The Little Drummer Girl
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Weve heard a lot about this man over the course of the series.
In the first episode, Kurtz called him a genius and compared him to Mozart.
We know Salim idolized him.
And now hes here: A bearded, soft-spoken man with striking blue eyes.
When Charlie describes him later in the episode, she settles on the word beautiful.
This is the logical culmination ofThe Little Drummer Girls airport-paperback riff on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Both sides are passionately dedicated to their cause, and justifiably furious at the actions of the other.
Neither can claim to have consistently taken the high road.
And that leaves us, as always, with Charlie teetering nervously between the two.
The whole series has followed Charlie as she gains unparalleled access to the inner workings of Khalils data pipe.
ButThe Little Drummer Girldoesnt go quite that far.
Kurtz is unsurprisingly thrilled at this unexpected development.
She and Khalil spend a romantic evening having sex.
Finally, after everything she has endured, Charlies performance cracks.
And while Khalil could kill Charlie at any moment, he decides to accept his fate instead.
With the leader of the cell dead, Kurtzs team shifts into cleanup mode.
In aGodfather-esque climactic montage, we see them expertly assassinating all the major players in Khalils cell.
One question at a time, he says.
And they go inside together.
I suspect that some viewers will be disappointed by this ending, and Id understand why.
Its not like Becker has done anything to deserve Charlies love.
These two people have endured a singularly bizarre, miserable experience that no one else could possibly understand.
He knows me, but I dont know him.
In my head, I have made him a devil.
