Stargate Atlantis/Season Two

Season Two
Stargate Atlantis
Season Premiere	July 14, 2005
Season Finale	March 10, 2006
Episode Count	20
Notable Episodes	2x01 - The Siege (3) 2x19 - Inferno 2x20 - Allies
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Season Two of Stargate Atlantis premiered on July 15, 2005.

In-Depth

• Canadian pay channel The Movie Network began airing the second half of Season 2 in November of 2005.
• Atlantis' theme song and opening credits were reduced to a short clip in the first half of the season (at least in the US). They were restored to full length after the mid-season break.

Episodes

#	#	Title	Written By	Directed By	Airdate
21	1	The Siege (3)	Martin Gero	Martin Wood	July 15, 2005
The team is saved with the arrival of Colonel Steven Caldwell, the Daedalus, and the destruction of the two approaching Wraith ships. McKay hopes the Zero Point Module will be the key to their success, meanwhile, Ford seems off after an accident.
22	2	The Intruder	Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie	Peter DeLuise	July 22, 2005
Sheppard starts to question things when strange malfunctions begin to occur after the team returns from a trip to Earth. The team discovers that the Daedalus has been infected with a Wraith Virus, causing the ship to go into survival mode.
23	3	Runner	Robert C. Cooper	Martin Wood	July 29, 2005
The search for Lt. Ford leads Sheppard and Teyla to planet P3M-736 where they are captured by Ronon Dex, a man who is on the run, being hunted by the Wraith. The team offers to help Ronon, going up against the Wraith once again.
24	4	Duet	Martin Gero	Peter DeLuise	August 5, 2005
While on Planet Thenora, the team is shocked when McKay and marine officer Laura Cadman are suddenly taken aboard a Wraith Dart. When the team shoots down the Dart, they discover a technical glitch has put Cadman's consciousness in McKay's body.
25	5	Condemned	Sean Carley	Peter DeLuise	August 12, 2005
The team discovers a planet that has cruel punishments for anyone who commits a crime; they are placed near the Stargate to be taken by the Wraith. This proves to be too effective, forcing the society to put innocent folk in jail to please the Wraith. Teleplay by Carl Binder
26	6	Trinity	Damian Kindler	Martin Wood	August 19, 2005
The team discovers the remains of an experiment the Ancients were working on to create the ultimate power generator and McKay believes he can finish what the Ancients started. Teyla and Ronon discover Ronon is not the last of his kind.
27	7	Instinct	Treena Hancock & Melissa R. Byer	Andy Mikita	August 26, 2005
Beckett begins experimenting with a new treatment that could turn the Wraiths into humans. The team finds a young Wraith girl, who could be Beckett's first patient. Having been raised by a human, the girl is eager, and reckless, to try anything.
28	8	Conversion	Robert C. Cooper & Martin Gero	Brad Turner	September 9, 2005
After being injected with Beckett's Wraith treatment, Sheppard's life is in danger as he slowly is transforming into an Iratus bug hybrid. The team rushes to find a cure and reverse the side effects, but in the end, it might be up to Sheppard. Teleplay by Martin Gero
29	9	Aurora	Carl Binder & Brad Wright	Martin Wood	September 23, 2005
Atlantis finds an abandoned ancient ship called Aurora on long range scanners. With the purpose of finding some Ancient technology, they visit the ship. After boarding via a virtual environment, they find some surprise passengers. Teleplay by Carl Binder
30	10	The Lost Boys (1)	Martin Gero	Brad Turner	September 23, 2005
The team is kidnapped by none other than Lt. Aiden Ford who has put together his own team of super soldiers, men who have taken the Wraith enzyme. Ford's team intends to destroy a Hive Ship to prove how amazing and powerful the enzyme is.
31	11	The Hive (2)	Carl Binder	Martin Wood	January 6, 2006
The team is taken hostage by the Wraith after an attempt to destroy the Hive fails. Sheppard soon finds himself in front of the Wraith Queen, who wants answers. McKay returns to Atlantis in the hopes to convince the guards to help rescue the team.
32	12	Epiphany	Joe Flanigan & Brad Wright	Neil Fearnley	January 13, 2006
The team discovers a device created by the Ancients that, without warning, pulls Sheppard in. As the team scrambles to release him from the strange place he is stuck in, McKay discovers that time moves differently inside. Teleplay by Brad Wright
33	13	Critical Mass	Brad Wright & Carl Binder	Andy Mikita	January 20, 2006
The team races to foil the Goa'uld's plans to destroy Atlantis after Maj. Gen. Landry informs them that a bomb has been planted, triggered to detonate the next time the team heads to Earth. Meanwhile, two Wraith ships are heading towards Atlantis. Teleplay by Carl Binder
34	14	Grace Under Pressure	Martin Gero	Martin Wood	January 27, 2006
While testing a newly repaired puddle jumper, McKay and Captain Hugh Griffin suddenly lose control of the ship and crash into the ocean. As the jumper begins to sink slowly towards the bottom of the ocean, Griffin sacrifices himself to save McKay.
35	15	The Tower	Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie	Andy Mikita	February 3, 2006
Sheppard and the team discover a world that has technology created by the Ancients. But the planet's royal family does not allow anyone but them to harness the technology and treat the villagers with little dignity.
36	16	The Long Goodbye	Damian Kindler	Andy Mikita	February 10, 2006
The bodies of Dr. Weir and John Sheppard are taken over by two dying people who wish to say a last goodbye to each other.
37	17	Coup D'Etat	Martin Gero	Martin Wood	February 17, 2006
Col. Sheppard's team is urgently summoned to M1K-177, where Maj. Lorne's team has been attacked. When Sheppard and his unit arrive, however, all they find is a burned building containing charred bodies: presumably, Lorne and his men.
38	18	Michael	Carl Binder	Martin Wood	February 24, 2006
Lt. Kenmore wakes up in the infirmary without his memory. He begins to think there is something wrong when his nightmares about being a Wraith seem to be more than real. His fears would be unfounded if not for the serum that turns Wraiths humans.
39	19	Inferno	Carl Binder	Peter DeLuise	March 3, 2006
Sheppard and the team visit the planet Taranis at the invitation of two leading citizens, Dr. Norina Pero and Chancellor Lycus, who want McKay to repair a failing shield generator at an Ancient base, and Ancient warship, they've discovered.
40	20	Allies (1)	Martin Gero	Andy Mikita	March 10, 2006
Kenmore arrives back in Atlantis with a group of Wraith, in the midst of a civil war. Kenmore, hoping to leverage his knowledge of Atlantis against Sheppard and the team, suggests a trade; Beckett's serum, in exchange for keeping Atlantis hidden.