‘The Astronaut Wives Club’ episode 8 preview: How will Betty move forward minus Gus?

We don’t think it is necessarily much of a spoiler that Gus is gone on “The Astronaut Wives Club.” Just remember for a minute here that we are talking about history, and this is something that happened and something that Betty Grissom herself had to endure in the late 1960s. The next episode is entitled “Abort,” and it is going to deal very much with the aftermath of what happened.

Based on the synopsis below via ABC, there are ultimately going to be two very different sides to what happened. For example here, she is going to have to deal for one with the personal side of getting over the loss of the husband, as complicated as things may have been at times. However, simultaneously she will also have to confront the fact that there may have been some ways to keep this from transpiring:

“Betty Grissom faces the grim reality that her husband, Gus, is gone. With Gus having died while preparing for a NASA mission, Betty must move forward planning his funeral and a life without him. After receiving word that Gus’ death may have been preventable, Betty is determined to get answers in Gus’ death and embarks on a battle for justice.”

In the end, the biggest thing that we can say is that this will probably be the biggest episode of the season for JoAnna Garcia Swisher, who is going to have a remarkable opportunity to tell more of this character’s story, and really a tale about how someone deals with circumstances so terrible. This is going to be yet another powerful hour to watch.

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