List of Stargate Atlantis episodes

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This article provides a list of episodes from the television series Stargate Atlantis.

See Stargate for information on the Stargate fictional universe, Stargate Atlantis for information on the series itself and the List of Stargate SG-1 episodes for the Stargate SG-1 series.

Season one of Stargate Atlantis is currently available for purchase on DVD in Australia, the United Kingdom, the USA and Canada. Season two is available in the United Kingdom, Australia and the US. It was renewed for a fourth season in August 2006, and it will begin airing on the Sci-Fi Channel in 2007.

As of February 5, 2007, 60 episodes have been aired.

Contents 1 Season 1 2 Season 2 3 Season 3 4 Season 4 5 See also 6 References

[edit] Season 1

The Lost City will rise again. The series picks up the story arc from Stargate SG-1's Lost City, where people from all around the world come together to form an expedition and discover the wonders of Atlantis. Discovering that they have been cut off from Earth, they must fend for themselves, but discover a new enemy in their travels.

Pic	Title	Original airdate	Episode #
	Rising (Part 1)	July 16, 2004	1x01
	A few months after relinquishing her position as head of Stargate Command, Dr. Elizabeth Weir has been working in the Antarctic Outpost, gathering members of an expedition to embark to the lost city of Atlantis. When they seem to be able to ascertain a gate address, a new adventure begins.
	Rising (Part 2)	July 16, 2004	1x02
	After Sheppard's return with refugees from a Wraith culling on Athos, Atlantis, moments away from being crushed, breaks away from the ocean floor, rising to the light of day just before the city shield fails. Now given a chance to rescue his people, Sheppard needs to bring Weir around to see things his way.
	Hide and Seek	July 23, 2004	1x03
	Dr. Beckett has developed an experimental gene therapy to give the ATA gene to people born without. His first human trial is Dr. McKay, who tries the gene with an Ancient personal shield. The trouble starts when he can't deactivate the shield. Meanwhile, a mysterious entity is roaming about after an Athosian child goes missing.
	Thirty-Eight Minutes	July 30, 2004	1x04
	Major Sheppard's team Puddle Jumper gets trapped in the open Stargate, unable to come forth, while a nasty bug is attached to Major Sheppard's neck, draining his life like a Wraith. They only have 38 minutes until the stargate automatically disengages and the Jumper gets cut in two, leaving them to die in outer space.
	Suspicion	August 6, 2004	1x05
	After the Atlantis teams are attacked by the Wraith one time too many, Weir and Sgt. Bates start to suspect that an Athosian may be a spy, but when they order an investigation, all evidence points to Teyla. Enraged by the fact that Dr. Weir doesn't trust them, the Athosians want to move to the newly discovered mainland.
	Childhood's End	August 13, 2004	1x06
	The team visits a world where no one is over 24 years old, because of ritual suicides they believe keep the Wraith at bay. Actually, the Wraith can't attack due to an electro-magnetic field that renders all technology useless. Then they discover a ZPM generating the field, unwittingly take it, and the Wraith begin their assault.
	Poisoning the Well	August 20, 2004	1x07
	Major Sheppard volunteers Dr. Beckett in order to help the Hoffans, who are developing a vaccine against the Wraith. But the Hoffans are willing to go to any extreme to eliminate their enemy, even if it means the destruction of the majority of their people.
	Underground	August 27, 2004	1x08
	Sheppard and his team visit the Genii planet to trade with them, so the city doesn't resort to rationing. According to Teyla, her people had traded with them in the past and believe them to be peaceful farmers. However, soon Sheppard and McKay find an underground bunker, letting them see the real face of the Genii.
	Home	September 10, 2004	1x09
