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On the Cover 2 By Kyla Brewer TV Media TV ENCORE A dish best served hot: 'Revenge' heats up prime time on ABC Revenge may be a dish best it makes for piping hot televi- sion. served cold, as they say, but Shows about shady charac- ters with sinister motives keep viewers craving more, and one series in particular has audi- ences hooked. A femme fatale dishes out some serious vengeance on those who wronged her father in ABC's hit drama "Revenge," airing Sunday, Oct. 14. The sophomore series whet viewers' appetites with a phe- nomenal first season, which debuted in September 2011. Emily VanCamp enticed viewers with her portrayal of Emily Thorne, a beautiful young woman who showed up in the Hamptons and charmed her way into high society. Taking up residence next to the powerful Grayson family, Thorne quickly set her devious plan in motion. Viewers quickly discovered that Thorne was not the benev- olent ingenue she appeared to be. Her real name was Amanda Clarke, and she was bent on getting revenge on the Graysons for their part in put- ting her father in jail years ago. When she was just nine years old, her father, David H. Clarke (James Tupper), was framed and sentenced to life in prison, never to see his young daughter again. Thorne/Clarke has never forgiven them, and is deter- mined to bring the Graysons to their knees. However, the Graysons aren't exactly pushovers. Conrad Grayson (Henry Czerny), CEO of Grayson Global, is a calculating businessman and the person behind the crime that put Emily's father in jail. Madeleine Stowe stars as matriarch Victoria Grayson, a well-known socialite who once had an affair with Emily's father, and also had a hand in putting him behind bars. While Victoria is skeptical of Emily, son Daniel Grayson (Josh Bowman) is com- pletely taken in, at least initially. In the first season, Emily learned that daughter Charlotte Grayson (Christa B. Allen) is her younger half-sister and decided to protect the young woman from her plot for revenge. Through thick and thin, Emily relies on computer hacker Nolan Ross (Gabriel Mann), a former friend of her father's and one of the few people who knows what she's really up to. As the season unfolded, things began to unravel for Emily and her emotions got in the way of her plans for vengeance. The plot thickens in Season 2 and, luckily, the talented cast seems up for the challenge. Port Perry, Ont., native VanCamp has captivated millions as the con- flicted villain/heroine in "Revenge," but before that she won over fans of the WB's criti- cally acclaimed "Everwood." She went on to star opposite Sally Field in ABC's "Brothers & Sisters," and snagged the female lead in the miniseries "Ben-Hur." Fellow Canuck Czerny made his mark on the big screen long before making his way to TV in "Revenge." He's best known for his roles in such films as "Clear and Present Danger" (1994), "Mission: Impossible" (1996) and "The A-Team" (2010). Stowe is also known primari- ly for her work in feature films. Arguably the most well known of the cast, the actress has been appearing in blockbuster movies since the 1980s when she made her big screen debut opposite Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez in "Stakeout" (1987). Her other film credits include Tony Scott's "Revenge" (1990), which incidentally has no relation to the ABC series, "The Two Jakes" (1990), with Jack Nicholson, and "We Were Soldiers" (2002), with Mel Gibson. Stowe's work as the wicked Victoria in Season 1 of ABC's "Revenge" was recog- nized with a Golden Globe nomination for best actress in a television series. Jennifer Jason Leigh joins the cast this season in a recurring role as Emily's mother, Kara Wallace Clarke. Previously pre- sumed dead, Kara reappears on the scene, but it isn't clear whether or not her reunion with her daughter will be a happy one. Series creator Mike Kelley has hinted that there are seri- Henry Czerny as Conrad Grayson in "Revenge" ous psychological issues with Emily's mom. It came as a real shocker that Season 1 of "Revenge" was shut out of the 2012 Emmy nominations. Nevertheless, the show has been praised by crit- ics and featured in such publi- cations as "The Wall Street Journal," "Entertainment Weekly" and "Rolling Stone." Fans have responded in kind and the ratings have been impressive, especially consider- ing that the show had been up against such hits as CBS's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" in its first season. In fact, the show's Season 1 premiere won its time slot with more than 10 million viewers, and improved the ratings for the time slot from the year before, an important benchmark for networks. 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