psychologically". Thomas said she believed the episode demonstrated that Walter is in fact a weak man, comparing his useless pleas to Gus to his ineffective attempts to mislead Skyler about his drug-manufacturing activities in earlier seasons. Not all reviews were positive. Jessica Grose, also of Slate magazine, said while she prefers episodes that mixed its darker aspects with black humor, "Box Cutter" was "all claustrophobia and fear". The Philadelphia Inquirer columnist David Hiltbrand condemned the violent scene with Victor's death, which he called "totally gratuitous ... serv[ing] no plot or character purpose". In 2019 The Ringer ranked "Box Cutter" as the 5th best out of the 62 total Breaking Bad episodes. Notes References External links "Box Cutter" at the official Breaking Bad site 2011 American television episodes Breaking Bad (season 4) episodes Television episodes written by Vince Gilligan