'The Little Drummer Girl' Review [SPOILERS]: Final episode disappoints with too many loose ends in an otherwise exciting show
Park Chan-wook's BBC One adaptation of John Le Carre's 1983 novel, 'The Little Drummer Girl', has been in one word, beautiful. However, the show's slow-burning nature has been a matter of disappointment for several fans who were hoping to see Le Carre's only female protagonist take the screen by storm. If not by storm, Florence Pugh (starring alongside Michael Shannon and Alexander Skarsgard) as the young, aspiring actress Charlie Ross has been a treat to watch. Yet, the character is left on a loose note in the finale episode.
Following the incidents of the fifth episode, which was probably the best episode in the mini-series, Charlie has now entered the deepest core of the world of terrorists, where Khalil (played by Charif Ghattas) is the leader. The show has kept Khalil under wraps since the beginning and we, along with Charlie, were given the impression of this apparently deadly terrorist from a man who is intolerant of Palestine and its activities. Mossad agent, Marty Kurtz (played by Shannon), goes on to address Khalil as a genius as brilliant as Mozart, and that his brilliance is being put to use to terrify humanity.