One of my big guilty pleasures, Wildfire, had its second-season premiere tonight. We finally got to see what happened with Kris and the race. Turns out Tina Sharp was able to manipulate Wildfire and Kris and won the race. This is why you should never trust a pink power ranger. And meanwhile the Davis family is self-destructing, with Dani making a drunken scene at her father's shindig and Junior deciding to disinherit himself. Then he drives his Porsche into the lake and scares all his friends. Charming. So far I'm glad that Kris is smart enough to take some time away from him while he gets his life on track. She's a smart cookie, but I don't know if I trust that sports agent who wants her to sign a contract with him. She didn't even make him scream "show me the money."…Yay, the slutty pumpk
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Genevieve Cortese
ABC Family's addictive Wildfire may bear a lot of similarities to The O.C. and other teenager-friendly soaps, but the horses and the heart have kept viewers coming back all summer — and earned the show a second-season pickup. TVGuide.com caught up with 24-year-old Genevieve Cortese to talk about her breakout role as Kris, an ex-con with a heart of gold who is torn between two really hot guys and dreams of becoming a jockey. So before the drama trots off the air with tonight's season finale [airing at 8 pm/ET], find out what she had to say about her love triangle.
TVGuide.com: If you were in Kris' shoes, which guy would you pick? Junior, the wealthy playboy, or quieter, boy-next-door Matt?
Genevieve Cortese: At this poin
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Genevieve Cortese
Are you suffering from O.C. withdrawal this summer? Don't think you'll make it until new episodes start airing in September? We've discovered a new show that'll take care of your nighttime suds fix. Although ABC Family's Wildfire (Mondays at 8 pm/ET) has horses instead of pithy pony Seth Cohen, there are some striking similarities between early Newport events and current Raintree happenings. Join us in reveling in the soapy goodness of it all.
Car troubles: Our first glimpse of The O.C's Ryan Atwood is of him breaking into a car with his brother, Trey, and then landing in a juvenile detention. Wildfire kicks off with spunky girl Kris Furillo in juvy serving time for carjacking.
A hand up not a handout: Both troubled youths need some help getting out of their sticky situations and they get it. Ryan's savior is Sandy Cohen, his public defender who bru
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