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The Best Episodes of Stargate Atlantis Season 5

Every episode of Stargate Atlantis Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Stargate Atlantis Season 5!

The Best Episodes of Stargate Atlantis Season 5

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. 8.5/10(19 votes)

    #1 - First Contact (1)

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    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.

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    Director:Andy Mikita
  2. 8.4/10(20 votes)

    #2 - Enemy at the Gate

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    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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  3. 8.3/10(19 votes)

    #3 - The Lost Tribe (2)

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    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.

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    Director:Andy Mikita
  4. 8.0/10(21 votes)

    #4 - The Daedalus Variations

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    S5:E4

    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.

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  5. 8.0/10(21 votes)

    #5 - The Shrine

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    S5:E6

    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.

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    Director:Andy Mikita
  6. 7.9/10(21 votes)

    #6 - Search and Rescue (2)

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    S5:E1

    Lt. Colonel John Sheppard and his team are trapped under the rubble of Michael's facility in order to rescue Teyla Emmagan. As Colonel Samantha Carter launches a team to rescue the rescuers, little do they know that Michael Kenmore is also searching the planet for the survivors.

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    Director:Andy Mikita
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  8. 7.8/10(19 votes)

    #7 - The Prodigal

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    S5:E14

    Michael Kenmore has infiltrated Atlantis with an army of his Hybrids, and closes off Stargate Operations and the surrounded levels to prevent anyone from taking it back. His plan; take Teyla Emmagan and her child to perfect his Hybrids, and to destroy the base when they're done. Meanwhile, Lt. Colonel John Sheppard, Dr. Rodney McKay and a team try to take back the city before Michael leaves with what he wants.

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    Director:Andy Mikita
  9. 7.7/10(19 votes)

    #8 - Remnants

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    S5:E15

    While being evaluated by the International Oversight Advisory, Richard Woolsey meets a beautiful scientist new to Atlantis, who is not what she appears. Meanwhile, Lt. Colonel John Sheppard is captured and tortured by an enemy he thought he'd killed several years ago: his sworn enemy, Genii Commander Acastus Kolya.

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  10. 7.7/10(18 votes)

    #9 - Brain Storm

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    S5:E16

    Dr. Rodney McKay reluctantly returns to Earth to witness the triumph of his rival Dr. Malcolm Tunney, but must help shut down a deadly weather device when the new technology goes horribly awry.

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    Director:Martin Gero
  11. 7.7/10(17 votes)

    #10 - Infection

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    S5:E17

    After a Wraith Hive Ship shows up over Atlantis transmitting a distress call, Lt. Colonel John Sheppard's team discovers that its crew has been stricken with a disease they helped create.

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  12. 7.6/10(19 votes)

    #11 - The Queen

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    S5:E8

    The Atlantis expedition has a plan to remove the Wraith's dependence on feeding to use an experimental gene therapy from Michael's database. However, in order to convince the Primary, the Wraith leader, Teyla Emmagan must pose as a Hive Queen.

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  13. 7.4/10(22 votes)

    #12 - The Seed

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    S5:E2

    When a mysterious alien organism takes Dr. Jennifer Keller as its host, the newly revived Dr. Carson Beckett and the crew desperately search for a serum to save her from the evolving intruder before it can infiltrate Atlantis. In the meantime, Richard Woolsey officially joins the team, having been chosen as Colonel Samantha Carter's replacement to lead the Atlantis expedition.

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  14. 7.4/10(20 votes)

    #13 - Whispers

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    S5:E7

    Dr. Carson Beckett is called in to help a team investigating a lab that once belonged to Michael Kenmore. But soon, they realize that a group of experiments that even Michael couldn't control are hellbent on killing the team.

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  15. 7.4/10(20 votes)

    #14 - Tracker

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    S5:E9

    Dr. Jennifer Keller is kidnapped by a runner named Kiryk. While Dr. Rodney McKay and Ronon Dex tracks them, Kiryk takes Keller to a seriously injured young girl. She must do it fast, since the Wraith have found him, and are hunting them down.

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  16. 7.4/10(16 votes)

    #15 - Vegas

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    S5:E19

    In the city of Las Vegas in an alternate reality, police Detective John Sheppard investigates a series of bizarre murders where each body appears to have desiccated. He is soon called to Area 51, where Dr. Rodney McKay explains the situation.

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  17. 7.3/10(20 votes)

    #16 - Ghost in the Machine

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    S5:E5

    While on a mission, Lt. Colonel John Sheppard's team inadvertently brings a mysterious entity to Atlantis. They soon learn that the entity is nothing more than Dr. Elizabeth Weir, who was thought to have been killed after her capture by the Asurans.

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    Director:Ken Girotti
  18. 7.3/10(18 votes)

    #17 - Outsiders

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    S5:E12

    Dr. Carson Beckett, now a traveling doctor in Pegasus comes across a planet, where some of the villagers are refugees from Balar, a planet infected with the Hoffan drug, and destroyed by the Wraith. However, the Wraith arrive on the planet and gives the village an ultimatum, hand over the Balarians, or face destruction of the entire civilization.

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  19. 7.3/10(17 votes)

    #18 - Identity

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    S5:E18

    Dr. Jennifer Keller's body is inadvertently taken over by a cunning thief, Neeva Casol. While Neeva tries to escape Atlantis, Keller finds herself imprisoned with a death sentence on another planet, forcing the team into a race against time to return Keller to her original body before she is put to death.

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  20. 7.0/10(21 votes)

    #19 - Broken Ties

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    S5:E3

    Ronon Dex is captured by Tyre, who wants to hand him to the Wraith in order to maintain his role in their circle. However, when the deal turns sour, and Tyre is left for dead, the Atlantis expedition persuade him to take back their friend. Meanwhile, The Wraith turn Ronon into a Wraith worshipper.

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  21. 6.8/10(19 votes)

    #20 - Inquisition

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    S5:E13

    Lt. Colonel John Sheppard's team is invited by the Coalition of Planets in order to form an alliance. However, the team is misled and is faced to stand trial, for their alleged crimes against the Pegasus galaxy. Their best chance of freedom, is the experiences of Richard Woolsey.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"First Contact (1)" is the best rated episode of "Stargate Atlantis" season 5. It scored 8.5/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by Andy Mikita and written by Martin Gero, it aired on 9/25/2008. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Enemy at the Gate".