	The Atlantis team finds a planet with an atmosphere full of energy that allows them to gate home to Earth. Surprised, the S.G.C. welcomes them back, saying they will be able to return due to the new hyperdrive on the Prometheus. Yet when the engines explode, the team begins to figure out the mystery of their situation.
	The Storm (Part 1)	September 17, 2004	1x10
	A giant storm that takes place every twenty or thirty years, is on its way to Atlantis and will devastate the city unless McKay and Zelenka find a way to power up the shield, but it's no coincidence that The Genii invade the city at their weakest moment.
	The Eye (Part 2)	November 8, 2004	1x11
	Sheppard fights back the Genii who have Dr. Weir and Dr. McKay as hostages. Meanwhile, the bulk of the storm is approaching the city, and could crush its fragile state. Convincing their captor to repair the city to activate the shield, McKay rushes to the rescue, while the Major still plays cat and mouse.
	The Defiant One	November 15, 2004	1x12
	When Sheppard, Mckay, and two Atlantis scientists investigate an Ancient weapons satellite, they find an old Wraith distress call. When they go to explore, they find a 10,000 year old Wraith that wont die easily due to its recent feedings. It seems the only thing that will work would be, "enough ordinance to fight a small war."
	Hot Zone	November 22, 2004	1x13
	While inspecting the city for storm damage, McKay, Ford, Zelenka and a group of others become infected with a virus that's killing them one by one. But when it causes one scientist to go insane, he escapes into the city while under lockdown, and threatens the entire population.
	Sanctuary	November 29, 2004	1x14
	When the Wraith chasing them are shot down by a mysterious energy weapon, Major Sheppard's team go down to investigate. They find a peaceful, Wraith-free human civilization that believe they are protected by their goddess. The villagers take Sheppard's team to see her high priestess, who's keeping a secret of her own.
	Before I Sleep	December 6, 2004	1x15
	While exploring the city, they stumble upon a stasis unit holding a very old woman, who they think to be an Ancient. She claims to be Dr. Elizabeth Weir, and the DNA scans confirm it. Later stimulated, she explains her story she's been waiting 10,000 years to tell, and how she very well saved the city of Atlantis.
	The Brotherhood	January 3, 2005	1x16
	Trying to locate a ZPM on another world, they learn of how "The Brotherhood" had hidden it from the Wraith to please the Ancients. While trying to solve the clues to where it might be, Sheppard's team crosses paths again with Kolya, but Atlantis has their own problems when a Wraith Dart appears over the city.
	Letters from Pegasus	January 10, 2005	1x17
	McKay finds a way to open a wormhole to Earth for 1.3 seconds, that will allow them to send a compressed databurst to the S.G.C. that could include mission reports, city specs, and personal messages. Meanwhile, Sheppard and Teyla go offworld to try to find more intel on the Wraith, but end up with a few hitchhikers.
	The Gift	January 17, 2005	1x18
	Teyla starts having Wraith related nightmares, but most prominently where she turns into a Wraith. So while trying to dive into her past, she comes across a Wraith laboratory, which Dr. Beckett uses to make a surprising discovery in her DNA makeup.
	The Siege (Part 1)	January 24, 2005	1x19
	Dr. McKay, Dr. Grodin, and Lt. Miller go to the Ancient's weapon satellite to try to fix it and use it to destroy the Wraith hive ships that are quickly approaching Atlantis. Meanwhile, the city's personnel are preparing for evacuation, when they discover the kamikaze dart pilot (The Brotherhood) has survived in the city.
	The Siege (Part 2)	January 31, 2005	1x20
	The S.G.C. has found a ZPM, (Moebius Part 2) and as a result of the message they sent, reinforcements arrive to help them against the Wraith. Newly arrived Col. Dillon Everet claims that the ZPM is now en route through the latest Earth battleship, and they need to hold out for four days, or the Lost City could be lost... forever.

