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The Best Episodes of Men in Trees

Relationship coach Marin Frist knows what to look for, what to avoid and what will make her happy. As the many fans of her two...

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  1. Background image for I Wood If I Could
    8.1/10(54 votes)

    #1 - I Wood If I Could

    S2:E4

    Marin receives romantic gifts from both Jack and Stuart Maxson, her publisher. She also finds herself juggling dual roles as maid of honor and best man as well as party planner for their bachelor and bachelorette festivities. Meanwhile, Ben thinks about buying a professional hockey team.

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    Director:Joanna Kerns
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Surprise, Surprise
    7.8/10(33 votes)

    #2 - Surprise, Surprise

    S2:E18

    To celebrate completing her book, Marin takes a spa trip to Anchorage where she sees a friend's husband with another woman. Patrick returns to Elmo after his memory returns and learns a few things have changed while he was gone.

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    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Nice Day for a Dry Wedding (2)
    7.6/10(59 votes)

    #3 - Nice Day for a Dry Wedding (2)

    S2:E6

    In this conclusion of a two-part story, dangerous and unforeseen events threaten Patrick and Annie's wedding. Marin invites Jack to be her date, and Jane flies in for the wedding only to see Sam with another woman.

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    Director:Unknown
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    7.6/10(34 votes)

    #4 - New Dogs, Old Tricks

    S2:E17

    Jack's gift of puppies distracts Marin from completing her book. Meanwhile, Annie realizes she has feeling for Ivan as she organizes the auditions for Elmo's First Annual Talent Show. In New York City, Pilar's romantic attention to Patrick leaves him confused.

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    7.5/10(46 votes)

    #5 - A Tree Goes in Elmo

    S2:E1

    To help Marin get rid of issues that weigh her down, Cash takes her to visit a guru. On the way back down the mountain trail, an arctic cyclone erupts.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for No Man Is An Iceland
    7.5/10(49 votes)

    #6 - No Man Is An Iceland

    S2:E3

    After Lynn's departure, the everyone assumes Marin and Jack will be reunited. Annie and Patrick are having problems planning their wedding, as Celia wonders about the future of her relationship with Dick after she learns he is younger than she is. Meanwhile, Mai's cousin, Lucy, pays a visit to Elmo. But when it's time for her to return to China, Mai wants her to stay. When George offers to marry her, he doesn't realize it could prevent someone else from taking his chance.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Girl Who Cried Wolf (1)
    7.5/10(55 votes)

    #7 - The Girl Who Cried Wolf (1)

    S2:E5

    In the first of a two-part story, a heated fight between Marin and Jack is the result of an invasion of wild wolves in Elmo. Annie's mother arrives in town as a series of unfortunate events could ruin Patrick and Annie's wedding. Meanwhile, Ben's new hockey team causes problems and the church elders of Eric's church attempt to stand in the way of his relationship with Sara.

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    7.5/10(35 votes)

    #8 - Get a Life

    S2:E14

    Morgan Fairchild guest-stars as herself when she arrives in Elmo to sing the national anthem at the opening game for Ben's hockey team, and then decides she wants to buy the rights to Marin's life to be made into a movie. Meanwhile, a kidney donor for Cash is found and Sara discovers Eric's band has a fan club.

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    Director:Joanna Kerns
  10. Background image for Taking the Lead
    7.5/10(32 votes)

    #9 - Taking the Lead

    S2:E19

    The First Annual Elmo Talent Show begins as Marin receives a large check for her latest book. Sam's frugality annoys Jane when he decides to drive to Elmo from New York Patrick redoubles his efforts to win back Annie.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    7.3/10(44 votes)

    #10 - Chemical Reactions

    S2:E2

    Marin gets lost in the woods while looking for a special root for a stew and is found by Jack, who is filming a documentary. Lynn becomes envious of the passion she sees in other couples and wants the same kind of affection in her own relationship. Meanwhile, Patrick wants to change his surname and Sara's ex-husband wants full custody of her son.

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    Director:Seith Mann
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Sonata in Three Parts
    7.3/10(34 votes)

    #11 - Sonata in Three Parts

    S2:E10

    Eager to remain positive after learning that Jack could be in peril, Marin focuses her energy on nursing Cash through his illness. Meanwhile, Patrick asks a young woman out on a date and Jerome's past life brings surprises to Annie. Eric's church group causes discord between Eric and Sara.

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    Director:Joanna Kerns
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Sea Change
    7.2/10(54 votes)

    #12 - Sea Change

    S2:E7

    Marin finds a mysterious woman's phone number in Jack's belongings while he is away on a research ship. Celia suggests that Annie help Patrick remember his old life. Ben begins to put his hockey team ahead of his friends and family. Buzz and Mai offer dating advice to Jerome and Mary Alice.

