Template:ATL-5 Season five of Stargate Atlantis began airing July 11, 2008 on the US-American Sci Fi Channel. The final season of the series will conclude after 20 episodes following a Stargate Atlantis film. After being a regular character in season four Amanda Tapping (Colonel Samantha Carter) will become a guest star in several episodes of season five. Robert Picardo (Richard Woolsey) joins the cast as a permanent character as Woolsey assumes command of Atlantis. Actress Jewel Staite (Dr. Jennifer Keller) is also promoted from a recurring character to a permanent cast member. Both Michael Shanks (Dr. Daniel Jackson) and Paul McGillion (Dr. Carson Beckett) will appear as guest stars in this season, with McGillion appearing in five episodes. A new character, Captain Alicia Vega, played by actress Leela Savasta, will become a recurring member in the season, who will lead her own team from episode four onwards. Actress Torri Higginson has stated that she won't be reprising her role as Dr. Elizabeth Weir in the fifth season. Other season five regular cast members include Joe Flanigan, Jason Momoa, Rachel Luttrell, and David Hewlett respectively.
Cast
Main characters
- Joe Flanigan as Lt. Col. John Sheppard (20/20 episodes)
- Rachel Luttrell as Teyla Emmagan (16/20 episodes)
- Jason Momoa as Ronon Dex (18/20 episodes)
- Jewel Staite as Dr. Jennifer Keller (14/20 episodes)
- Robert Picardo as Richard Woolsey (14/20 episodes)
- David Hewlett as Dr. Rodney McKay (20/20 episodes)
Recurring characters
- David Nykl as Radek Zelenka (11/20 episodes)
- Kavan Smith as Evan Lorne (7/20 episodes)
- Sharon Taylor as Amelia Banks (7/20 episodes)
- Christopher Heyerdahl as Todd (6/20 episodes)
- Chuck Campbell as Chuck (6/20 episodes)
- Paul McGillion as Carson Beckett (5/20 episodes)
- Annalise MacCulloch as Torren John Emmagan (5/20 episodes)
- Martin Christopher as Kevin Marks (4/20 episodes)
- Tyler McClendon as Kenny (4/20 episodes)
- Mitch Pileggi as Steven Caldwell (3/20 episodes)
- Linda Ko as Marie (3/20 episodes)
- Patrick Sabongui as Kanaan (2/20 episodes)
- Connor Trinneer as Michael Kenmore (2/20 episodes)
- Gary Jones as Walter Harriman (2/20 episodes)
- Amanda Tapping as Samantha Carter (2/20 episodes)
- Michael Shanks as Daniel Jackson (2/20 episodes)
Episodes
| Image | Title | Number | Airdate | Planet(s) | Race(s) | Enemies |
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| File:SearchAndRescue11.jpg | "Search and Rescue (Part 2 of 2)" | 501 | July 11, 2008 | Earth, M2S-445, M35-117 | Athosian, Hybrid | Michael Kenmore |
| John Sheppard and his team are trapped under the rubble of Michael's base in order to rescue Teyla Emmagan. As Samantha Carter launches a team to rescue the rescuers, little do they know that Michael is also searching the planet for the survivors. | ||||||
| File:Seed11.jpg | "The Seed" | 502 | July 18, 2008 | M35-117 | N/A | Jennifer Keller |
| When a mysterious alien organism takes Doctor Jennifer Keller as its host, the newly revived Carson Beckett and the crew desperately search for a serum to save her from the evolving intruder before it can infiltrate Atlantis. | ||||||
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"Broken Ties" | 503 | July 25, 2008 | Belkan, M35-117, Sarif Sur | Satedan, Wraith | Wraith Commander |
| Ronon Dex is captured by Tyre, who wants to hand him to the Wraith in order to maintain his role in their circle. However, when the deal turns sour, and Tyre is left for dead, the Atlantis Expedition persuade him to take back their friend. Meanwhile, The Wraith turn him into a Wraith worshipper. | ||||||
| File:TheDaedVariations11.jpg | "The Daedalus Variations" | 504 | August 1, 2008 | M35-117 | Unknown Alien | Unknown Aliens |
| The Atlantis Expedition mysteriously finds the Daedalus, abandoned and drifting in space. When Sheppard's team come to investigate, the ship mysteriously disappears. They soon discover that the ship is actually an alternate Daedalus from a Parallel Universe, and the team must find a way back to their Universe before they would be stranded forever in an unfamiliar reality. | ||||||
| File:GhostInTheMachine11.jpg | "Ghost in the Machine" | 505 | August 15, 2008 | Flying monkeys' planet, M35-117 | Asuran | Koracen |
| While on a mission, Sheppard's team inadvertently brings a mysterious entity to Atlantis. They soon learn that the entity is nothing more than Elizabeth Weir, who was thought to have been killed after her capture by the Asurans. | ||||||
| File:TheShrine11.jpg | "The Shrine" | 506 | August 22, 2008 | M35-117, M44-5YN, Talus | Wraith | N/A |
