Atlantis Season 2

Atlantis Season 2
Episodes	20
Original Channel	Sci-Fi Channel
Original Run	July 15, 2005-January 30, 2006
Showrunners	Brad Wright
Chronology
Preceded by	Atlantis Season 1
Followed by	Atlantis Season 3

The second season of Stargate: Atlantis was a period of exploration for the members of the Atlantis expedition. Though Rainbow Sun Francks, playing Lt. Aiden Ford left the cast, Jason Momoa joined as the character of Ronon Dex was created, and Paul McGillion, playing Dr. Carson Beckett, was upgraded to a regular character. Plot-lines from the first season were continued and expanded upon, and the season ended with Atlantis, and Earth, in a dangerous predicament.

Episodes

Image	Title	Number	Airdate	Planet(s)	Race(s)	Enemies
File:Daed Wraith Battle 11.jpg	"The Siege (Part 3 of 3)"	201	July 15, 2005	Lantea, Unnamed	Asgard, Wraith	Wraith
	Atlantis is saved in the nick of time by the Daedalus, who manages to destroy the other two Hive Ships. However, 12 more are on their way, and they quickly adapt to the Tau'ri's measures. Meanwhile, the team find Lt. Aiden Ford, who has an overdose of the Wraith enzyme.
File:Intruder11.jpg	"The Intruder"	202	July 22, 2005	Earth, Lantea	Asgard	Wraith computer virus
	After a return journey from Earth back to Lantea, an unexplained death happens on board the Daedalus. He was killed when he figured out that a Wraith computer virus has uploaded itself into the Daedalus' computers, and is taking over the ship.
	"Runner"	203	July 29, 2005	Lantea, P3M-736, Sateda	Satedan, Wraith	Aiden Ford
	After finding a dead Wraith on P3M-736, the Atlantis expedition find evidence that a missing Aiden Ford is responsible. When searching for him, it is not only Ford they find.
File:Duet 11.jpg	"Duet"	204	August 5, 2005	Lantea, Thenora	Wraith	N/A
	After being scooped up by a Wraith Dart, Dr. Rodney McKay is rescued, but there isn't enough power to recover Lt. Laura Cadman. Soon, McKay realizes that Cadman's consciousness is inside of him, and the two have a hard time in co-existing. Ronon Dex makes himself at home in Atlantis.
	"Condemned"	205	August 12, 2005	Lantea, Olesia	Olesian, Wraith	Torrell, Magistrate
	Lt. Colonel John Sheppard's team is ambushed by unfriendlies when they are rescued by a technologically advanced civilization. They learn that the people on "the Island" are convicts, so the Wraith cannot feed on the innocent.
	"Trinity"	206	August 19, 2005	Belkan, Doranda, Lantea	Belkan, Satedan	N/A
	The team find an outpost on an uninhabited planet, and find that the Ancients were researching a power source which would render Zero Point Modules obsolete. Meanwhile, Ronon Dex learns that not all Satedans were killed during the Wraith attack.
File:Instinct 281.jpg	"Instinct (Part 1 of 2)"	207	August 26, 2005	Lantea, Zaddik's homeworld	Wraith, Zaddik's people	Ellia, Daimos
	Lt. Colonel John Sheppard's team find a civilization haunted by a string of mysterious periodical killings, by the "Daimos", a Wraith. While hunting it down, they find a young female Wraith named Ellia, who's "father" Zaddik apparently found a serum to stop her need to feed.
	"Conversion (Part 2 of 2)"	208	September 9, 2005	Lantea, Unnamed	Iratus bug	John Sheppard
	After some of the Iratus bug retrovirus transferred from Ellia to Lt. Colonel John Sheppard, he starts to experience side affects that is quickly turning him into a cross between a Human and an Iratus bug. Dr. Carson Beckett must work on a way to save him before it is too late.
	"Aurora"	209	September 23, 2005	Lantea	Ancient, Wraith	Trebal, Wraith
	The Atlantis expedition find an Ancient warship called the Aurora from sensors. While investigating the drifting wreck, little do they know a Wraith is hiding among the Virtual reality pods.
File:TheLostBoys11.jpg	"The Lost Boys (Part 1 of 2)"	210	September 23, 2005	Ford's planet, Genii outpost, Lantea, P3M-736, Unnamed, Unnamed, Unnamed	Genii, Unnamed, Wraith	Ford's Coalition
