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The second season of the television series Stargate Atlantis commenced airing on
the Sci Fi Channel in the United States on July 15, 2005, concluded on The Movie
Network in Canada on January 30, 2006, and contained 20 episodes. The show itself
is a spin off of its sister show, Stargate SG-1. The series was developed by Brad
Wright and Robert C. Cooper, who also served as executive producers. Season two
regular cast members include Joe Flanigan, Torri Higginson, Rachel Luttrell, Jason
Momoa, Paul McGillion, and David Hewlett as Dr. Rodney McKay. The second season
focuses on the Atlantis Expedition continuing to make the Wraith think that the
city self-destructed, (The Siege Part III) while continuing to explore Pegasus and
hunt for ZPMs (although they do have one now) this means at times lying to new
allies about the city even sometimes claiming to be a small contingent that escaped
the Siege; the season also marks the first time the Expedition is able to make
contact with Earth although doing so uses a lot of power so the contact is
oftentimes via the Daedalus, an intergalactic Earth-Asgard vessel commanded by Col.
Steven Caldwell who makes clear his desire to be Military Leader of Atlantis but
eventually settles for a sort of advisory role as it becomes clear that Dr. Weir
and the Lt.Col Sheppard are a duo not to be messed with. The central plot of the
second season is the development of Dr. Beckett's retrovirus, which can,
theoretically, turn a Wraith into a human.
Stargate Atlantis
Season 2
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Country of origin
United States
Canada
No. of episodes
20
Release
Original network
Sci Fi Channel
Original release
July 15, 2005 –
January 30, 2006
Season chronology
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Season 1
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Season 3
List of episodes

The one-hour premiere, "The Siege Part III", aired on July 15, 2005. The theme song
for the series received an Emmy nomination in the category "Outstanding Music
Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)". The series was developed by
Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, who also served as executive producers. Season
two regular cast members include Joe Flanigan, Torri Higginson, Rainbow Sun
Francks, Rachel Luttrell, Jason Momoa and David Hewlett.
Cast
EpisodesEdit
Main article: List of Stargate Atlantis episodes

Episodes in bold are continuous episodes, where the story spans over 2 or more
episodes.
No.
overall No. in
season Title Directed by Written by Original air date
21 1 "The Siege Part III" Martin Wood Martin Gero July 15, 2005
The timely arrival of the Daedalus, led by Col. Steven Caldwell, saves Maj.
Sheppard's life from a suicide bombing run. Atlantis wins the first round against
the Wraith and therefore think they are safe for the moment, but then discover that
many more hive ships are on their way to Atlantis. Thankfully, with the new ZPM,
McKay might pull off another miracle.
22 2 "The Intruder" Peter DeLuise Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie July
22, 2005
Strange malfunctions begin to occur when newly promoted Lt. Col. Sheppard along
with other members of the expedition return from a trip to Earth aboard the
Daedalus. When things go too far, they discover that the ship has been infected by
a Wraith virus, and now it has the instinct to stay alive, even if it has to kill
in order to survive. Meanwhile, periodic flashbacks reveal the events of their
visit to Earth including a meeting with Ford's cousin.
23 3 "Runner" Martin Wood Robert C. Cooper July 29, 2005
Following a lead on the whereabouts of Lt. Ford, Lt. Col. Sheppard and Teyla get
captured on P3M-736 by Ronon Dex, a man who they find out is a runner, hunted by
the Wraith. When they offer to help, the team must face off against their old ally,
and in the process possibly gain a new one.
24 4 "Duet" Peter DeLuise Martin Gero August 5, 2005
On Planet Thenora after the team witnesses the aftermath of a culling, a Wraith
Dart suddenly appears, beaming Dr. McKay and marine officer Laura Cadman aboard.
After shooting the dart down to preserve Atlantis' secret, the team discovers that
Cadman's consciousness is trapped inside McKay's body.
25 5 "Condemned" Peter DeLuise Story by : Sean Carley
Teleplay by : Carl Binder August 12, 2005
Sheppard's team stumbles upon a technologically advanced society, the Olesians, who
purposely leave their criminals in a penal colony near the Stargate, so that the
Wraith may discover them first. But after the prisoners shoot the jumper down, the
team discovers that this punishment is too effective and the crime rate drops,
forcing the Olesians to start sentencing petty criminals and innocent people to the
Wraith.
26 6 "Trinity" Martin Wood Damian Kindler August 19, 2005
After having found an experimental Ancient power generator, McKay becomes obsessed
with triumphing where the Ancients failed, but the price may be too high.
Elsewhere, Teyla and Ronon travel to the planet Belkan to trade, but discover that
not all of Ronon's people died.
