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The Worst Episodes of Stargate Atlantis

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The Worst 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...

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  1. 6.5/10(21 votes)

    #1 - Childhood's End

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    S1:E6

    Sheppard and the team visit a world where no one is over 24 years old -- because of a ritual suicide practice they believe keeps the Wraith at bay.

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    Director:David Winning
  2. 6.7/10(19 votes)

    #2 - 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
  3. 6.8/10(20 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. 6.8/10(19 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. 6.9/10(21 votes)

    #5 - Harmony

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    S4:E14

    Colonel Sheppard and Dr. McKay must protect a child princess on a pilgrimage before she can become queen, and learn that she has dangerous enemies threatening her life.

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  6. 7.0/10(20 votes)

    #6 - The Gift

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    S1:E18

    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.

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  8. 7.0/10(21 votes)

    #7 - 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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  9. 7.1/10(20 votes)

    #8 - Missing

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    S4:E7

    During a visit to New Athos, Teyla and Dr. Keller find themselves on the run from a primitive tribe of warriors.

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    Director:Andy Mikita
  10. 7.2/10(21 votes)

    #9 - Suspicion

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    S1:E5

    After a series of run-ins with the Wraith, the team begins to suspect their Athosian allies of having a spy in their midst.

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  11. 7.2/10(21 votes)

    #10 - Home

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    S1:E9

    McKay's efforts to harness the energy of an alien planet's atmosphere allows for a return trip to Earth -- but the team may not be able to return to Atlantis.

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  12. 7.2/10(21 votes)

    #11 - Hot Zone

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    S1:E13

    Nearly a third of Atlantis's residents are infected with a deadly virus that causes hallucinations and death, forcing a lockdown of the city.

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  13. 7.2/10(19 votes)

    #12 - 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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  14. 7.3/10(20 votes)

    #13 - Hide and Seek

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    S1:E3

    The Atlantis base is threatened when the team discovers that an alien entity is in the city. McKay's experiment with alien technology goes awry.

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  15. 7.3/10(21 votes)

    #14 - Sanctuary

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    S1:E14

    The team finds a paradise world that would make an ideal sanctuary for those fleeing from the Wraith, but the local inhabitants believe their goddess will not permit it.

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    Director:James Head
  16. 7.3/10(20 votes)

    #15 - The Brotherhood

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    S1:E16

    The team searches for a valuable Zero Point Module rumored to be hidden on the planet Dagan -- but their new allies have motives of their own.

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    Director:Martin Wood
  17. 7.3/10(19 votes)

    #16 - Conversion

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    S2:E8

    Colonel Sheppard begins to undergo a disturbing physical transformation after being exposed to Beckett's anti-Wraith drug.

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  18. 7.3/10(20 votes)

    #17 - The Long Goodbye

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    S2:E16

    The team discovers two pods that contain the minds of alien beings, who take control of Weir and Sheppard's bodies to continue their personal war.

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  19. 7.3/10(19 votes)

    #18 - 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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  20. 7.3/10(20 votes)

    #19 - Outcast

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    S4:E15

    While on personal leave on Earth, Sheppard and Ronon learn that scientists have engineered a human-form Replicator -- who is now on the loose.

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  21. 7.3/10(20 votes)

    #20 - 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
  22. 7.3/10(18 votes)

    #21 - 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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  23. 7.3/10(17 votes)

    #22 - 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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  24. 7.4/10(20 votes)

    #23 - Thirty-Eight Minutes

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    S1:E4

    The team finds themselves in mortal danger when their Puddle Jumper ship becomes lodged in the Stargate.

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  25. 7.4/10(21 votes)

    #24 - Poisoning the Well

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    S1:E7

    The team finds a world whose people are on the brink of a discovery that may make them immune to the Wraith feeding.

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  26. 7.4/10(19 votes)

    #25 - The Intruder

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    S2:E2

    The Daedalus is infected by a Wraith computer virus, while members of the expedition hope to return to Earth.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Childhood's End" is the worst rated episode of "Stargate Atlantis". It scored 6.5/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by David Winning and written by Martin Gero, it aired on 8/13/2004. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Irresistible".