	Lt. Colonel John Sheppard's team is ambushed and captured by a coalition of people, led by Aiden Ford, who captures Wraith so they can have access to the enzyme. They also have a plan to steal C-4 from the Genii, so they can destroy a Hive Ship.
File:The Hive 11.jpg	"The Hive (Part 2 of 2)"	211	November 21, 2005	Edowin, Ford's planet, Lantea	Genii, Unnamed, Wraith	Wraith Queen
	The team are captured by Wraith, and notice that a second Hive Ship is joining them. Meanwhile, Dr. Rodney McKay manages to escape his captors and returns to Atlantis, where they resume the search for the rest of the team.
File:Epiphany 11.jpg	"Epiphany"	212	November 28, 2005	Lantea, Planet of the Cloister	People of the Cloister	Sanctuary Beast
	Lt. Colonel John Sheppard is sucked through the event horizon of an entrance to a cave, and cannot get out the same way. Worse, there is a Time dilation field, meaning that minutes in relative conditions could mean hours for Sheppard. If they don't find a way to save him soon, he is going to die of old age.
File:WeirKavCritMass.jpg	"Critical Mass"	213	December 5, 2005	Earth, Lantea	Asgard, Athosian, Goa'uld, Wraith	The Trust, Caldwell's Goa'uld
	The NID pick up intelligence that The Trust has not only heard of Atlantis, but has been there, and the Goa'uld has planted a bomb in the city that is sent to go off the next time the expedition dials Earth.
File:Grace Under Pressure Jumper 6.jpg	"Grace Under Pressure"	214	December 12, 2005	Lantea	Flagisallus	N/A
	Dr. Rodney McKay's Puddle Jumper crashes into the ocean on route back to Atlantis and is slowly sinking. While, Dr. Radek Zelenka and Lt. Colonel John Sheppard find a way to save him, McKay hallucinates Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter to keep him company.
	"The Tower"	215	December 19, 2005	Lantea, Lord Protector's Planet	Lord Protector's people	Otho
	Lt. Colonel John Sheppard's team visits a planet where they encounter a City-ship buried under foliage, and the central tower is used by the royalty of the planet. The Lord Protector is using an Ancient Control chair to rule over peasants near to the tower. He is dying and his children now compete for the throne.
File:Planet the Long Goodbye.jpg	"The Long Goodbye"	216	January 2, 2006	Kohal system, Lantea	Phoebus' people, Thalan's people	Phoebus, Thalan
	Lt. Colonel John Sheppard's team finds two pods adrift in space. When they recover them, they find an aged person in each one. The two consciousnesses make it into Sheppard and Dr. Elizabeth Weir, and convince the team that they are old lovers. However, the two are actually enemies trying to kill each other over a war that ended a long time ago.
	"Coup D'etat"	217	January 9, 2006	Genii homeworld, Lantea, M1K-177, M6R-867, Unnamed	Genii, People of M1K-177	Cowen
	Ladon Radim of the Genii contacts Atlantis and wants their help in staging a coup against Cowen, in exchange for a Zero Point Module. However, not all has changed since the expedition's last encounter from the Genii.
File:Michaelgg.jpg	"Michael"	218	January 16, 2006	Lantea, Pegasus Alpha Site, Unnamed	Human-form Wraith, Wraith	Michael Kenmore
	Lt. Michael Kenmore wakes up with no memories about who he is, after he was supposedly captured by the Wraith. While trying to remember his past life, he notices that everyone is looking at him strangely. Soon, he discovers the hard way that he wasn't captured by the Wraith, but was one himself.
File:Inferno 11.jpg	"Inferno"	219	January 23, 2006	Lantea, Taranis	Asgard, Taranian	N/A
	On Taranis, the Atlantis expedition encounter an Ancient outpost currently used by the Taranians to protect themselves against the Wraith. However, the outpost's use of Geothermal energy awakens the planet's supervolcano, which is set to blow any minute.
	"Allies (Part 1 of 3)"	220	January 30, 2006	Lantea	Asgard, Human-form Wraith, Wraith	Hive Queen
	A Hive Ship arrives to Atlantis and makes contact with them. It is Michael Kenmore, who proposes the expedition to supply them with the Iratus bug retrovirus to turn enemy Wraith into Humans, to serve as an alternative food supply.

