Stargate Atlantis/Season Five

Season Five
Stargate Atlantis
Season Premiere	July 11, 2008
Season Finale	January 9, 2009
Episode Count	20
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Season Five of Stargate Atlantis premiered on July 11, 2008. It will be the final season of the series but a made-for-TV movie has already been announced for sometime in 2009.

Episodes

#	#	Title	Written By	Directed By	Airdate
81	1	Search and Rescue (2)	Martin Gero	Andy Mikita	July 11, 2008
As Sheppard and Ronon are trapped beneath a collapsed compound, McKay and Lorne are trapped in another pocket of debris. Michael's flagship Wraith Cruiser hurtles towards the compound, while Carter leads a rescue mission.
82	2	The Seed	Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie	William Waring	July 18, 2008
When Dr. Keller fails to report for her shift, concerned team members are shocked to discover her unconscious in her quarters. With the situation on Atlantis escalating, Woolsey is ultimately faced with a decision that could cost Keller her life.
83	3	Broken Ties	Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie	Ken Girotti	July 25, 2008
During an off-world mission, Ronon is ambushed and captured by his former friend, Tyre, and turned over to the Wraith. As the team scrambles for leads to locate their friend, Ronon undergoes a torturous ordeal.
84	4	The Daedalus Variations	Alan McCullough	Andy Mikita	August 1, 2008
A drive malfunction aboard a mysterious duplicate Daedalus sends the team jumping through various alternate realities where they encounter sinister alien life forms, a searing sun, and a pitched space battle over Atlantis.
85	5	Ghost in the Machine	Carl Binder	Ken Girotti	August 15, 2008
After a series of anomalies and power disruptions, the Atlantis team is faced with an impossible decision: to create the means to release a mysterious entity or stand by as it systematically destroys the city's technological infrastructure.
86	6	The Shrine	Brad Wright	Andy Mikita	August 22, 2008
On a flight back to Atlantis, McKay inexplicably falls ill. Fearing the worst, the doctor summons McKay's sister to say her goodbyes. But Ronan tells Jeannie of a shrine that would grant Rodney one day to be himself again, before he dies.
87	7	Whispers	Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie	William Waring	September 5, 2008
Dr. Beckett is asked to delay his departure from Atlantis when word comes that Major Anne Teldy and her away team have stumbled onto one of Michael's abandoned labs inside an extensive underground catacomb.
88	8	The Queen	Alex Levine & Alan McCullough	Brenton Spencer	September 12, 2008
Keller and the Atlantis team meet with the Wraith, Todd, to deliver a startling proposition. Keller believes she has found a cure for the Wraiths of their need to feed on humans but requires a test subject for this breakthrough treatment. Teleplay by Alan McCullough
89	9	Tracker	David Schmidt & Alan McCullough	William Waring	September 19, 2008
McKay and Ronan volunteer to assist Dr. Jennifer Keller with a medical follow-up away from Atlantis. Later, when the pair return to her, they are surprised to learn that she left earlier but a search of the village turns up no sign of her. Teleplay by Carl Binder
90	10	First Contact (1)	Martin Gero	Andy Mikita	September 26, 2008
Stargate SG-1's Dr. Daniel Jackson travels to Atlantis when his research suggests that a rebellious Ancient scientist named Janus may have hidden a secret lab somewhere within the city.
91	11	The Lost Tribe (2)	Martin Gero	Andy Mikita	October 10, 2008
Jackson and McKay have reactivated the Attero device, an ancient machine designed to annihilate the Wraith. In doing so, they discover the reason the device was ultimately abandoned. Meanwhile, Todd continues to hold the Daedalus crew captive.
92	12	Outsiders	Alan McCullough	William Waring	October 17, 2008
Col. Sheppard and his team locate Dr. Carson Beckett on an alien planet where he is treating a small group of survivors of the Hoffan plague. But that same evening, a party of Wraith warriors arrives, threatening total annihilation.
93	13	Inquisition	Alex Levine	Brenton Spencer	October 24, 2008
A newly formed galactic coalition extends an invitation to Lt. Col. John Sheppard and his team to represent Atlantis at their next meeting. But on arrival, the team is immediately detained and must stand trial for crimes against humanity.
94	14	The Prodigal	Carl Binder	Andy Mikita	November 7, 2008
Atlantis is suddenly plunged into darkness, with only the top tier of the central tower unaffected. As Sheppard and McKay attempt to get to the top level, they discover that a force field has been established to prevent them from gaining access.
95	15	Remnants	Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie	William Waring	November 14, 2008
While Richard Woolsey struggles to keep his position as the leader of Atlantis, and McKay and Zelenka investigate a mysterious find, Sheppard is captured by an old enemy with plans to invade the city.
96	16	Brain Storm	Martin Gero	Martin Gero	November 21, 2008
When the Atlantis team is given two weeks of vacation leave, Dr. Rodney McKay reluctantly accepts an invitation by his former rival, Malcolm Tunney, to attend a scientific demonstration that he claims will be the solution to global warming.
97	17	Infection	Alan McCullough	Andy Mikita	December 5, 2008
The team prepares for the worst as board a Wraith hive ship over Atlantis. They're surprised to find the Wraith crew in stasis when a malfunction on the hive ship releases the remaining crew. Who have been cannibalizing one another for food.
98	18	Identity	Carl Binder	William Waring	December 12, 2008
When Dr. Jennifer Keller is observed behaving very strangely, extensive testing reveals nothing abnormal. But McKay's investigation leads him to suspect that Dr. Keller and Neela Casol, a notorious criminal, have switched consciousnesses.
99	19	Vegas	Robert C. Cooper	Robert C. Cooper	January 2, 2009
In an alternate universe, Detective John Sheppard is with the Las Vegas Police Department and begins to investigate a strange series of murders believed to be the work of a bizarre serial killer.
100	20	Enemy at the Gate	Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie	Andy Mikita	January 9, 2009
Puzzled over the hive ship's sudden departure, the team picks up a weak subspace signal in Wraith code. Once deciphered, their worst fears are realized. The Wraith message contains a familiar set of coordinates. The hive ship is on its way to Earth.