Thank You, Tree Huggers!

• Oct 25, 2007 02:06 PM ET
• by EmilyBergl

The following entry from Emily Bergl got "lost in the Alaskan wilderness" and was meant to appear last week. Her blog will next be updated Nov. 2.

Welcome to our second episode of Men in Trees. I hope you enjoyed our premiere last week, especially after such a long wait. I'm having a hard time remembering juicy stories from this episode because we shot it nine months ago! Or maybe I'm blocking the whole experience out because it was around the time of the Super Bowl. Those of you who have traversed this blog before know that I am from Chicago, which means I have an unquestioning and undying love for the Bears. It's probably not healthy for me to revisit that time in my life, although the current season really isn't much better for my psyche.

In "Chemical Reactions," Jack and Lynn are planning for their wedding, as are Annie and Patrick. I can reveal that forget-me-nots, Alaska's state flower, will be prominent in Annie and Patrick's nuptials. This flower may be ominous for episodes to come! But right now Annie and Patrick are still reveling in prewedding bliss, that is until Patrick realizes he won't be carrying on the family name of his biological dad. (Patrick bears the name of his deceased father, Hal Bachelor, even though his biological dad is Buzz Washington).

Sara is also struggling with family when Matty's biological father returns and tries to demand custody. She'll need someone to stretch the truth about her past "oldest" profession, but unfortunately that task will fall to Chief Celia. How will Officer Dick react if his new love tries to bend the law?

Meanwhile, back at the cabin, Cash and Marin, now roommates without benefits, are engaged in an Iron Chef-style cook-off. That's right, Cash not only repairs things and frequently walks around naked, but he can also cook! Marin takes to foraging in the woods of Elmo in a search for exotic ingredients. I wonder what sexy ex she'll bump into? All I can reveal is that the situation involves "otter porn," and the rest I will leave to your imagination.

In this episode, there is also what I call a crazy Bergl. Sometimes during a take or right before the director yells cut, I'll do something a little off kilter for my own amusement, knowing that the editors can always cut it out if it's too silly. There's a scene at the end of the episode when Patrick and Annie make an announcement to Patrick's family in the Chieftain. At the end of the scene, I go to hug Chief Celia, and I decided that I would actually pick her up off the ground. I never thought it would make it into the show, but there you go.

Well, I must wrap this up because, quite frankly, I'm still a wee bit hung over from attending the Vancouver Film Festival gala with Sarah Strange and Seana Kofoed. I've been in Vancouver so long, I find myself blissfully unaccustomed to such red-carpet events. As soon as Miss Strange, Miss Kofoed and I embarked from our limo, I found myself so disoriented by the flashbulbs and cameras, all I could think to say was "If I'd known you were going to be photographing us coming out of this thing, I wouldn't have worn underwear!" Just joking! I know a gal's gotta wear undergarments.

And please let me close by thanking all of you for posting your lovely comments! I must admit I felt a little ashamed talking about the unedited (but rare) things people say to me when they see me in the flesh. Our "Tree Huggers" (as our fans were recently described in the New York Post) are truly the best ever. Just yesterday someone yelled out of a cab to me how much they love the show! So please ignore the ruminations of a neurotic actress, and tune in Friday for our new episode!

ABC's Men in Trees currently airs Fridays at 10 pm/ET, but moves to 8 pm effective Nov. 2.