Cast

Main characters

• Joe Flanigan as Major/Lt. Colonel John Sheppard (20/20 episodes)
• Torri Higginson as Dr. Elizabeth Weir (20/20 episodes)
• Rachel Luttrell as Teyla Emmagan (19/20 episodes)
• Rainbow Sun Francks as Lt. Aiden Ford (4/20 episodes)
• Jason Momoa as Ronon Dex (17/20 episodes)
• With Paul McGillion as Dr. Carson Beckett (16/20 episodes)
• And David Hewlett as Dr. Rodney McKay (20/20 episodes)

Recurring characters

• Mitch Pileggi as Colonel Steven Caldwell (11/20 episodes)
• Chuck Campbell as Chuck (11/20 episodes)
• David Nykl as Dr. Radek Zelenka (10/20 episodes)
• Kavan Smith as Major Evan Lorne (8/20 episodes)
• Trevor Devall as the voice of Hermiod (5/20 episodes)
• Kirby Morrow as Captain Dave Kleinman (4/20 episodes)
• Anne Openshaw as Captain Megan Cooper (3/20 episodes)
• Claire Rankin as Dr. Kate Heightmeyer (2/20 episodes)
• Ellie Harvie as Dr. Lindsey Novak (2/20 episodes)
• Aaron Abrams as Kanayo (2/20 episodes)
• Andee Frizzell as Wraith Queen (2/20 episodes)
• James Lafazanos as Wraith (2/20 episodes)
• Connor Trinneer as Michael Kenmore (2/20 episodes)
• Beau Bridges as Major General Henry Landry (2/20 episodes)
• Gerry Durand as Sgt. Frank Levine (2/20 episodes)
• Jaime Ray Newman as Lt. Laura Cadman (2/20 episodes)
• Heather Doerksen as Captain/Major Pat Meyers (2/20 episodes)

Crew

Created by

• Brad Wright
• Robert C. Cooper

Co-Producer

• Martin Gero ("The Siege, Part 3", "The Intruder", "Runner", "Duet", "Condemned", "Trinity", "Instinct", "Conversion", "Aurora", "The Lost Boys")

Producer

• Martin Gero ("The Hive", "Epiphany", "Critical Mass", "Grace Under Pressure", "The Tower", "The Long Goodbye", "Coup D'etat", "Michael", "Inferno", "Allies")

Supervising Producer

• Martin Wood

Co-Executive Producer

• Carl Binder
• N. John Smith

Executive Producers

• Joseph Mallozzi
• Paul Mullie
• Brad Wright
• Robert C. Cooper

Creative Consultant

• Damian Kindler
• Alan McCullough ("Instinct", "Conversion", "Aurora", "The Lost Boys", "The Hive", "Epiphany", "Critical Mass", "Grace Under Pressure", "The Tower", "The Long Goodbye", "Coup D'etat", "Michael", "Inferno", "Allies")

Post Production Consultant

• R. Michael Eliot

Casting

• Paul Weber

Canadian Casting

• Sean Cossey
• Stuart Aikins

Production Manager

• George Horie

First Assistant Director

• Alex Pappas ("The Siege, Part 3", "Runner", "Trinity", "Instinct", "Aurora", "The Hive", "Grace Under Pressure", "Coup D'etat", "Michael", "Inferno")
• Nico Sachse ("The Intruder", "Duet", "Condemned", "Conversion", "The Lost Boys", "Epiphany", "The Tower", "The Long Goodbye", "Allies")
• Ryan Kosmynka ("Critical Mass")

