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The Best Episodes of Stargate Atlantis

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The Best Episodes of Stargate Atlantis

With the Ancients' city of Atlantis discovered in the Pegasus Galaxy by Stargate Command, Dr. Elizabeth Weir and Major Sheppard lead a scientific expedition to...

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  1. Background image for Common Ground
    8.7/10(18 votes)

    #1 - Common Ground

    S3:E7

    Colonel Sheppard finds himself the prisoner of a Genii commander, along with a desperately hungry Wraith who has been separated from his hive.

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  2. Background image for Be All My Sins Remember'd (2)
    8.6/10(21 votes)

    #2 - Be All My Sins Remember'd (2)

    S4:E11

    With a plan to potentially extinguish the Replicator threat, the Atlantis team must seek an alliance with a fleet of Wraith ships.

    Director:Andy Mikita
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  3. Background image for The Last Man (1)
    8.6/10(21 votes)

    #3 - The Last Man (1)

    S4:E20

    Sheppard returns to Atlantis after a mission and finds the city abandoned, all systems dead -- and instead of ocean, sand dunes as far as the eye can see.

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  4. Background image for The Siege (3)
    8.5/10(22 votes)

    #4 - The Siege (3)

    S2:E1

    The Daedalus arrives to defend Atlantis from the Wraith onslaught, but it may not be enough when the team discovers that an even larger armada is on the way.

    Director:Martin Wood
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  5. Background image for Lifeline (3)
    8.5/10(21 votes)

    #5 - Lifeline (3)

    S4:E2

    Colonel Sheppard and his team embark on a risky mission to steal a Z.P.M. power module from the Replicators -- but must rely on a compromised Dr. Weir to succeed.

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  6. Background image for First Contact (1)
    8.5/10(19 votes)

    #6 - First Contact (1)

    S5:E10

    Dr. Daniel Jackson arrives in Atlantis to investigate a hidden lab left behind by the rogue Ancient scientist Janus. Their discovery has attracted the attention of a mysterious group of aliens, who infiltrate the city. Meanwhile, "Todd" and a delegation arrive on the Daedalus to bring forward Dr. Jennifer Keller's gene therapy.

    Director:Andy Mikita
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  8. Background image for No Man's Land (2)
    8.4/10(20 votes)

    #7 - No Man's Land (2)

    S3:E1

    The team desperately attempts to stop two Wraith hive ships from reaching Earth. Sheppard must rely on an old foe to rescue McKay and Ronon.

    Director:Martin Wood
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  9. Background image for McKay and Mrs. Miller
    8.4/10(20 votes)

    #8 - McKay and Mrs. Miller

    S3:E8

    Rodney McKay is reunited with his estranged sister back on Earth, who has given up a brilliant career as a scientist to raise a family.

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  10. Background image for Tao of Rodney
    8.4/10(20 votes)

    #9 - Tao of Rodney

    S3:E14

    After an Ancient device gives Rodney superhuman powers, his enhanced brilliance is checked only by his impending death -- unless he can learn how to ascend.

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  11. Background image for First Strike (1)
    8.4/10(20 votes)

    #10 - First Strike (1)

    S3:E20

    An unstoppable energy weapon leaves Atlantis under siege after Earth launches a preemptive attack against a very powerful enemy's homeworld.

    Director:Martin Wood
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  12. Background image for Enemy at the Gate
    8.4/10(20 votes)

    #11 - Enemy at the Gate

    S5:E20

    "Todd" informs the Atlantis expedition that a rogue group of Wraith has acquired several Zero Point Modules to power a Super-hive, and wants it destroyed. However, after the Daedalus is disabled, they learn that the ship is heading straight for Earth, and they must stop it before it gets there.

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  13. Background image for The Return (2)
    8.3/10(21 votes)

    #12 - The Return (2)

    S3:E11

    The Atlantis team goes against orders to try and save Atlantis from Replicator control -- and to rescue General O'Neill and Richard Woolsey, who are trapped in the occupied city.

