‘Fire Country’ Hints That [Spoiler]’s Life Is Risk After Stalker Twist — And Teases Possible Cast Exit

Fire Country just revealed that a main character’s life is at risk following that shocking stalker twist.

During the Friday, April 18, episode of Fire Country, Gabriela (Stephanie Arcila) attempted to move on after a brief romance with Finn (Blake Lee) made her uncomfortable thanks to some concerning and persistent text messages. The former couple reunited, however, when a fire broke out at Finn’s house and he was found injured.

Finn apologized to Gabriela for his strange behavior on their way to the hospital. Jake (Jordan Calloway) and Audrey (Leven Rambin), meanwhile, stayed behind to deal with the source of the fire. This took them into the basement where they found countless photos of Gabriela — proving that Finn has been stalking her.

Fans of Freeform’s short-lived series Cruel Summer probably felt the similarities considering Lee played a creepy kidnapper on the first season of that show. But back on Fire Country, Vince (Billy Burke) was made aware that Finn was a danger to Gabriela, which meant he was able to stop the ambulance before things escalated.

Finn was able to escape — with a weapon! — which concerned Gabriela’s loved ones. In the final scene, Manny (Kevin Alejandro) asked Gabriela where her gun was after she told him he couldn’t keep her safe all the time.

Elsewhere in the episode, Jake contemplated a change after feeling like there was no room for him to grow. Vince’s support after Jake got a new job made Jake feel even worse. Then there was the Oxalta drama, which seemed to finally come to an end after Bode (Max Thieriot) and his family were nearly threatened into staying quiet.

Fire Country, which is currently airing its third season, has been putting Gabriela through the wringer when it comes to her personal life. In season 1, Gabriela formed a connection with Bode while dating Jake (Jordan Calloway). Gabriela ended her relationship with Jake to wait for Bode until he was released from the California Conservation Camp Program. Bode broke things off when he was sent back to prison, and by the beginning of the second season, Gabriela was engaged to Diego.

Gabriela didn’t end up getting married to Diego — but she didn’t get back together with Bode either. Instead, she had a one night stand with Jake and then met Finn — to disastrous results.

“It’s important for anyone in any relationship — and for people seeing it from the outside — to see the battle between your mind and your heart and what should be and what shouldn’t be. All of that is so human,” Arcila, 35, told Us Weekly in October 2024 about Gabriela’s conflicting feelings. “Society has built these fairy-tale stories especially for women. The fact that people get to see Gabriella question things and not know where she’s going is a beautiful part of the story.”

The actress told Us she was expecting frustration from viewers. “A lot of people are angry, and a lot of people are like, ‘Wait, what’s going on? What are you going to do? What is this?’” she noted. “But at the end of the day, we’re just all perfectly flawed humans.”

At the time, Arcila said she was looking forward to more growth for Gabriela, adding, “There’s going to be lots of changes. This is a season that definitely shows her imperfections, which I’m so excited for because we’re all human. We’re not perfect. We make mistakes, and we all deserve forgiveness and redemption. So, this is a story about redemption.”

Fire Country airs on CBS Fridays at 9 p.m. ET.