Owen McDonnell
Irish actor
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r/KillingEve on Reddit: My thoughts on NIKO..
December 17, 2024 -
Currently on season 3 ep 3 I am obsessed with this series… Now personally I was not too found of Niko throughout the series, aside from Eves basically affair with Villanelle and her importance to her job and passion, I feel like Niko could have been more understanding and supportive of Eve and she would have stayed or they would have worked out better. I feel like he did care for her but did not know who she REALLY was or tried to understand her passion in order to make her job workout. I understand him wanting time for her or just trying to keep her safe but he should be understanding of what she was trying to accomplish for the better of people who were getting murdered!! BOSS BITCH SHIT. As well as not telling her to completely let her job go! Omg noooo I though that was so controlling and no awareness of her passion!! I would have just tried to keep her safe while she does what she ASPIRES to do. He shouldn’t create a roll between her passions as her loved one but be there for her, and also understand that maybe she would forget certain dates or was too tired to be active with him daily but that’s because her job is not easy.
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Funny thing that. Niko is pretty much the adult voice of reason. Unfortunately, he bumbled his way into the wrong fandom. This one is about obsession, and the only time he'd even consider that word is during Scrabble. What Eve does is not healthy for anybody, and after what happened to Bill, Niko was spot on to be worried about her. But, here is the problem that breaks their marriage: Neither does Niko understand Eve and her passions, nor does he want to. Just like Villanelle has an imaginary image how Eve should be, he's got one too. Unfortunately, Eve is so done with following expectations either way. While people watching the show usually want him gone yesterday, I actually liked this domestic drama aspect. Showed very well how Eve is burning bridges left and right.
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Setting aside their fumbling acts of intimacy, Niko seemed more of a paternal, parental figure to Eve than a lover for life. There is zero chemistry and no spark to their marriage. They flirt, they tease, and they even make attempts at passion, but I never saw any. Without passion, what is the purpose of any relationship? Niko wanted what was best for Eve, but his deshevled, schlubby looks and dull demeanor were more about, "stay just the way you are and don't ever change" than "spread your wings, aim high and soar." Eve was never a good fit to be a domestic goddess like some 1960's TV show. She had ambitions and aspirations that would never be realized had she stayed with Mr. Missionary. The two words that best describe Niko are "nice" and "boring." Kinda like the missionary position. When Villanelle confronts Niko and he tries to rough her up she purrs, "I didn't know you had it in you. Good for you. You should try this with your wife." Ouch. That was a cutting remark that landed below the beltline. Villanelle can read Niko like a book--a comic book--and she can push his buttons without breaking a sweat. She knows Eve is bored stupid with her husband, and because she understands Eve better than he does, she sweetly gives him some helpful advice in how to spice up their predictable sex life. And so he does and Eve is absolutely tantalized, thrilled and turned on by an aggressive, assertive Niko giving her what she wants in a way she wants it. Eve wakes up with a satisfied smile, but Niko is not feeling that sort of post-coital bliss. He's horrified. He's repulsed. He can't handle it. He walks. Niko was nice, but Eve is not and their marriage was teetering on the edge long before Villanelle gave the slight push that tipped it over. Eve was attracted to the strength, style, coolness and confidence that Villanelle exudes like perfume. Now to be fair, Eve certainly does the lion's share to dissolve the marriage entirely, but Niko is hardly blameless. He was never the right man for a woman like Eve. It took a woman like Villanelle to show them both she was the most compatiable match for Eve. The better (wo)man won.
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Niko Polastri | Killing Eve Wiki | Fandom
Niko says he might push her down the stairs or flatter her to death. She tells Niko she would paralyze him with saxitoxin and suffocate him in his sleep, chop him up, boil him down, put him in a blender, and then flush him down a restaurant toilet.
