic overtones. And they’re suppose to fall in love? That ain’t romance, that’s Stockholm syndrome.

That’s a misogynistic way of thinking - no one deserves such physical abuse and harassment. All he’s doing is proving that he’s undeserving of her (or anyone for that matter) because he’s just acting like a privileged spoilt kid who is throwing a tantrum for not getting what he wants lol.

They should retitle this show to “Nabi my Ragdoll” cuz every 10min is her being shoved around or restrained. Really wish she’ll give him a good kick in the balls.

Sad news, part 2 has been postponed indefinitely from its March date due to restrictions stopping them from filming in many locations :( Hang in there fellow fans!

Hey everyone, part 2 has unfortunately been postponed indefinitely due to restrictions not allowing them to film in many locations. They just announced today :(

I second that on Gaya Sa Pelikula. It’s my second favourite now. I think both Sunset and Gaya have changed the game on BL with much higher quality writing and directing. They may seem simple at first but then you realize there are so many more layers to it. Both are more lgbt coming-of-age stories than BL.

Awww.. this is so awesome! Respect! ❤️ Love both shows, they’ve elevated the genre!

Lol I was thinking the same thing lol, it was like “er... feels like you missed a step” But it felt so natural too that we just rolled with it, so maybe it’s a Thai thing haha

Finished it last night and I totally underestimated this series, the tissue game was strong lol! The first episode could’ve passed off as a beautiful self contained film but I’m glad it went on. Every scene is lavish and nothing is wasted. I’m soo glad they splurged on the budget and time to indulge as nothing was wasted and the story had enough space to explore, express and grow. All the story hints and subtleties... I really appreciate how it treats its audience as an intelligent one.

What I love is that every character is strong. There is no villain, the only villain the characters have are themselves. And the female characters were written incredibly well. The mark of a good BL is how they treat the lesser character which is usually always the initial “girlfriend” device that comes between the leads and in this case, they wrote her as a human being and respected her character. I was also blown away by the mother and the actress, she did an incredible job.

This is beyond BL tv/web series, this is movie standard and IMO good international movie standard! Really must thank everyone involved in making this for helping me ending this horrible year with hope ❤️

Ps. By episode 5, I was “oh f**k everyone else, I will follow you to the ends of the earth, Hoon! ❤️? (j/k)

I hope fans everywhere don’t ruin this, there’s no reason to shade each other as everyone is on the same page to spread love and equality with these productions.

As an outsider, I see this sudden burst of quality Filipino gay shows as amazing. No matter which fan you are, Filipinos everywhere should be proud of this standard of production and stories collectively. Don’t be negatively competitive, all the shows are actually strengthening each other and helping your beautiful country show the courage of LGBTQ.

I agree that it did highlight the dangers of homophobia. But what I disliked is that it suddenly became Monica’s and Sandee’s story. Really? Do we need the voices of gays taken away again? Do we need to hear the perpetrators’ explain their side of the story and justify why they reacted that way? I would’ve forgiven the show more if they gave Shake and Ken tell more of their story but it became a huge “pity me pity me, my son is dead” sympathizing Monica instead. It’s like it was written from the perspective of a homphobic parent who knows better now but is more interested in telling her story than her son’s story.

Yesssss, we don’t need to know that’s what happens in real life. Because we live it everyday already, we know the suicide stats. Not asking them to sugar coat it - yes show homophobia, yes show that you will be rejected and betrayed. But the lesson here shouldn’t be “lose your shit, be reckless and die.” The lesson should be keep calm, there are friends who support you and you will live on and be stronger. ❤️

Exactly. While I applaud the bigger intention of ending homophobia, it did still encourage the trope of happy-ever-after in death. Impressionable young gays might very well get the idea that the only way to have a beautiful ending with the one they love and the only way their families will understand is in their deaths.

Really? The message I got out of this so far is: homophobia may never have a happy ending but at least it’s still alive, unlike the gays lol. And homophobia still steals too much of the story from the gays.

To rephrase Gaya Sa Pelikula, “please give the gays back their story.” I’ve had quite enough of the perpetrators stealing the focus away.

Even if they were to wrap this up cleanly with everyone alive and a happy-ever-after, I can’t imagine a justifiable twist that warrants such unnecessary emotion manipulation. It was a dream? Hope not, but we’ll see! Still dislike the “dream” version of Sandee and Monica lol

I appreciate that you’re coming from the view point of Monica because someone needs to. But say even if I agree with you completely and that she deserves further compassion, it’s not going to help the situation. In the end, it’s not our opinion of her that matters but what’s going to happen that matters. And the fact is that in a realistic situation, if she doesn’t pull herself together soon, Lawrence might just run away or commit suicide from losing a brother and being emotionally abused by his alcoholic and homophobic mom.

That’s not me blaming her, that’s just fact. And that’s life - Circumstances don’t always give you the time you need to recover from tragedy. And it would be just unfortunate if the time Monica needs will cause further tragedy. I think she’s gotten enough compassion from Sandee and everyone around her already. To me, they are enabling her and even Lawrence’s tough love and cry for help can’t wake her. Then it’s just very unfortunate for this family that their mother is too weak and unable to save herself.