it contradicts their cover story. She acknowledges that Walter Jr. will resent her, but coldly tells Walt that "someone has to protect this family from the man who protects this family". Accolades Due to her nomination, Anna Gunn submitted this episode for consideration for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards. Although credited, Bob Odenkirk, Dean Norris and Betsy Brandt do not appear. Reception The episode received very positive reviews from critics. Seth Amitin reviewing for IGN awarded the episode 9.5 out of 10 calling it an "extraordinary episode from top to bottom". Alan Sepinwall of HitFix said the episode was his "favorite episode of season 4 to date". Donna Bowman of The A.V. Club gave the episode a "B+". In 2019 The Ringer ranked "Cornered" as the 22nd best out of the 62 total Breaking Bad episodes. References External links "Cornered" at the official Breaking Bad site 2011 American television episodes Breaking Bad (season 4) episodes