S03.E04: Still Got It - Killing Eve - PRIMETIMER
Quote Eve is trying to patch up things with Niko; Villanelle receives good news about her upcoming promotion but can't shake the feeling there's still something missing from her life; Dasha seeks a solution to Villanelle's erratic behavior. Promo: Original air date: 5/3/20 More on forums.primetimer.com
Do you feel sorry for Niko?
OK prefacing this by apologizing for sounding like a sentimental teenager who just watched American Psycho for the first time.... One of my favorite things about KE (especially s1 and s2) is how flawlessly they convince you to buy into Eve's fucked up sense of order and ethics. For me at least, it's something I didn't really notice happening until I finished my first manic viewing of s1 and actually paused to reflect for a moment. It's gradual and seductive, and the unpredictability and unconventionality makes for a tempting self-insert kind of suspension of morality. Soooo essentially, no, I don't. More on reddit.com
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March 24, 2022Why do people hate niko?
I don't hate him, he's just boring. That being said, he deserves better than Eve anyway because she's pretty shitty to him. More on reddit.com
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August 19, 2019My thoughts on NIKO..
Funny thing that. Niko is pretty much the adult voice of reason. Unfortunately, he bumbled his way into the wrong fandom. This one is about obsession, and the only time he'd even consider that word is during Scrabble. What Eve does is not healthy for anybody, and after what happened to Bill, Niko was spot on to be worried about her. But, here is the problem that breaks their marriage: Neither does Niko understand Eve and her passions, nor does he want to. Just like Villanelle has an imaginary image how Eve should be, he's got one too. Unfortunately, Eve is so done with following expectations either way. While people watching the show usually want him gone yesterday, I actually liked this domestic drama aspect. Showed very well how Eve is burning bridges left and right. More on reddit.com
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I Come to Bury Niko, Not Praise Him. – @wearevillaneve on Tumblr
The Niko Stans--few in number, but loud in volume— rush to his rescue and they wail and rend their garments. Niko is a nice guy. Eve treats him like crap. She’s mean to Niko and he’s so nice! Eve lies to Niko and hits him and he deserves better. Eve got Gemma killed and Niko has an excellent mustache!
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March 17, 2025 - In 2018, McDonnell first appeared as Niko Polastri, husband to Sandra Oh's title character in Killing Eve.
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Honestly, It's Time For Eve's Husband to Hit the Road on 'Killing Eve'
May 21, 2019 - All good things must come to an end, and I'm not just talking about this week's season finale of Killing Eve. I'm talking about the probably once lovely, now unhealthy (and perhaps even unnecessary) relationship between Eve and Niko Polastri. It might sound harsh, but it's time for Niko to go.
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Killing Eve Season 3: Niko’s Fate Explained | Den of Geek
May 18, 2020 - Den of Geek spoke with Owen McDonnell about his three seasons on the show so far, working with Harriet Walter, and Niko and Eve’s fractured relationship. If you’re surprised that Niko’s still alive, get in line behind McDonnell. He says when he read the episode four script, he thought “Oh, they’ve killed him.
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Niko Finally Left Eve On 'Killing Eve' & Star Owen McDonnell Says It's About Time
February 20, 2024 - In the most recent episode of BBC America's Killing Eve, Eve’s ordinarily understanding husband Niko, left without use of his vocal cords after being stabbed through the throat with a pitchfork, types a message for his estranged wife into ...
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'Killing Eve' producer addresses that shocking Niko scene
May 4, 2020 - She left a note (“Still got it”) on the weapon to frame Villanelle, left Niko utterly forked and bleeding out on the ground, and left Eve to collapse in sharp shock. Once again. So... did Poland's newest baker just meet his maker? Has Dasha uncorked a chain of events that will worsen Villanelle's problems? And how the hell will Eve come back from this latest tragedy? Let's open the barn doors and welcome in Killing Eve executive producer Sally Woodward Gentle.