[edit] Season 2

The story continues when the Daedalus arrives and renews the expedition's connection to Earth. This takes place alongside the Ori story arc in SG-1, and the Wraith become an even larger threat in the Pegasus Galaxy. But what they deal with in their second year might be more than they can handle, and Dr. Beckett's retrovirus is more trouble than it's worth.

Pic	Title	Original airdate	Episode #
	The Siege (Part 3)	July 15, 2005	2x01
	The timely arrival of the Daedalus, lead by Col. Caldwell, saves Maj. Sheppard's life, but it may not be enough to defeat the Wraith hiveships. Thankfully for the ZPM the ship brought along with them, McKay might pull off yet another miracle.
	The Intruder	July 22, 2005	2x02
	Sheppard, Weir, McKay and Beckett are returning from a trip to Earth aboard the Daedalus while the ship starts to have technical difficulties. After two deaths from malfunctions, they discover that the ship has been infected by a Wraith virus from the recent siege, and now the ship itself has the instinct to stay alive and kill.
	Runner	July 29, 2005	2x03
	While scouting a new planet, an Atlantis teams finds a clue of the whereabouts of Ford. While searching for him, Lt. Col. Sheppard and Teyla get captured by Ronon Dex, a Runner, a man who's hunted by the Wraith for pleasure. When Beckett removes the device that allows the Wraith to track him, he returns to Atlantis with them.
	Duet	August 5, 2005	2x04
	McKay and Lt. Laura Cadman are scooped up by a Wraith dart, but it gets shot down to prevent the Wraith from discovering Atlantis. When Zelenka finally beams them out of the wreckage, they only get the body of McKay, with Cadman's mind trapped inside. Afterwards, Sheppard tests Ronon to become a part of his team.
	Condemned	August 12, 2005	2x05
	Lt. Col. Sheppard's team stumble upon a technologically advanced civilization that purposely leaves their criminals in the island the Stargate is located so the Wraith will feed on them and leave everyone else in peace. But after the prisoners shoot the Puddle Jumper down, they start to discover things are not so clear cut.
	Trinity	August 19, 2005	2x06
	After having found an experimental Ancient power generator, McKay becomes obssesed to triumph where the Ancients failed, but the price might be too high. While the Dr. toils away, Teyla and Ronon go to the planet Balkan to trade, but discover that not all of Ronon's people died.
	Instinct (Part 1)	August 26, 2005	2x07
	While investigating a planet, they come across a young female Wraith who is living with a human "father." She claims she does not feed on humans, due to a drug that renders the need to feed obsolete. Finding that she does have compassion, Beckett disscuses his retro-virus of turning Wraith into humans.
	Conversion (Part 2)	September 9, 2005	2x08
	After Ellia injects him with the retro-virus (Instinct), the Atlantis team races against time to find a way to reverse Sheppard's transformation into an Iratus Bug hybrid. But even though Sheppard might make it difficult for them, he could be the key to his own salvation.
	Aurora	September 23, 2005	2x09
	The team finds an Ancient warship still inhabited by Ancients in suspended animation, but are connected together through a virtual environment. Sheppard enters to obtain the information on how to defeat the Wraith, but the Ancients have no idea that the V.E. isn't real, except for the Wraith that has also entered the program.
	The Lost Boys (Part 1)	September 23, 2005	2x10
	The Atlantis team lands on a planet to discover Ford has injected a group of volunteers with the Wraith enzyme. Ford's team has forced the enzyme on them, so they can all go raid a hive ship, and Atlantis can witness the "glorious" effects of the drug.
	The Hive (Part 2)	November 21, 2005	2x11
	Sheppard, Ronon, Teyla and Ford are captured on board the wraith hive ship while attempting to destroy it, and the Hive Queen uses Sheppard for answers. Worried, McKay takes a massive dose of enzyme to escape Ford's cave and returns to Atlantis to give intel on the situation, sending the Daedalus in action.
	Epiphany	November 28, 2005	2x12
	While investigating an Ancient device, Sheppard gets pulled into an Ancient device, separating him from his team. While trying to get him out, the team discovers that time moves much faster inside and Sheppard could die of old age before they get him out.
	Critical Mass	December 5, 2005	2x13
	The N.I.D., has discovered that The Trust have infiltrated Atlantis and planted a bomb inside, and it's set to go off the next time they dial earth. To add to the tension, two Wraith cruisers are on the way, and Dr. Weir wants to figure out if there could be a Goa'uld spy in Atlantis' midst before they arrive.
	Grace Under Pressure	December 12, 2005	2x14
	After a test run of a recently repaired jumper, it crashes into the ocean, leaving Dr. McKay sinking underwater. Starting to show the first signs of losing hope (and sanity), he must rely on a hallucination of Lt. Col. Samantha Carter for his survival.
	The Tower	December 19, 2005	2x15
	On a world with a city the same dimensions of Atlantis, they find that the Lord Protector fends off the Wraith with a mass amount of drones, but treats his people with little dignity. When he suddenly dies, Col. Sheppard is caught in a dispute between the heirs of the throne.
	The Long Goodbye	January 2, 2006	2x16
	Sheppard's team finds two stasis pods floating in space and return them to the city. When they open the pods, their minds are transferred into Weir and Sheppard. But when it's discovered that the two are enemies hoping to settle an ancient score, the alien combatants put the entire population of Atlantis in danger.
	Coup D'etat	January 9, 2006	2x17
	After the supposed death of Maj. Lorne's team, Ladon Radim comes to the expedition wanting to overthrow the Genii leader, Cowen. They are reluctant to help, but it seems he has discovered a ZPM that he could trade with the expedition for supplies. Later, Radim's true motives are revealed, or are they?
	Michael	January 16, 2006	2x18
	Lt. Michael Kenmore wakes up in Atlantis isolation room with no recollection of who he is, yet he has certain memories of the Wraith. When he is released into the public, people begin to treat him strangely, and after his own investigation, he suspects that he could actually be a Wraith turned human.
	Inferno	January 23, 2006	2x19
	The team comes to an Ancient outpost populated by thousands, but soon a super-volcano is discovered below. While trying to escape, the Stargate is engulfed by lava and when there is no visible way out, Dr. McKay must save the team by using an Ancient Warship.
	Allies (Part 1)	January 30, 2006	2x20
	Atlantis joins forces with a Wraith faction (including Michael) who seek help in destroying their common enemy, the Wraith. Because the Wraith are engaged in civil war, they hope to use the retrovirus to transform their Wraith enemies into prey.

