Stargate Atlantis backdrop
Sci-Fi & Fantasy•Action & Adventure•Drama

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!

Binge this in 14h 38m•Peaking at 8.9/10

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 the ancient abandoned city. Once there, the team not only

Airs on
Syfy
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons5

All12345

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 10 - First Contact (1)
    8.9/10(1255 votes)

    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.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Martin Gero

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 6 - The Shrine
    8.7/10(1565 votes)

    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.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Brad Wright

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 11 - The Lost Tribe (2)
    8.7/10(1173 votes)

    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.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Martin Gero

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 20 - Enemy at the Gate
    8.6/10(1321 votes)

    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.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writers:Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 4 - The Daedalus Variations
    8.3/10(1187 votes)

    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.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Alan McCullough

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 14 - The Prodigal
    8.0/10(1040 votes)

    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.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Carl Binder

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Stargate Atlantis

    READ
  7. Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 1 - Search and Rescue (2)
    7.9/10(1139 votes)

    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.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Martin Gero

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 19 - Vegas
    7.9/10(1503 votes)

    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.

    Director:Robert C. Cooper
    Writer:Robert C. Cooper

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 8 - The Queen
    7.8/10(1043 votes)

    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.

    Director:Brenton Spencer
    Writer:Alan McCullough

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 9 - Tracker
    7.8/10(1031 votes)

    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.

    Director:William Waring
    Writer:Carl Binder

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 15 - Remnants
    7.8/10(1056 votes)

    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.

    Director:William Waring
    Writers:Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 16 - Brain Storm
    7.8/10(1189 votes)

    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.

    Director:Martin Gero
    Writer:Martin Gero

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 5 - Ghost in the Machine
    7.5/10(1090 votes)

    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.

    Director:Ken Girotti
    Writer:Carl Binder

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 17 - Infection
    7.5/10(941 votes)

    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.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Alan McCullough

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  15. Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 7 - Whispers
    7.3/10(1199 votes)

    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.

    Director:William Waring
    Writers:Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  16. Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 2 - The Seed
    7.2/10(1043 votes)

    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.

    Director:William Waring
    Writers:Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  17. Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 3 - Broken Ties
    7.1/10(1036 votes)

    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.

    Director:Ken Girotti
    Writers:Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  18. Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 12 - Outsiders
    7.1/10(958 votes)

    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.

    Director:William Waring
    Writer:Alan McCullough

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  19. Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 18 - Identity
    7.1/10(980 votes)

    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.

    Director:William Waring
    Writer:Carl Binder

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  20. Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 13 - Inquisition
    5.9/10(1082 votes)

    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.

    Director:Brenton Spencer
    Writer:Alex Levine

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Season 5 Ratings Summary

"First Contact (1)" is the best rated episode of "Stargate Atlantis" season 5. It scored 8.9/10 based on 1255 votes. Directed by Andy Mikita and written by Martin Gero, it aired on 9/25/2008. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Shrine".