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S03.E04: Still Got It - Killing Eve - PRIMETIMER
March 16, 2021 - Quote Eve is trying to patch up things with Niko; Villanelle receives good news about her upcoming promotion but can't shake the feeling there's still something missing from her life; Dasha seeks a solution to Villanelle's erratic behavior. Promo: Original air date: 5/3/20
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"Killing Eve" Nice Face (TV Episode 2018) - Owen McDonnell as Niko Polastri - IMDb
"Killing Eve" Nice Face (TV Episode 2018) - Owen McDonnell as Niko Polastri
Culturess
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Killing Eve: Niko and Eve’s relationship crosses into seriously toxic territory
May 15, 2019 - Thanks to that encounter, Niko now knows the full extent of his wife’s recent activities, including her new partnership with Villanelle, her clandestine trip to France last season, and the fact that she stabbed someone and nearly killed them while she was there. Eve doesn’t have an answer for why she kept all this information from Niko, nor can she even explain what she wants from her husband at the moment.
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‘Killing Eve’ Season 3: Harriet Walter Puts Down Her Pitchfork To Discuss Episode 4’s Insane Ending
March 8, 2024 - Ordered to drive a permanent wedge between Eve (Sandra Oh) and Villanelle (Jodie Comer), Dasha (Dame Harriet Walter) travels to Poland, feeds a nice old lady to pigs, and straight up murders Niko in front Eve with a pitchfork.
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"I See You Got What You Wanted": Niko & Villanelle's Relationship + What Gemma's Death Means for Villaneve – @villainever on Tumblr
BUT. villanelle has learned from killing anna’s husband that people don’t just bounce back from having a partner murdered, even if they were already having an affair with you. so villanelle takes killing niko completely off the table; she doesn’t want eve to hate her, to resent her even years later, like anna did.
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Killing Eve's Most Tragic Character Wasn't Kenny
February 24, 2022 - The fact Eve descended further into alcoholism and self-destructed said it all because while Kenny fell in the line of duty, Niko paid for trying to be a better husband. He helped Eve out on translation and advised her on how to elevate herself on the job, but all he got in return was deceit and a few near-death experiences with Eve apologizing, not to fix things and be a soulmate again, but to assuage her ever-growing guilt over her selfish behavior. Killing Eve Season 4 premieres Feb.
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5 Killing Eve Season 2 Twists You Need To Remember To Watch Season 3
April 10, 2020 - Last year’s season 2 finale, “You’re Mine,” left Eve bleeding to death from a gunshot wound, Villanelle preparing to disappear, a supervillain murdered, and countless metaphorical bridges burning. If you can’t remember who betrayed whom and why — or why, say, lovably cheeky Hugo (Instagram Stories prince Edward Bluemel) was shot in a hotel hallway — we’re here to help. Keep reading for a full refresher on where we left off with Killing Eve and how your biggest questions will influence every plot twist of season 3.
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We Are Villaneve — Here you have Mr. Niko Polastri smoking a...
April 19, 2021 - Poor Niko. Big-ass loser with a chocolate mustache. Sucks for him. If not Villanelle, something or someone else would have set Eve off. It was inevitable. Now it’s irreversible. Killing Eve Eve Polastri Villanelle niko polastri nice guy big loser niko sucks sandra oh ke s1
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Niko Wants To Know What's Going On
April 3, 2019 - Villaneve obsess with each other. I’m obsessed with them, especially Villanelle. She is my evil twin and I love her to the moon and back! Everything on this show is fucking genius! So, this blog is...
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September 9, 2021 - twbird18 said: Of course people shit on Niko. He seems like a cool dude for someone else, but was completely uninterested in the things that made Eve excited. Eve is definitely the fuck up in this relationship, but seriously try to have a little interest in your spouse’s interests.
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"Killing Eve" Wide Awake (TV Episode 2019) - Owen McDonnell as Niko Polastri - IMDb
"Killing Eve" Wide Awake (TV Episode 2019) - Owen McDonnell as Niko Polastri