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 Tuco Salamanca: Hank. Production The episode was written and directed by John Shiban. It took almost two weeks for the writing team to figure how to have Walt avert Hank when stuck in the RV. Broadcast The episode aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on April 25, 2010. Reception Donna Bowman gave "Sunset" an A. Seth Amitin gave the episode a 9/10, "Amazing", praising the intensity in the climax despite no character being in direct danger. 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. In 2019 The Ringer ranked "Sunset" as the 33rd best out of the 62 total Breaking Bad episodes. Viewership The episode's original broadcast was viewed by 1.64 million people, which was an increase from the 1.61 million of the previous episode, "Más". References External links "Sunset" at the official Breaking Bad site 2010 American television episodes Breaking Bad (season 3) episodes