[edit] Season 3

This season concentrates on more character driven stories. Along with new insight on the characters, the expedition discovers a new threat, one that could be the pre-cursor to the Milky Way's mechanical enemy. Some important characters leave the series in this season, and the fate of Atlantis once again is in the hands of the Tau'ri.

Pic	Title	Original airdate	Episode #
	No Man's Land (Part 2)	July 14, 2006	3x01
	After the Wraith betrayed the expedition (Allies), they head to Earth with the captured McKay and Ronon. Meanwhile, Elizabeth must answer to the IOA of her actions during the short-lived alliance and Sheppard must stop the hives from reaching Earth, whatever the cost.
	Misbegotten (Part 3)	July 21, 2006	3x02
	The team has acquired victory by using the retro-virus to turn an entire hive into humans, and take them to create a colony on a Stargate-less planet, but the Wraith-humans begin to question the story the team has fed them. All the while, Richard Woolsey arrives at Atlantis to observe Dr. Weir to see if she's fit to lead the expedition.
	Irresistible	July 28, 2006	3x03
	While harvesting Stargates for an intergalactic bridge, the Atlantis team encounters a village that adore one man to the point of insanity. He claims to have medicines to offer the team, but when Beckett investigates, he brings the man back to Atlantis smitten by the man's charm. Soon, the entire expedition falls under his spell.
	Sateda	August 4, 2006	3x04
	Ronon is captured offworld, and his captors hand him over to the Wraith who return him to his homeworld. There, he is haunted by his past as he is forced to once again become their prey. Witness to his capture, Sheppard's team races to Sateda to help out, but Ronon's stubborn pride won't allow it.
	Progeny	August 11, 2006	3x05
	Weir and the team visit an advanced civilization that split off from the Lanteans thousands of years ago, and are thriving in vast amounts of technology without any Wraith-related problems. Soon they discover they might not even be Lantean... or organic for that matter.
	The Real World	August 18, 2006	3x06
	Dr. Weir awakens in a sanitarium outside of Washington D.C. only to find that Atlantis was a fantasy. But after a series of nightmarish visions, Weir doesn't take long to realize things aren't what they appear to be, and she is determined to return to her beloved city.
	Common Ground	August 25, 2006	3x07
	Col. Sheppard is captured by old nemesis, Kolya, who plans to trade Sheppard for Ladon Radim, leader of the Genii. To help persuade Dr. Weir, he uses his captured Wraith to feed off Sheppard over and over again. To escape, Sheppard must find some common ground with the only one who wants to achieve the same goal.
	McKay and Mrs. Miller	September 8, 2006	3x08
	Somewhere on earth, a young housewife has written a ground-breaking proof that could greatly benefit Atlantis. This woman is Rodney McKay's sister who has given up a career as a scientist to raise a family, and when he persuades her to come to Atlantis, another Rodney comes from an alternate reality. And he brings bad news.
	Phantoms	September 15, 2006	3x09
	Looking for a lost Atlantis team, Sheppard and friends stumble upon a Wraith hallucinatory device, and after a few hours of research, McKay has deemed the device to be too dangerous to everyone. While attempting to leave, the DHD explodes, leaving the team stranded to become victim to the device.
	The Return (Part 1)	September 22, 2006	3x10
	During the first test of the McKay-Carter intergalactic bridge, the Atlantis team discovers an Ancient Warship on the edge of the galaxy and they return them to Atlantis, only to find that they want the expedition gone in 48 hours. Later they must find a way return when the Asurans invade the city.
	The Return (Part 2)	November 20, 2006	3x11
	Major General Jack O'Neill and Richard Woolsey are captured by the Asurans during the raid on the city, so Sheppard, Weir, Beckett, and McKay disobey orders and return to the Pegasus Galaxy reuniting with Teyla and Ronon to retake the city of Atlantis, without destroying it in the process.
	Echoes	November 27, 2006	3x12
	Starting with Teyla, everyone starts to see ghosts of Atlanteans, caused by echoes being emitted by countless whale-like creatures converging on the city. When serious side effects begin to occur, McKay discovers that the Ancients tried to teach the whales their language, and now they might be trying to warn the expedition.
	Irresponsible	December 4, 2006	3x13
	Lucius Lavin, from Irresistible, is up to his old tricks again. He is using an Ancient Personal Shield Emitter (Hide and Seek) to pose as a hero, but needs the team's help when Acastus Kolya shows up to deal with Lavin personally, until he discovers Sheppard is on the planet.
	Tao of Rodney	December 11, 2006	3x14
	McKay acquires powerful new mental abilities through a device in the city. Nothing appears to be wrong, and after discovering several new abilities, he takes it as a blessing. But when his brain evolves too rapidly, he must choose between death and ascension.
	The Game	December 18, 2006	3x15
	Maj. Lorne's team discovers a planet that fits the description of Sheppard and McKay's competitive video game. It turns out that it has been controlling real people through a series of Ancient satellites, who now stand on the brink of war and destruction.
	The Ark	January 8, 2007	3x16
	Colonel Sheppard's team discovers a space station where the last of a race of humans remain. They soon discover, however, the entire population is in danger when the station is damaged through the suicide of a recently awoken resident.
	Sunday	January 15, 2007	3x17
	In the twenty-four hours of the expedition's "required" day off, an unexpected explosion kills three and injures more. After further analysis, McKay discovers a device has given two people explosive tumors, and one has already gone off. Beckett tries to remove the other, but will result in the loss of an important face in Atlantis.
	Submersion	January 22, 2007	3x18
	The team discovers a Lantean drill platform at the bottom of the ocean floor which may be an alternative to ZPMs, but during their visit, they are ambushed by an old and angry enemy, a wraith queen. When they capture her, she reveals that her cruiser is on self-destruct, threatening to take Atlantis and the drill with it.
	Vengeance	January 29, 2007	3x19
	Now that every Wraith sees Michael an "unclean thing," he has been experimenting with Iratus bugs, creating monsters to protect himself and create an army to rule the galaxy. When the team stumbles on one of his labs, they are attacked by countless creatures.
	First Strike (Part 1)	February 5, 2007	3x20
	When the Apollo arrives from Earth, they launch a preemptive strike against the Asurans when it is discovered that the Replicators are building a fleet of ships. When the armada is destroyed, a weapons satellite appears above the city, and unless they can fly the city away from Lantea, Atlantis will be no more.

