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'The Little Drummer Girl': Things begin to fall into place as the show picks up pace with Episode 4

Director Park Chan-wook's deliberate slow pace for his adaptation of John Le Carre's 1983 novel 'The Little Drummer Girl' had initially led to a major drop in the show's viewership

Fans have been complaining about the complex nature of director Park Chan-wook's adaptation of John Le Carre's 1983 novel 'The Little Drummer Girl' and it has led to a major drop in the show's viewership. However, it is about time that fans can truly buckle up since the spy espionage is about to get even more intriguing. The slow-burning pace seems to have paid off and, with the upcoming fourth episode, the story is set to take a different route and move at a faster pace. 

Episode 3 saw Charlie (played by Florence Pugh) debuting as the perfect heroine in the theatre of the real as she successful drove Michel's (played by Amir Khoury) car right across the borders of Yugoslavia and Austria. Her quest helped the Mossad agents bring down one more member of the terrorist organization which has been creating massacres across Europe with their indiscriminate bombing.

However, it also meant that Charlie is now part of something much bigger than herself, and she cannot begin to fathom the things that are about to happen to her. After the slow-paced third episode, the show is set to take a ride through the storm as Charlie finds herself the center of attraction for both the authorities and the terrorists.

Charlie's journey across the borders had established her as the right fit for the role, and Mossad agent, Marty Kurtz (played by Michael Shannon), opens up to her by bringing in Michel and revealing the actual script. In the upcoming episode, the story will chiefly focus on the next steps which Kurtz is sure will lead them to the main terror organization. As the show returns on Sunday at 9 pm, here are the five things that you need to know:

1. Charlie is alive, but for how long?

Charlie's skill in lying and her charm as an actress have managed to help her escape through the narrowest corners. She has managed to lie her way into auditions, manipulated people in making them believe that she truly cared about war, but most of all Charlie's expertise in putting herself in the shoes of another to completely become that person has been an advantage for her. She is everything that Kurtz wanted, and being a very intrigued person, she is not someone who will run away from the mission. However, Kurtz is already pushing the boundaries with every episode, and by the fourth episode, Charlie will probably reach a place from where returning will be impossible.