The BEST episodes of Stargate Atlantis season 2

Every episode of Stargate Atlantis season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Stargate Atlantis season 2!

The story of Stargate Atlantis follows the cliffhanger episode on Stargate SG-1's seventh season finale "Lost City", where SG-1 found an outpost made by the race known as the Ancients in Antarctica. After the events of Stargate SG-1 season eight premiere "New Order", the Stargate Command sends an international team to investigate the outpost. Soon, Dr. Daniel Jackson discovers the location of the greatest city created by the Ancients, Atlantis. The story unfolds when the members of the expedition encounter the Wraith, the race that defeated the Ancients ten thousand years ago.

Last Updated: 9/9/2024Network: SYFYStatus: Ended
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The Siege (3)
star
8.04
2840 votes

#1 - The Siege (3)

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/15/2005

The Daedalus arrives to defend Atlantis from the Wraith onslaught, but it may not be enough when the team discovers that an even larger armada is on the way.

Directors: Martin Wood
Writer: Martin Gero
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Allies (1)
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7.82
2518 votes

#2 - Allies (1)

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/30/2006

Michael and his Wraith faction arrive at Atlantis to propose an alliance, hoping to use the retrovirus to transform their Wraith enemies into prey.

Directors: Andy Mikita
Writer: Martin Gero
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Aurora
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7.76
2522 votes

#3 - Aurora

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/23/2005

When the team finds an Ancient warship adrift on the edge of the galaxy, its crew still alive, Colonel Sheppard enters their virtual reality stasis to communicate with them.

Directors: Martin Wood
Writer: Carl Binder
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Inferno
star
7.72
2563 votes

#4 - Inferno

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/23/2006

Sheppard's team meets a civilization about to be destroyed by a super-volcano, and is trapped there when the Stargate is destroyed during the evacuation.

Directors: Peter DeLuise
Writer: Carl Binder
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The Hive (2)
star
7.61
2346 votes

#5 - The Hive (2)

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/21/2005

Colonel Sheppard and his team find themselves prisoners of the Wraith following Ford's attack on a hive ship. Dr. McKay goes to great lengths to help them.

Directors: Martin Wood
Writer: Carl Binder
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Condemned
star
7.60
2337 votes

#6 - Condemned

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/12/2005

The Atlantis team finds a culture that lives in relative safety from the Wraith, because they hand over their criminals to the Wraith -- and crash-land in the volatile penal colony.

Directors: Peter DeLuise
Writer: Carl Binder
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The Lost Boys (1)
star
7.57
2405 votes

#7 - The Lost Boys (1)

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/23/2005

The team is captured by the missing Lieutenant Ford, who is now leading a group of young men who are taking the Wraith enzyme -- and who wants the team's help in a suicide attack against a hive ship.

Directors: Brad Turner
Writer: Martin Gero
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Duet
star
7.54
2522 votes

#8 - Duet

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/5/2005

A run-in with a Wraith Dart leaves the consciousness of a precocious Atlantis security officer trapped in Dr. McKay's mind.

Directors: Peter DeLuise
Writer: Martin Gero
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Epiphany
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7.53
2520 votes

#9 - Epiphany

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/28/2005

Sheppard finds himself on a planet where time passes more rapidly, with no way to contact his team or return to Atlantis.

Directors: Neill Fearnley
Writer: Brad Wright
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Michael
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7.52
2158 votes

#10 - Michael

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/16/2006

An amnesiac young Lieutenant in Atlantis suffers from disturbing nightmares that he is a Wraith, only to make a shocking discovery about himself.

Directors: Martin Wood
Writer: Carl Binder
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Trinity
star
7.52
2580 votes

#11 - Trinity

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/19/2005

McKay puts the team at risk when he tries to perfect unfinished Ancient technology that wiped out a civilization. Ronon Dex discovers that he is not the lone survivor from his world.

Directors: Martin Wood
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Critical Mass
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7.50
2527 votes

#12 - Critical Mass

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/5/2005

When an operative of the Trust plants a bomb in Atlantis, the team must find a spy within their own ranks before the Wraith arrive and discover the city.

Directors: Andy Mikita
Writer: Carl Binder
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The Intruder
star
7.49
2555 votes

#13 - The Intruder

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/22/2005

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

Directors: Peter DeLuise
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Coup d'Etat
star
7.45
2214 votes

#14 - Coup d'Etat

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/9/2006

After a team from Atlantis goes missing, the expedition finds itself in the middle of a Genii coup.

Directors: Martin Wood
Writer: Martin Gero
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The Tower
star
7.45
2292 votes

#15 - The Tower

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/19/2005

The team finds a world that possesses Ancient defense technology, where Colonel Sheppard finds himself a pawn in the rivalry between the heirs to the throne.

Directors: Andy Mikita
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Runner
star
7.43
2504 votes

#16 - Runner

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/29/2005

Sheppard and his team attempt to locate Lieutenant Ford, only to find themselves captives of a former soldier who is being hunted by the Wraith.

Directors: Martin Wood
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Conversion
star
7.42
2289 votes

#17 - Conversion

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/9/2005

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

Directors: Brad Turner
Writer: Martin Gero
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Grace Under Pressure
star
7.40
2207 votes

#18 - Grace Under Pressure

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/12/2005

When Dr. McKay is trapped underwater in a sinking Puddle Jumper, his only chance for survival may be an hallucination of Samantha Carter.

Directors: Martin Wood
Writer: Martin Gero
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The Long Goodbye
star
7.39
2053 votes

#19 - The Long Goodbye

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/2/2006

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.

Directors: Andy Mikita
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Instinct
star
7.23
2340 votes

#20 - Instinct

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/26/2005

The team discovers a young Wraith girl who has been raised by a human, and is in hiding from the people of her human village in fear of her life.

Directors: Andy Mikita
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