[edit] Season 4

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The fourth season of Atlantis will see some major cast changes - Amanda Tapping (Lt. Col. Samantha Carter) will join the cast (as a regular cast member) for 14 episodes, Jewel Staite (Dr. Jennifer Keller)^[1] will be a recurring character for 8 episodes, while regular cast member Torri Higginson (Dr. Weir) will become a recurring cast member as well. Also, a new alien race will be introduced described as a "wildcard".

Pic	Title	Original airdate	Episode #
	Adrift (Part 2)	TBA 2007	4x01[2]
	After flying away from Lantea trying to escape an Asuran weapons satellite, the star drive shuts down without warning. With only 24 hours of power left, Atlantis drifts in space, with no visible way to get the hyperdrive back online to get to their new home.
	Lifeline (Part 3)	TBA 2007	4x02[2]
	This will be the second episode of Atlantis's fourth season.
	Reunion	TBA 2007	4x03[2]
	When the team stumbles upon Ronon's old companions, they tell the story of the of how they survived on the fateful day that Sateda fell. Sheppard is reluctant to bring back Satedans to Atlantis, causing Ronon to make a decision, stay in the city, or live with his former allies... who harbor dark secrets, on how they really survived.
	Travelers	TBA 2007	4x04[3]
	Colonel Sheppard is captured by a race of humans that have lived for generations in space to avoid any sort of Wraith contact, and have heard of rumors about a powerful enemy against the Wraith, the Atlantis Expedition. Knowing this, they know of the Ancient gene, and they intend to use Sheppard to activate an Ancient Warship.
	Missing	TBA 2007	4x05[3]
	This will be the fifth episode of Atlantis's fourth season.
	Doppelganger	TBA 2007	4x??
	The entire Atlantis expedition is engulfed in frenzy, as several of the key members… don't seem to be themselves, with a mezmerized Dr. Keller and a barefoot (and armed) Major Lorne.
	The Seer	TBA 2007	4x??
	This will be an episode of Atlantis's fourth season, but has no specific order at this time.
	Tabula Rasa	TBA 2007	4x??
	This will be an episode of Atlantis's fourth season, but has no specific order at this time.
	Miller's Crossing	TBA 2007	4x??
	This will be an episode of Atlantis's fourth season, but has no specific order at this time.

[edit] See also

• List of Stargate SG-1 episodes
• Timeline of Stargate

[edit] References

1. ^ Joseph Mallozzi blog, March 28, 2007.
2. ^ ^{a b c} Joseph Mallozzi blog, February 1, 2007.
3. ^ ^{a b} Joseph Mallozzi blog, March 6, 2007.

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