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The Best Episodes of Stargate Atlantis Season 3

Every episode of Stargate Atlantis Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Stargate Atlantis Season 3!

The Best Episodes of Stargate Atlantis Season 3

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. 8.7/10(1.3k votes)

    #1 - Common Ground

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    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. 8.6/10(1.1k votes)

    #2 - The Return (2)

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    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.

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    Director:Brad Turner
  3. 8.6/10(1.1k votes)

    #3 - First Strike (1)

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    S3:E20

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

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    Director:Martin Wood
  4. 8.4/10(1.2k votes)

    #4 - McKay and Mrs. Miller

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    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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  5. 8.3/10(1.1k votes)

    #5 - No Man's Land (2)

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    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.

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    Director:Martin Wood
  6. 8.3/10(1.2k votes)

    #6 - Tao of Rodney

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    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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  8. 8.3/10(1.3k votes)

    #7 - Sunday

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    S3:E17

    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.

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  9. 8.2/10(1.2k votes)

    #8 - Sateda

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    S3:E4

    Ronon Dex is captured by the Wraith and returned to his homeworld, where he is haunted by his past as he is forced to once again become their prey.

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  10. 8.2/10(1.0k votes)

    #9 - The Return (1)

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    S3:E10

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

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    Director:Brad Turner
  11. 8.0/10(1.0k votes)

    #10 - Progeny

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    S3:E5

    Weir and the team visit an advanced civilization that split off from the Lanteans thousands of years ago, but discover that they may not have left Atlantis in peace.

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    Director:Andy Mikita
  12. 7.8/10(1.1k votes)

    #11 - The Game

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    S3:E15

    Sheppard and McKay discover that their competitive video game has been controlling a planet of real people, who now stand on the brink of war.

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  13. 7.6/10(996 votes)

    #12 - Echoes

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    S3:E12

    The inhabitants of Atlantis begin to suffer ill effects when the planet's whale population begins migrating to the island city, bringing an unexpected harbinger of doom.

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  14. 7.4/10(957 votes)

    #13 - Submersion

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    S3:E18

    The team discovers an Ancient drilling station deep beneath the surface of the ocean, only to find that a Wraith queen is still alive there.

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  15. 7.4/10(945 votes)

    #14 - Vengeance

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    S3:E19

    The Atlantis team investigates the disappearance of one of their allies, only to find an old enemy engineering a race of powerful monsters.

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    Director:Andy Mikita
  16. 7.3/10(984 votes)

    #15 - Misbegotten (3)

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    S3:E2

    The Atlantis team must decide the fate of a colony of Wraith they have turned into humans. Dr. Weir must defend her leadership when she is evaluated by the I.O.A.

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  17. 7.3/10(954 votes)

    #16 - The Ark

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    S3:E16

    The team discovers the last of a civilization in suspended animation, whose survival is at risk when their station is critically damaged.

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  18. 7.0/10(958 votes)

    #17 - Phantoms

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    S3:E9

    Sheppard and Ronon are influenced by a mind-altering device created by the Wraith while on a mission to rescue a lost team.

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    Director:Martin Wood
  19. 6.8/10(1.0k votes)

    #18 - The Real World

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    S3:E6

    Elizabeth Weir wakes up in a mental institution, where she is told that the expedition to Atlantis and the Stargate are figments of her imagination.

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  20. 6.7/10(1.1k votes)

    #19 - Irresistible

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    S3:E3

    Sheppard's team meets an obnoxious man who is adored by all thanks to a secret that he carries -- and who has an unexpected affect on them.

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    Director:Martin Wood
  21. 6.6/10(1.0k votes)

    #20 - Irresponsible

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    S3:E13

    The team finds Lucius Lavin manipulating the people of another hapless planet, using Ancient technology to pose as an invincible hero.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Common Ground" is the best rated episode of "Stargate Atlantis" season 3. It scored 8.7/10 based on 1250 votes. Directed by William Waring and written by Ken Cuperus, it aired on 8/24/2006. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Return (2)".