9.0/101,272 votesLoading...#1 - Be All My Sins Remember'd (2)
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/3/2008
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
Writer: Martin Gero
8.9/101,189 votesLoading...#2 - Midway
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/14/2008
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
Writer: Carl Binder
8.9/101,118 votesLoading...#3 - First Contact (1)
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 9/25/2008
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
Writer: Martin Gero
8.8/101,165 votesLoading...#4 - The Last Man (1)
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/6/2008
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.
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi
8.7/101,224 votesLoading...#5 - Common Ground
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 8/24/2006
Colonel Sheppard finds himself the prisoner of a Genii commander, along with a desperately hungry Wraith who has been separated from his hive.
Director: William Waring
Writer: Ken Cuperus
8.7/101,037 votesLoading...#6 - The Lost Tribe (2)
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 10/9/2008
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
Writer: Martin Gero
8.6/101,137 votesLoading...#7 - The Siege (1)
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/24/2005
With a group of Wraith hive ships on the way to Atlantis, the team searches for a place to flee and a way to destroy the city. McKay leads a team to try and activate the Ancients' orbital weapons platform.
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi, Martin Gero
8.6/101,154 votesLoading...#8 - The Siege (3)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 7/15/2005
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
Writer: Martin Gero
8.6/101,074 votesLoading...#9 - The Return (2)
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/19/2006
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
Writer: Martin Gero
8.6/101,043 votesLoading...#10 - First Strike (1)
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2/4/2007
An unstoppable energy weapon leaves Atlantis under siege after Earth launches a preemptive attack against a very powerful enemy's homeworld.
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: Martin Gero
8.6/101,382 votesLoading...#11 - The Shrine
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 8/21/2008
Dr. Rodney McKay is infected with the Pegasus equivalent of Alzheimer's disease, known as Second Childhood, a common illness among the elderly in the galaxy. The only way to save him is a shrine on Talus. The downside is that it has turned into a Wraith outpost.
Director: Andy Mikita
Writer: Brad Wright
8.6/101,184 votesLoading...#12 - Enemy at the Gate
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 1/8/2009
"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.
Director: Andy Mikita
Writer: Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi
8.5/101,129 votesLoading...#13 - Adrift (2)
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2007
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
Writer: Martin Gero
8.5/101,013 votesLoading...#14 - Lifeline (3)
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2007
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.
Director: Martin Wood, Andy Mikita
Writer: Carl Binder
8.4/101,208 votesLoading...#15 - The Storm (1)
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/17/2004
When a massive storm threatens the city, Atlantis is evacuated -- only to be taken over by the team's newest enemy.
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: Martin Gero, Jill E. Blotevogel
8.4/101,026 votesLoading...#16 - Allies (1)
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 1/30/2006
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
Writer: Martin Gero
8.4/101,173 votesLoading...#17 - McKay and Mrs. Miller
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 9/7/2006
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.
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: Martin Gero, Carl Binder
8.3/102,320 votesLoading...#18 - Rising (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/15/2004
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.
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: Robert C. Cooper, Brad Wright
8.3/101,099 votesLoading...#19 - The Gift
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/17/2005
Plagued by terrifying nightmares, Teyla begins to recall a time when she and her father were captured by the Wraith and subjected to disturbing experiments.
Director: Peter DeLuise
Writer: Robert C. Cooper, Martin Gero
8.3/1016 votesLoading...#20 - The Siege (2)
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 1/31/2005
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.
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi
8.3/101,125 votesLoading...#21 - Aurora
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 9/23/2005
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.
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: Brad Wright, Carl Binder
8.3/101,050 votesLoading...#22 - No Man's Land (2)
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 7/13/2006
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
Writer: Martin Gero
8.3/101,144 votesLoading...#23 - Tao of Rodney
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 12/10/2006
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.
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: Damian Kindler
8.3/101,269 votesLoading...#24 - Sunday
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 1/11/2007
The team tries to relax during a mandatory day off, until an explosion leaves three people dead -- and reveals that one scientist is a walking time bomb.
Director: William Waring
Writer: Martin Gero
8.3/101,041 votesLoading...#25 - The Daedalus Variations
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 7/31/2008
The Atlantis expedition mysteriously finds the Daedalus, abandoned and drifting in space. When Lt. Colonel John Sheppard's team come to investigate, the ship mysteriously disappears. They soon discover that the ship is actually an alternate Daedalus from a Alternate reality, and the team must find a way back to their Universe or risk being stranded forever in an unfamiliar reality.
Director: Andy Mikita
Writer: Alan McCullough
The Best Episodes of Stargate Atlantis
Every episode of Stargate Atlantis ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into 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...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama
Network:Syfy
Best Episodes Summary
"Be All My Sins Remember'd (2)" is the best rated episode of "Stargate Atlantis". It scored 9/10 based on 1272 votes. Directed by Andy Mikita and written by Martin Gero, it aired on 1/3/2008. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Midway".