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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 23 - Permanence of Change
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Permanence of Change

    S3:E23

    With no child-protection laws, and influenced by Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, Mike has a girl removed from her ""guardian"" by taking the man to court and trying him for animal abuse. Mary Ann: Doren Fein.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  2. undefined Season 5 Episode 13 - Season of Miracles
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Season of Miracles

    S5:E13

    As Christmas approaches, Brian questions his faith when he learns that Dr. Mike cannot save the sight of the Reverend.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  3. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Lifeline (3)
    8.4/10(27 votes)

    #3 - Lifeline (3)

    S4:E2

    Colonel Sheppard and his team embark on a risky mission to steal a Z.P.M. power module from the Replicators -- but must rely on a compromised Dr. Weir to succeed.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - McKay and Mrs. Miller
    8.4/10(25 votes)

    #4 - McKay and Mrs. Miller

    S3:E8

    Rodney McKay is reunited with his estranged sister back on Earth, who has given up a brilliant career as a scientist to raise a family.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Aurora
    8.2/10(27 votes)

    #5 - Aurora

    S2:E9

    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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  6. undefined Season 4 Episode 17 - Midway
    8.2/10(28 votes)

    #6 - Midway

    S4:E17

    Teal'c visits Atlantis to counsel a headstrong Ronon, who is up for review by the I.O.A. But the two must work together when the Wraith invade the Midway space station in order to reach Earth.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 19 - Inferno
    8.1/10(25 votes)

    #7 - Inferno

    S2:E19

    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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  8. undefined Season 10 Episode 6 - 200
    8.1/10(25 votes)

    #8 - 200

    S10:E6

    Martin Lloyd seeks out SG-1 for assistance when his failed TV show based on the real Stargate program becomes a feature film.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 18 - Epilogue (2)
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    #9 - Epilogue (2)

    S2:E18

    While attempting to return a group of colonists to their home, the crew finds that the planet is on the verge of seismic destruction.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 18 - Michael
    7.9/10(24 votes)

    #10 - Michael

    S2:E18

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

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - Progeny
    7.9/10(23 votes)

    #11 - Progeny

    S3:E5

    Weir and the team visit an advanced civilization that split off from the Lanteans thousands of years ago, but discover that they may not have left Atlantis in peace.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 15 - Before I Sleep
    7.8/10(26 votes)

    #12 - Before I Sleep

    S1:E15

    A woman is found in suspended animation in Atlantis, and the team is shocked to see that it is Dr. Weir herself, who tells them of her trip 10,000 years into the city's past.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  13. undefined Season 5 Episode 14 - The Prodigal
    7.8/10(26 votes)

    #13 - The Prodigal

    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:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - The Game
    7.7/10(23 votes)

    #14 - The Game

    S3:E15

    Sheppard and McKay discover that their competitive video game has been controlling a planet of real people, who now stand on the brink of war.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - Condemned
    7.7/10(26 votes)

    #15 - Condemned

    S2:E5

    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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 14 - Hope
    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #16 - Hope

    S2:E14

    Chloe's body is taken over by another consciousness. Meanwhile, Dr. Volker is stricken with a mysterious illness.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  17. undefined Season 3 Episode 19 - Vengeance
    7.6/10(23 votes)

    #17 - Vengeance

    S3:E19

    The Atlantis team investigates the disappearance of one of their allies, only to find an old enemy engineering a race of powerful monsters.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Echoes
    7.6/10(24 votes)

    #18 - Echoes

    S3:E12

    The inhabitants of Atlantis begin to suffer ill effects when the planet's whale population begins migrating to the island city, bringing an unexpected harbinger of doom.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - The Hive (2)
    7.6/10(24 votes)

    #19 - The Hive (2)

    S2:E11

    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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - Critical Mass
    7.6/10(25 votes)

    #20 - Critical Mass

    S2:E13

    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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  21. undefined Season 4 Episode 13 - Quarantine
    7.5/10(22 votes)

    #21 - Quarantine

    S4:E13

    An automated lockdown traps Atlantis personnel in various parts of the city, each of them hoping the others will come to their rescue.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  22. undefined Season 5 Episode 9 - Tracker
    7.5/10(26 votes)

    #22 - Tracker

    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:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  23. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - Phantoms
    7.5/10(22 votes)

    #23 - Phantoms

    S3:E9

    Sheppard and Ronon are influenced by a mind-altering device created by the Wraith while on a mission to rescue a lost team.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  24. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - Letters From Pegasus
    7.4/10(25 votes)

    #24 - Letters From Pegasus

    S1:E17

    Given a brief opportunity to send a data transmission to Earth, members of the Atlantis expedition compose video messages home to their loved ones.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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  25. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - Subversion
    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #25 - Subversion

    S1:E18

    Earth's Stargate Program isn't the only group in the Milky Way that's interested in the Ancients' Destiny. What's worse, this long-time foe may have a spy among those closest to the Icarus project.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Carl Binder

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Carl Binder Ratings Summary

"Permanence of Change" is the best rated episode written by Carl Binder. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 4/8/1995 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Season of Miracles".