The episode received unanimous acclaim from television critics . Seth Amitin of IGN awarded the episode 9.5 out of 10 , describing it as " the perfect blend of Breaking Bad " . Alan Sepinwall , reviewing for HitFix , said the episode was " fantastic , from beginning to end " . Matt Richenthal of TV Fanatic awarded the episode a 4.8 out of 5 and described '' Breaking Bad '' as " the best show on television " . Donna Bowman of '' The A.V. Club '' awarded the episode an " A " . James Poniewozik of '' TIME '' magazine described the finale as " stunning , morally searing and , well , explosive ... with a few holy-crap moments for the ages " , while Tim Goodman of '' The Hollywood Reporter '' reckoned that the episode " did a lot of things right , course-correcting most ... worries and giving viewers not only an action-packed , satisfying episode but putting the show on the path to finish ... in a nearly perfect dramatic state . " The episode was nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards at the 64th ceremony , including Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for Vince Gilligan ; Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for Mark Margolis ; Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series ; Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series ; Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series ; Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series ( One-Hour ) ; and Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role . Editor Skip MacDonald won the ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television for this episode . Gilligan was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series . The episode also received nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series at the Cinema Audio Society Awards ; Best Sound Editing in Television – Short Form : Sound Effects and Foley at the Golden Reel Awards ; and Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program at the Visual Effects Society Awards .
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64th Primetime Emmy Awards
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