Better Call Saul season 6, episode 6 "Axe and Grind" contains a moment that parallels Howard Hamlin with Walter White, but rather than villainizing Howard, the show actually makes him sympathetic.

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While Howard's sense of moral superiority echoes how Walter White remains convinced of the lie he spins to his family in Breaking Bad

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Kim and Jimmy's scheme leads to more screen-time for Howard in Better Call Saul season 6. The audience learns of his troubled home life as he tentatively divulges information to his therapist

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The most damning aspect of this scene, however, is how Cheryl casually pours her coffee into a travel mug. Howard delicately makes the coffee for her, crowned with a peace symbol on the foam.

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In conjunction with Jimmy and Kim's scheme upping the ante, Better Call Saul poses the question of whether Howard deserves what is coming to him or not.

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