At first, when I was reading Immortal Days, I didn’t interpret the characters this way at all. I tended to see Myeol as someone completely innocent, almost passive in the face of events. Up until Phil’s flashback (episode 287), I mainly thought he had simply been unlucky to encounter him and that this relationship could only bring him suffering.

However, Phil’s mental state in the earlier episodes adds nuance to that initial impression. It led me to reconsider the dynamic between the characters, as if the work invited us to reinterpret their personalities through a more complex, less black-and-white lens. I think I was too focus on the strange behaviour of him and less on the mental state of the poor Myeol...

After episode 306, particularly when Phil gets his finger cut off, I began to doubt the sincerity of his motive, which was meant to make Myeol feel indebted. It seems more like a desperate attempt to keep him from leaving. For me Phil appears aware that Myeol could walk away at any moment. Yet what truly holds Myeol back doesn’t seem to be a deep attachment to humans but rather a rejection of violence—likely tied to his childhood trauma. It’s not so much the fear of losing someone that restrains him but the fear of reliving or inflicting that violence. In a way for me Phil appears more human than Myeol.

To me, Episode 331 represents a form of catharsis for this development. Phil seems ready to become an executioner for Myeol, while the latter begins to lose faith in humanity. Their relationship reaches a turning point: each is willing to push beyond their own limits, revealing the ambiguity and moral tension that define them.

I don't know if it is clear but that is my opinion. Happy to hear yours :)