Sunset (Breaking Bad)
"Sunset" | |
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Breaking Bad episode | |
Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 6 |
Directed by | John Shiban |
Written by | John Shiban |
Featured music | "Ginza Samba" by Vince Guaraldi and Bola Sete "He Venido" by Los Zafiros |
Cinematography by | Michael Slovis |
Editing by | Kelley Dixon |
Original air date | April 25, 2010 |
Running time | 47 minutes |
Guest appearances | |
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"Sunset" is the sixth episode of the
Plot
Walt drives to
Walt drives the RV to the junkyard and pays Old Joe to scrap it. An enraged Jesse suddenly shows up, and Walt, horrified, realizes that he has led Hank right to them. The two lock themselves within the RV while Hank tries to force the door open. Old Joe steps in and tells Hank that an RV is a domicile, and therefore, he cannot legally search it without a warrant. Hank relents and phones the DEA office for a warrant. Thinking quickly, Walt comes up with a plan to lure him away: he has Saul Goodman's secretary, Francesca, call Hank to tell him that Marie has been in a car accident and is being rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Hank leaves the junkyard and rushes to the hospital, but soon after he arrives, he receives a call from Marie and realizes that it was all a hoax. Seething with anger at having been fooled, Hank realizes that Jesse was somehow behind it. With Hank gone, Old Joe scraps the RV as Walt and Jesse watch solemnly.
Gus meets with the Cousins at sunset in a remote location. He tells them again that he will not allow them to kill Walt until his business with him has concluded, but gives them his blessing to instead go after the man who actually pulled the trigger on
Production
The episode was written and directed by John Shiban.[2] It took almost two weeks for the writing team to figure how to have Walt avert Hank when stuck in the RV.[3]
Broadcast
The episode aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on April 25, 2010.[4]
Reception
Donna Bowman gave "Sunset" an A.[5] Seth Amitin gave the episode a 9/10, "Amazing", praising the intensity in the climax despite no character being in direct danger.[6]
In Breaking Bad 101: The Complete Critical Companion, Alan Sepinwall writes that the conclusion of Sunset is very "old-school Breaking Bad", because of the way Jesse and Walt manage to make a bad problem worse, only for Walt to think of an ingenious solution to get out of the situation.[7]
In 2019 The Ringer ranked "Sunset" as the 33rd best out of the 62 total Breaking Bad episodes.[8]
Viewership
The episode's original broadcast was viewed by 1.64 million people,[9] which was an increase from the 1.61 million of the previous episode, "Más".
References
- Vulture. Archivedfrom the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-68335-077-4. Archivedfrom the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ Sepinwall, Alan (January 17, 2018). "Vince Gilligan On The Greatest Writing Challenges Of 'Breaking Bad'". Uproxx. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-4422-7827-1. Archivedfrom the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ Bowman, Donna (April 25, 2010). "Breaking Bad: "Sunset"". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ISBN 9781683350774. Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2019.)
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ignored (help - ^ Sepinwall, Alan (2017). Breaking Bad 101: The Complete Critical Companion. Harry N. Abrams.
- ^ Jason Gallagher (September 30, 2019). "The Ringer's Definitive 'Breaking Bad' Episodes Ranking". The Ringer. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ Julia (April 7, 2010). "Breaking Bad Season 3 Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2010.