The Best Episodes of Stargate Atlantis Season 3

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(1135 votes)

   #1 - No Man's Land (2)

   S3:E17/13/2006

   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

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   Director:Martin Wood

   Writer:Martin Gero
2. 

   7.3/10(1040 votes)

   #2 - Misbegotten (3)

   S3:E27/20/2006

   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.

   Director:Martin Wood

   Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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   Director:Martin Wood

   Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi
3. 

   6.7/10(1198 votes)

   #3 - Irresistible

   S3:E37/27/2006

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

   Director:Martin Wood

   Writer:Carl Binder

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   Director:Martin Wood

   Writer:Carl Binder
4. 

   8.2/10(1209 votes)

   #4 - Sateda

   S3:E48/3/2006

   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.

   Director:Robert C. Cooper

   Writer:Robert C. Cooper

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   Director:Robert C. Cooper

   Writer:Robert C. Cooper
5. 

   8.1/10(1090 votes)

   #5 - Progeny

   S3:E58/10/2006

   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.

   Director:Andy Mikita

   Writer:Carl Binder

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   Director:Andy Mikita

   Writer:Carl Binder
6. 

   6.8/10(1097 votes)

   #6 - The Real World

   S3:E68/17/2006

   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.

   Directors:Paul Ziller, Jule Gilfillan

   Writer:Carl Binder

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   Directors:Paul Ziller, Jule Gilfillan

   Writer:Carl Binder
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7. 

   8.7/10(1313 votes)

   #7 - Common Ground

   S3:E78/24/2006

   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

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   Director:William Waring

   Writer:Ken Cuperus
8. 

   8.5/10(1262 votes)

   #8 - McKay and Mrs. Miller

   S3:E89/7/2006

   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

   Writers:Martin Gero, Carl Binder

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   Director:Martin Wood

   Writers:Martin Gero, Carl Binder
9. 

   7.0/10(1004 votes)

   #9 - Phantoms

   S3:E99/14/2006

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

   Director:Martin Wood

   Writer:Carl Binder

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   Director:Martin Wood

   Writer:Carl Binder
10. 

    8.2/10(1090 votes)

    #10 - The Return (1)

    S3:E109/21/2006

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

    Director:Brad Turner

    Writer:Martin Gero

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    Director:Brad Turner

    Writer:Martin Gero
11. 

    8.6/10(1150 votes)

    #11 - The Return (2)

    S3:E1111/19/2006

    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

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    Director:Brad Turner

    Writer:Martin Gero
12. 

    7.7/10(1046 votes)

    #12 - Echoes

    S3:E1211/26/2006

    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.

    Director:William Waring

    Writers:Brad Wright, Carl Binder

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    Director:William Waring

    Writers:Brad Wright, Carl Binder
13. 

    6.6/10(1085 votes)

    #13 - Irresponsible

    S3:E1312/3/2006

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

    Director:Martin Wood

    Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi

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    Director:Martin Wood

    Writers:Paul Mullie, Joseph Mallozzi
14. 

    8.3/10(1226 votes)

    #14 - Tao of Rodney

    S3:E1412/10/2006

    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

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    Director:Martin Wood

    Writer:Damian Kindler
15. 

    7.9/10(1163 votes)

    #15 - The Game

    S3:E1512/17/2006

    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.

    Director:William Waring

    Writers:Carl Binder, Holly Henderson, Don Whitehead

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    Director:William Waring

    Writers:Carl Binder, Holly Henderson, Don Whitehead
16. 

    7.3/10(1002 votes)

    #16 - The Ark

    S3:E161/7/2007

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

    Director:Martin Wood

    Writers:Scott Nimerfro, Carl Binder, Ken Cuperus

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    Director:Martin Wood

    Writers:Scott Nimerfro, Carl Binder, Ken Cuperus
17. 

    8.3/10(1346 votes)

    #17 - Sunday

    S3:E171/11/2007

    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

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    Director:William Waring

    Writer:Martin Gero
18. 

    7.4/10(1001 votes)

    #18 - Submersion

    S3:E181/14/2007

    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.

    Director:Brenton Spencer

    Writer:Ken Cuperus

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    Director:Brenton Spencer

    Writer:Ken Cuperus
19. 

    7.4/10(990 votes)

    #19 - Vengeance

    S3:E191/28/2007

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

    Director:Andy Mikita

    Writer:Carl Binder

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    Director:Andy Mikita

    Writer:Carl Binder
20. 

    8.6/10(1118 votes)

    #20 - First Strike (1)

    S3:E202/4/2007

    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

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    Director:Martin Wood

    Writer:Martin Gero