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    Director:Jeff Melman
  14. Background image for Read Between the Minds
    7.2/10(35 votes)

    #13 - Read Between the Minds

    S2:E12

    Jack is feeling very amorous towards Marin, but she fears that it may be for the wrong reasons. After Patrick's adventure-seeking stunt, Celia throws him in jail and he takes full advantage of his "right to remain silent." Marin, Jack and Jerome are off to New York to celebrate Sam and Jane's wedding. And Sam is surprised when he learns the truth about Jane's parents.

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    Director:Tom Verica
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Kiss and Don't Tell
    7.2/10(31 votes)

    #14 - Kiss and Don't Tell

    S2:E16

    Marin wants Cash to recuperate in her home after he is released from the hospital. Patrick gets a job in New York with Jane's company as Jane pursues another client who also writes relationship books. Meanwhile, Mai moves in with Celia, and Buzz steps in for Patrick at the inn so he can earn enough money to pay off his gambling debts.

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    7.1/10(35 votes)

    #15 - Home, Seized Home

    S2:E11

    Jack and Marin decide to move in together, but the happy couple doesn't anticipate the difficulty of merging their different lifestyles. Meanwhile, Jane is on a mission to get her marriage to Sam announced in the coveted New York Times; Patrick gets an adrenaline rush while flying Buzz's plane and wants to experience more, much to Celia's chagrin; and after doing a favor for Sara, Theresa has a surprise announcement for her unsuspecting husband, Ben.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Wander/Lust
    7.1/10(40 votes)

    #16 - Wander/Lust

    S2:E15

    Jack invites Julia and her husband to dinner with Marin so the two women can meet each other. Meanwhile, Sam gives Jane an engagement that he found in an unlikely place, and Annie catches Patrick in a compromising situation.

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    Director:John Badham
  18. Background image for Sweatering It Out
    7.0/10(38 votes)

    #17 - Sweatering It Out

    S2:E8

    Marin becomes concerned when she hasn't heard from Jack, and with good cause as she soon finds out. In his absence, she is wooed by two suitors, one with whom she has a history and another who is a complete surprise. Meanwhile, Sam and Jane attend a snowplow convention and develop an unusual living arrangement, and Sara's relationship with Eric begins to show promise.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for A Tale of Two Kidneys
    7.0/10(31 votes)

    #18 - A Tale of Two Kidneys

    S2:E13

    Upon Marin and Jack's return from New York , they discover Cash is in the hospital and needs a kidney transplant. Terri still feels guilty for Patrick's being struck by lightning because of the bobby pin he put in his hair at the wedding. Patrick continues to be upset with Celia for putting him in jail, and Celia is having issues with Dick's smothering ways. Meanwhile, Ben's sexy, young, new hockey player, Ivan, arrives in Elmo and is immediately enamored with Annie.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Charity Case
    6.9/10(40 votes)

    #19 - Charity Case

    S2:E9

    Cash brings a shocking secret with him as he returns to Elmo, and Sara and Eric work together to rebuild his church. Buzz tries to help Patrick regain his memory, but his efforts result in disastrous consequences. Sam learns more about Jane's personality after she throws away one of his favorite shirts.

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    #20 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Relationship coach and best-selling author Marin Frist goes to a small town in Alaska for a conference about real love and the best ways to get married. After her own relationship falls apart, she finds herself stuck in a town full of the one thing she really doesn't really need -- available men.

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    Director:James Mangold
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    #21 - Power Shift

    S1:E2

    Marin is still adopting to her new lifestyle and her new job as relationship adviser on Patrick's radio station. Meanwhile, she has opened the door to a new romance with a handsome stranger.

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    #22 - For What It's Worth...

    S1:E3

    This year the town's charity Bachelor Auction host will be -- Marin Frist! Meanwhile the relation between Patrick and Annie is ready to go to the next step, meeting Patrick overprotective mother, and another relationship gets more complicated - that of Ben and Theresa.

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    #23 - Sink or Swim

    S1:E4

    Because Marin has been away from New York for awhile now, people there are beginning to forget her and are starting rumors she could be dead. When the Elmo town elder passes away, Elmo's sister city breaks its ties with the town just before the New Moon Festival, and Marin sees an opportunity to be useful by finding a new sister city for Elmos.

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    Director:Gail Mancuso
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    #24 - Talk for Tat

    S1:E5

    As Elmo experiences a record heatwave, Marin realizes the energy bars she has been feeding the raccoon are making him sick. When she turns to Jack for help, she discovers something between them has changed.

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    Director:Joanna Kerns
    Writer:Unknown
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    #25 - The Caribou in the Room

    S1:E6

    Marin wants to find out if you really can be friends after you've spelt together. She asks Jack to take her to Anchorage so she can get a dose of culture. Patrick begins to wonder if there is a problem in his relationship with Annie, because she always asks him to leave right after they've been intimate. Meanwhile, Ben gets tired of having to sneak around with Sara, and he asked Theresa to move out.

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    Director:Rick Wallace
    Writer:Tim Davis

Best Episodes Summary

"I Wood If I Could" is the best rated episode of "Men in Trees". It scored 8.1/10 based on 54 votes. Directed by Joanna Kerns and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/2/2007. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Surprise, Surprise".