JC Classic Hawaii Five-O 🌊 Review. Season 3 To Kill Or Be Killed 4 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Out Of 4 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐.

To Kill Or Be Killed is an emotional and powerful episode during the Vietnam War time. An exemplary episode in my opinion. In To Kill Or Be Killed, Lt. Jack Rigney (Peter Jason) is found dead under mysterious circumstances. He either slipped accidentally over the railing (Accident) or was pushed off his apartment balcony (Murder). A possible Suicide also has to be explored. Jack is the son of decorated and respected Army Officer Brigadier General Earl Rigney (John Anderson). Mr. Rigney has to identify Jack's body at the morgue and answer some questions from McGarrett. Mr. Rigney also has a younger son Michael (Michael Anderson Jr.). He has been drafted into the military and will soon be inducted. Unlike his brother and father, Michael does not want to be in the military. He wants to avoid going to Vietnam and has a few options. Fleeing to Canada or most likely jail time for not being inducted. McG and the HFO 🌊 team have to unravel the mystery of Jack's death.

McG and the HFO 🌊 team investigate finding that Michael Rigney was at Jack Rigney's apartment shortly before he died. Another mysterious man also quickly departed from the scene. Leaving 1 of the apartments. He is later discovered to be Alan Croyden military intelligence through Fingerprint Analysis. Some sophisticated listening equipment has been utilized. This only deepens the mystery. Michael learns he is a suspect in the death of his brother Jack and he's under pressure. He soon will be inducted into the military and doesn't want to go to Vietnam. His girlfriend, Gail Howard (Joy Bang), raises some money around the college to help them with the situation. She is very devoted and an incredible girlfriend to have. They will go to a safe house and then eventually reach Canada. Danno goes undercover as an older AWOL military member at the safe house. Soon, the authorities arrive and the occupants in the safe house are rounded up.

Brigadier General Rigney is a grieving father and desperately wants the truth on how his son Jack died. Who could have killed him. It's even more troubling that his younger son Michael could possibly be involved. As the investigation continues, McGarrett & Rigney are stymied by the Army
and Officer Franklin. He cannot discuss what has been discovered by the military intelligence. Officer Rigney utilizes his rank and connections asking someone in Washington DC for assistance. Later, the final minutes of Lt. Jack Rigney's life are revealed in a room with McGarrett, Michael, Gail, Nancy Rigney (The Mother), Col. Franklin, and B.G. Earl Rigney present listening. Michael arrives just in time to prevent Jack from committing suicide by killing himself at the apartment. Michael takes possession of the weapon and Jack is very emotional about the horrors of war. The horrible killings he participated in and things have taken a psychological toll. Jack needs to talk to a doctor and he agrees to meet with one the next day. Soon after Michael leaves, Jack walks out the sliding doors and onto the balcony. He then commits suicide jumping over the balcony and landing on the pavement below. It's a very emotional room. Mr. Rigney then realizes that Michael won't be inducted into the military. He will have to go to jail if that's the consequences.

To Kill Or Be Killed definitely is an exemplary episode. Excellent acting and writing. I believe that it is a Top 10 episode Classic HFO 🌊. Very high praise. There are so many outstanding episodes in the Series. I think this could be viewed as an Anti-War episode. Jack Rigney committing suicide jumping off the balcony and expressing the horrors of war...Also, Michael Rigney's refusal to be inducted into the military and risking jail time. It makes one think about the physical and psychological cost of war. JC