Tbh

My opinions are off kilter cause I've read the Novel and because I can't control my fingers this is also a spoiler warning:










But I think Eclis is the most tragic character in this series. I don't think Penelope did anything wrong BTW, her actions were flawed at some points and but that's a side effect of being human. That said Eclis was consensually being used by our MC (ie he knew he was being used and he was also using Pene) so their actions were mutual.

Tragedy began when he was manipulated by the other shit stain ex-MC. His every thought and actions were swayed or put on steroids through brainwashing and it made him do some out of pocket shit because he was basically forced to go insane just so he would do whatever McBitch would want him to. Ik a major plot point is that ShitBitch can only manipulate what was already present in a character. Which is a reason Pene still assumed to an extent that Eclis did this because he semi wanted to.

Let's be honest tho from what we saw from Eclis (and what I saw later in the novel) if BitchStain never did her shit our boy would have never done what he did. He's always been logical, and ik he had a possessive streak, but what always came first to him was "what would make Penelope happy?". Which is ultimately the thought that got him fucked because his genuine care and affection for her was twisted and torn apart then glued back into a new ugly mess.

He's probably my favorite character (tied with Mr. PRINCE CAUSE HAMANANHAHFJEOQKQNQK) and overall I think the best thing to have happened to him was to have his memories erased and a chance to start over from scratch.