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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 1268 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".

  • Be All My Sins Remember'd (2)
    9.0/101,268 votes
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    #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

  • Midway
    8.9/101,186 votes
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    #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

  • First Contact (1)
    8.9/101,115 votes
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    #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

  • The Last Man (1)
    8.8/101,156 votes
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    #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

  • Common Ground
    8.7/101,220 votes
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    #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

  • The Lost Tribe (2)
    8.7/101,032 votes
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    #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

  • The Siege (1)
    8.6/101,131 votes
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    #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

  • The Siege (3)
    8.6/101,148 votes
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    #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

  • The Return (2)
    8.6/101,068 votes
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    #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

  • First Strike (1)
    8.6/101,039 votes
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    #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

  • The Shrine
    8.6/101,374 votes
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    #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

  • Enemy at the Gate
    8.6/101,182 votes
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    #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

  • Adrift (2)
    8.5/101,125 votes
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    #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

  • Lifeline (3)
    8.5/101,007 votes
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    #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

  • The Storm (1)
    8.4/101,201 votes
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    #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

  • Allies (1)
    8.4/101,021 votes
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    #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

  • McKay and Mrs. Miller
    8.4/101,166 votes
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    #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

  • Rising (1)
    8.3/102,312 votes
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    #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

  • The Gift
    8.3/101,093 votes
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    #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

  • The Siege (2)
    8.3/1016 votes
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    #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

  • Aurora
    8.3/101,121 votes
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    #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

  • No Man's Land (2)
    8.3/101,046 votes
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    #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

  • Tao of Rodney
    8.3/101,139 votes
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    #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

  • Sunday
    8.3/101,263 votes
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    #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

  • The Daedalus Variations
    8.3/101,037 votes
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    #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