Second Assistant Director

• Ryan Kosmynka ("The Siege, Part 3", "The Intruder", "Runner", "Duet", "Condemned", "Trinity", "Instinct", "Conversion", "Aurora", "The Lost Boys", "The Hive", "Grace Under Pressure", "The Tower", "The Long Goodbye", "Michael", "Inferno")
• Lynda Mills ("Epiphany", "Critical Mass", "Coup D'etat", "Allies")

Music

• Joel Goldsmith

Director of Photography

• Michael C. Blundell ("The Siege, Part 3", "Runner", "Trinity", "Instinct", "Aurora", "The Hive", "Grace Under Pressure", "Coup D'etat", "Michael", "Inferno")
• Brenton Spencer ("The Intruder", "Duet", "Condemned", "Conversion", "The Lost Boys", "Epiphany", "Critical Mass", "The Tower", "The Long Goodbye", "Allies")

Production Designer

• Bridget McGuire

Editor

• Brad Rines ("The Siege, Part 3", "Runner", "Condemned", "Aurora", "Epiphany", "The Tower", "Coup D'etat")
• Jeremy Presner ("The Intruder", "Duet", "Instinct", "The Lost Boys", "Critical Mass", "Michael", "Allies")
• Judith Burke ("Trinity", "Conversion", "The Hive", "Grace Under Pressure", "The Long Goodbye", "Inferno")

Supervising Art Director

• Thom Wells

Art Director

• Peter Bodnarus
• James CD Robbins
• Barbara Wilson ("The Intruder", "Runner", "Duet", "Condemned", "Trinity", "Instinct", "Conversion", "Aurora", "The Lost Boys", "The Hive", "Epiphany", "Critical Mass", "Grace Under Pressure", "The Tower", "The Long Goodbye", "Coup D'etat", "Michael", "Inferno", "Allies")

Set Decorators

• Mark Davidson
• Robert Davidson

Property Master

• Pat O'Brien ("The Siege, Part 3", "The Intruder", "Runner", "Duet", "Condemned", "Trinity", "Instinct", "Conversion", "Aurora", "The Lost Boys", "The Hive", "Critical Mass", "Grace Under Pressure", "The Tower", "The Long Goodbye", "Coup D'etat", "Michael", "Inferno", "Allies")
• Keej Mullen ("Epiphany")

Special Effects Coordinator

• Wray Douglas

Camera Operator

• Nathaniel Massey

Chief Lighting Technician

• Bruno Bittner

Key Grip

• John Zulinski

Sound Mixer

• Kevin Sands

Head Painter

• John Hamilton

Costume Designer

• Christina McQuarrie

Makeup Artist

• Leah Ehman

Prosthetic Animatronic Operator

• Morris Chapdelaine ("The Siege, Part 3", "The Intruder", "Critical Mass", "Inferno", "Allies")

Hairstylist

• Lisa Leonard

Production Coordinators

• Elaine Fleming

Script Supervisor

• Lara Fox ("The Siege, Part 3", "Runner", "Trinity", "Instinct", "Aurora", "The Hive", "Critical Mass", "The Tower", "The Long Goodbye", "Allies")
• Ken Friss ("The Intruder", "Duet", "Condemned", "Conversion", "The Lost Boys", "Epiphany", "Grace Under Pressure", "Coup D'etat", "Michael", "Inferno")

Script Coordinator

• Alex Levine

U.S. Casting Associate

• Ivy Isenberg

Extras Casting

• Sandra Couldwell

Legal Council

• Carol Horn

Assistant to Executive Producers

• Gregory Almas

Production Accountant

• Julie Rieder
• Pauline Hooge

Unit Manager

• Doug Brons

Location Manager

• Heather Vedan

Transportation Coordinator

• David R. Anderson

Stunt Coordinator

• James Bamford

Post Production Supervisor

• Michael S. McLean

Visual Effects Supervisor

• James Tichenor ("The Siege, Part 3", "Runner", "Duet", "Condemned", "Conversion", "The Lost Boys", "The Hive", "Epiphany", "Grace Under Pressure", "Coup D'etat", "Michael", "Inferno")
• Mark Savela ("The Intruder", "Trinity", "Aurora", "The Tower", "Allies")
• Shannon Gurney ("Instinct")
• Geoff Anderson ("Critical Mass", "The Long Goodbye")

