Howard Hamlin is not a villain in Better Call Saul, just an antagonist to Jimmy and Kim. Despite being an imperfect boss, Howard never intentionally does anything morally wrong in the series. Viewers' perception of Howard as a villain is influenced by Better Call Saul being told from Jimmy's and Kim's perspectives.

Patrick Fabian recently denied that his Better Call Saul character is a villain, and the actor is right to defend Howard Hamlin from such accusations. Howard isn't the most likable character in the Breaking Bad prequel, but he's far from intentionally cruel or evil. Despite this, it seems viewers are labeling Howard as villainous because he's an antagonist to Jimmy McGill and Kim Wexler. Given Breaking Bad's focus on morally dubious leads, it's hard to equate antagonists with all-out villains in the AMC franchise.

Fabian described Howard Hamlin as "the only one who is actually constant in...