27 7 "Instinct" Andy Mikita Treena Hancock & Melissa R. Byer August 26,
2005
While investigating a planet, the team comes across a Wraith girl who survived a
Wraith ship crash years ago and has been raised by a human man in secret, hiding
from the people of the nearby village in fear of her life. But she doesn't consider
the consequences when she takes an incomplete drug of Dr. Beckett's to turn herself
human. Also, another Wraith who survived the crash is killing villagers.
28 8 "Conversion" Brad Turner Story by : Robert C. Cooper & Martin Gero
Teleplay by : Martin Gero September 9, 2005
After Sheppard is injected with the Wraith retro-virus, the Atlantis team races
against time to find a way to reverse his transformation into an Iratus bug hybrid.
But even though he might make it difficult for them, he could be the key to his own
salvation.
29 9 "Aurora" Martin Wood Story by : Carl Binder & Brad Wright
Teleplay by : Carl Binder September 23, 2005
The team finds an Ancient warship still inhabited by Ancients in suspended
animation. They are all connected together through a virtual environment, that
Sheppard enters to communicate with them. The only problem being, the Ancients
think that their virtual lives are reality and they have an unexpected enemy in
their midst.
30 10 "The Lost Boys" Brad Turner Martin Gero September 23, 2005
Sheppard's team is kidnapped off-world, only to find that their captor is none
other than Aiden Ford. He has recruited several men into taking the Wraith enzyme,
and now they intend to use the team to destroy a Hive Ship to prove the "glorious"
effects of the drug.
31 11 "The Hive" Martin Wood Carl Binder January 6, 2006
After the attempt to destroy the Hive backfires, the team is captured by the Wraith
and Sheppard finds himself up against the Wraith Queen who is demanding answers.
Meanwhile, Dr. McKay takes a massive dose of the Wraith enzyme and escapes to
Atlantis in a state of frenzy, but his choice could put him on the edge of death.
32 12 "Epiphany" Neil Fearnley Story by : Joe Flanigan & Brad Wright
Teleplay by : Brad Wright January 13, 2006
Sheppard gets pulled into an Ancient "sanctuary", separating him from the rest of
his team and the outside world. While trying to get him out, the team discovers
that time moves much more quickly where Sheppard is and he could die of old age
before they release him.
33 13 "Critical Mass" Andy Mikita Story by : Brad Wright & Carl Binder
Teleplay by : Carl Binder January 20, 2006
It is discovered that The Trust have infiltrated Atlantis and planted a bomb in the
city, 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.
34 14 "Grace Under Pressure" Martin Wood Martin Gero January 27, 2006
During the test run of a recently repaired puddle jumper, Captain Hugh Griffin is
getting under Dr. McKay's skin by espousing various ideas about science history,
including the myth of the flat Earth during Columbus' time. But the jumper crashes
into the ocean and sinks slowly to the bottom. Eventually the pressure is too great
for the windows and Griffin sacrifices himself to seal McKay into the rear
compartment. When he shows the first signs of losing hope, he must rely on a
hallucination of Lt. Col. Samantha Carter for his survival.
35 15 "The Tower" Andy Mikita Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie February 3, 2006
The team finds a world that possesses Ancient technology, but only the royal family
may be allowed to operate it and lowly villagers are treated with little dignity.
When he tries to set things right, Sheppard finds himself a pawn in the rivalry
between the heirs to the throne.
36 16 "The Long Goodbye" Andy Mikita Damian Kindler February 10, 2006
After recovering two alien stasis pods from space, the minds of the inhabitants are
transferred into Dr. Weir and Sheppard. But when it's discovered that the two are
in fact enemies hoping to settle an ancient score by killing each other once and
for all, the entire population of Atlantis is put in danger.
37 17 "Coup d'État" Martin Wood Martin Gero February 17, 2006
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. The Genii set a trap for the Atlantis team on a ruined
planet, M6R-867, and Radim's true motives are revealed.
38 18 "Michael" Martin Wood Carl Binder February 24, 2006
An amnesiac young Lieutenant in Atlantis, Michael Kenmore, suffers poor treatment
from the personnel and disturbing nightmares that he is a Wraith, yet things become
worse when he accidentally stumbles upon a shocking discovery about himself... he
is one.
39 19 "Inferno" Peter DeLuise Carl Binder March 3, 2006
The team comes to aid a low-level technological civilization, the Taranians, taking
refuge throughout an Ancient outpost. While trying to repair systems, McKay
discovers a supervolcano below the outpost that will obliterate life on the entire
planet of Taranis, suggesting evacuation to a new planet. Yet during the evacuation
process, the Stargate is swallowed up by the supervolcano.
40 20 "Allies" Andy Mikita Martin Gero March 10, 2006
A Wraith faction (including Michael) contacts Atlantis to seek help in destroying
their common enemies, the Wraith. Because the Wraith are currently engaged in a
destructive civil war, they suggest using Atlantis' retro-virus to turn their
native foes into human prey.
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