Post Production Coordinator

• Allison Volk

Assistant Editors

• Brae Norwiss ("The Siege, Part 3", "Runner", "Trinity", "Instinct", "Aurora", "The Hive", "Critical Mass", "The Tower", "The Long Goodbye", "Allies")
• Ryan Malone ("The Intruder", "Duet", "Condemned", "Conversion", "The Lost Boys", "Epiphany", "Grace Under Pressure", "Coup D'etat", "Michael", "Inferno")

Visual Effects Coordinator

• Shannon Gurney ("The Siege, Part 3", "Runner", "Trinity", "Aurora", "The Lost Boys", "The Hive", "Critical Mass", "Grace Under Pressure", "The Long Goodbye", "Coup D'etat", "Michael", "Inferno")
• Geoff Anderson ("The Intruder", "Duet", "Condemned", "Instinct", "Conversion", "Epiphany", "The Tower", "Allies")

In House Digital Effects Supervisor

• Christopher Stewart ("The Siege, Part 3", "The Intruder")
• Jennifer McEachern ("Runner", "Condemned", "The Lost Boys", "Epiphany")

In House Lead Artist

• Jeremy Hampton ("The Siege, Part 3", "Condemned")
• Jamie Yukio Kawano ("The Intruder", "The Lost Boys", "The Hive")
• Erica Henderson ("Runner", "Epiphany")
• Stefan Gerstheimer ("Aurora")
• Christopher Stewart ("The Tower")

In House Digital Artist

• Jeremy Hampton ("Aurora")

Playback Supervisor

• Krista McLean

Sound Supervisor

• Steve Smith

Sound Editor

• Matt Wilson ("The Siege, Part 3", "Duet", "Instinct", "The Lost Boys", "Critical Mass", "Michael", "Allies")
• Kirby Jinnah ("The Intruder", "Trinity", "Aurora", "The Hive", "Grace Under Pressure", "The Long Goodbye", "Inferno")
• Kelly Frey ("Runner", "Condemned", "Conversion", "Epiphany")
• Jay Cheetham ("The Tower", "Coup D'etat")

Music Editor

• Rick Chadock

Re-Recording Mixers

• Gord Hillier ("The Siege, Part 3", "The Intruder", "Runner", "Duet", "Condemned", "Conversion", "The Lost Boys", "The Hive", "Epiphany", "Grace Under Pressure", "Coup D'etat", "Inferno", "Allies")
• Bill Mellow ("The Siege, Part 3", "Duet", "Trinity", "Instinct", "Critical Mass")
• Dave Hibbert ("The Intruder", "Runner", "Condemned", "Conversion", "The Lost Boys", "The Hive", "Epiphany", "Grace Under Pressure", "Coup D'etat", "Inferno", "Allies")
• Kelly Cole ("Trinity", "Instinct", "Critical Mass")
• Paul A. Sharpe ("Aurora", "The Tower", "The Long Goodbye", "Michael")
• Iain Pattison ("Aurora", "The Tower", "The Long Goodbye", "Michael")

Trivia

• Season 2 of Atlantis aired concurrently with SG-1 Season 9.
• This is the only season of Atlantis in which Christopher Heyerdahl (Halling / Todd) does not appear.

Awards

Nominations

• Nominated Saturn Award for "Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series"

Media

DVD

• Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Second Season

Novels

• Stargate Atlantis: Mirror Mirror (Preceded by Trinity and followed by Instinct)
• Stargate Atlantis: Halcyon (Preceded by Trinity and followed by The Lost Boys)
• Stargate Atlantis: Exogenesis (Preceded by Grace Under Pressure and followed by Michael)
• Stargate Atlantis: Entanglement (Early season 2)

Audiobooks

• Stargate Atlantis: Perchance to Dream

External links

• Stargate Atlantis (season 2) on Wikipedia
• Atlantis Season Two on GateWorld