    Director:Brad Turner
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  14. Background image for The Lost Tribe (2)
    8.3/10(19 votes)

    #13 - The Lost Tribe (2)

    S5:E11

    As Dr. Rodney McKay and Dr. Daniel Jackson is held prisoner by the Vanir, they make a startling discovery about who they really are. Meanwhile, "Todd" and his Wraith hijack the Daedalus to find and destroy those who activated the Attero device. The Travelers arrive and Lt. Colonel John Sheppard must help them get to the planet before "Todd" uncovers a way to discover the device for good, even if it means sacrificing McKay and Jackson's lives to do so.

    Director:Andy Mikita
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  15. Background image for The Siege (2)
    8.2/10(19 votes)

    #14 - The Siege (2)

    S1:E20

    All hope seems lost, until Colonel Everett arrives suddenly from Earth. He is determined to defend the city until the arrival of a ZPM, brought by a new ship.

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  16. Background image for Duet
    8.2/10(21 votes)

    #15 - Duet

    S2:E4

    A run-in with a Wraith Dart leaves the consciousness of a precocious Atlantis security officer trapped in Dr. McKay's mind.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
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  17. Background image for Aurora
    8.2/10(22 votes)

    #16 - Aurora

    S2:E9

    When the team finds an Ancient warship adrift on the edge of the galaxy, its crew still alive, Colonel Sheppard enters their virtual reality stasis to communicate with them.

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  18. Background image for Allies (1)
    8.2/10(21 votes)

    #17 - Allies (1)

    S2:E20

    Michael and his Wraith faction arrive at Atlantis to propose an alliance, hoping to use the retrovirus to transform their Wraith enemies into prey.

    Director:Andy Mikita
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  19. Background image for The Return (1)
    8.2/10(20 votes)

    #18 - The Return (1)

    S3:E10

    The Atlantis expedition is stunned to learn that a ship full of Ancients is returning to reclaim their lost city.

    Director:Brad Turner
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  20. Background image for Adrift (2)
    8.2/10(21 votes)

    #19 - Adrift (2)

    S4:E1

    Floating in deep space with the city's protective shield failing, the team must do all they can to keep Atlantis alive. A radical injury threatens Dr. Weir's life.

    Director:Martin Wood
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  21. Background image for Tabula Rasa
    8.2/10(21 votes)

    #20 - Tabula Rasa

    S4:E6

    When a virus causes amnesia in everyone except Teyla and Ronon, the Atlantis team must work together to find a cure before their memories fade entirely.

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  22. Background image for Midway
    8.2/10(21 votes)

    #21 - Midway

    S4:E17

    Teal'c visits Atlantis to counsel a headstrong Ronon, who is up for review by the I.O.A. But the two must work together when the Wraith invade the Midway space station in order to reach Earth.

    Director:Andy Mikita
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  23. Background image for Rising (1)
    8.1/10(24 votes)

    #22 - Rising (1)

    S1:E1

    A new Stargate team embarks on a dangerous mission to a distant galaxy, where they discover a mythical lost city -- and a deadly new enemy.

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  24. Background image for The Eye (2)
    8.1/10(22 votes)

    #23 - The Eye (2)

    S1:E11

    Major Sheppard plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse with soldiers who have seized control of Atlantis and have taken Weir and McKay hostage.

    Director:Martin Wood
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  25. Background image for Before I Sleep
    8.0/10(21 votes)

    #24 - Before I Sleep

    S1:E15

    A woman is found in suspended animation in Atlantis, and the team is shocked to see that it is Dr. Weir herself, who tells them of her trip 10,000 years into the city's past.

    Director:Andy Mikita
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  26. Background image for Inferno
    8.0/10(21 votes)

    #25 - Inferno

    S2:E19

    Sheppard's team meets a civilization about to be destroyed by a super-volcano, and is trapped there when the Stargate is destroyed during the evacuation.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
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Best Episodes Summary

"Common Ground" is the best rated episode of "Stargate Atlantis". It scored 8.7/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by William Waring and written by Ken Cuperus, it aired on 8/24/2006. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Be All My Sins Remember'd (2)".