| Rodney McKay is infected with the Pegasus equivalent of Alzheimer's, known as Second Childhood, a common illness among the elderly in the galaxy. The only way to save him is a shrine on Talus. The downside is that it has turned into a Wraith outpost. | ||||||
| File:Whispers11.jpg | "Whispers" | 507 | September 5, 2008 | M35-117, Unnamed | Michael's experiment | Michael's experiments |
| Carson Beckett is called in to help a team investigating a lab that once belonged to Michael. But soon, they realize that a group of experiments that even Michael couldn't control are hellbent on killing the team. | ||||||
| File:TheQueen11.jpg | "The Queen" | 508 | September 12, 2008 | M35-117 | Wraith | Primary and Commander |
| The Atlantis Expedition has a plan to remove the Wraith's dependence on feeding to use an experimental gene therapy from Michael's database. However, in order to convince the Primary, the Wraith leader, Teyla Emmagan must pose as a Hive Queen. | ||||||
| File:Tracker11.jpg | "Tracker" | 509 | September 19, 2008 | M33-985, M35-117 | Wraith | Wraith hunters |
| Jennifer Keller is kidnapped by a runner named Kiryk. While 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. | ||||||
| File:AlienVillan11.jpg | "First Contact (Part 1 of 2)" | 510 | September 26, 2008 | M35-117, M6H-987 | Lost Tribe, Wraith | Lost Tribe |
| Daniel Jackson arrives in Atlantis to investigate a hidden lab left behind by the rogue Ancient scientist Janus. Their discovery has attracted the attention of a mysterious group of aliens, who infiltrate the city. Meanwhile, "Todd" and a delegation arrive on the Daedalus to bring forward Keller's gene therapy. | ||||||
| File:TheLostTribe11.jpg | "The Lost Tribe (Part 2 of 2)" | 511 | October 10, 2008 | M35-117, M6H-987 | Asgard, Traveler, Wraith | Lost Tribe, Todd |
| As Rodney McKay and Daniel Jackson is held prisoner by the Lost Tribe, they make a startling discovery about who they really are. Meanwhile, "Todd" and his Wraith hijack the Daedalus to find and destroy those who activated the Attero device. The Travelers arrive and John Sheppard helps them get to the planet to stop "Todd from destroying the device, since McKay and Jackson may be killed in the process. | ||||||
| File:Outsiders11.jpg | "Outsiders" | 512 | October 17, 2008 | M35-117, Unnamed | Balarian, Wraith | Jervis, Commander |
| Carson Beckett, now a traveling doctor in Pegasus comes across a planet, where some of the villagers are refugees from Balar, a planet infected with the Hoffan drug, and destroyed by the Wraith. However, the Wraith arrive on the planet and gives the village an ultimatum, hand over the Balarians, or face destruction of the entire civilization. | ||||||
| File:Inquisition11.jpg | "Inquisition" | 513 | October 24, 2008 | M35-117 | Latiran, Free Peoples of Riva, Tribes of Santha | Kelore |
| The First Atlantis Reconnaissance Team is invited by the Coalition of Planets in order to form an alliance. However, the team is misled and is faced to stand trial, for their alleged crimes against the Pegasus galaxy. Their best chance of freedom, is the experiences of Richard Woolsey. | ||||||
| File:Normal 514 theprodigal 08.jpg | "The Prodigal" | 514 | November 7, 2008 | M35-117 | Hybrid | Michael Kenmore |
| 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 and her child to perfect his Hybrids, and to destroy the base when they're done. Meanwhile, Sheppard, McKay and a team try to take back the city before Michael leaves with what he wants. | ||||||
| File:Vconrad.jpg | "Remnants" | 515 | November 14, 2008 | M35-117 | Sakari | Acastus Kolya |
| While being evaluated by the I.O.A. Richard Woolsey meets a beautiful scientist new to Atlantis, who is not what she appears. Meanwhile, Sheppard is captured and tortured by an enemy he thought was dead. | ||||||
| File:Brainstorm11.jpg | "Brain Storm" | 516 | November 21, 2008 | Earth, M35-117 | N/A | N/A |
| Rodney reluctantly returns to Earth to witness the triumph of his rival Malcolm Tunney, but must help shut down a deadly weather device when the new technology goes horribly awry. | ||||||
| File:InfectionHive.jpg | "Infection" | 517 | December 5, 2008 | M35-117 | Wraith | Warriors |
| After a Wraith Hive Ship shows up over Atlantis transmitting a distress call, the team discovers that its crew has been stricken with a disease they helped create. | ||||||
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"Identity" | 518 | December 12, 2008 | M35-117, Unnamed | N/A | Neeva Casol, Jannik, Bordal |
| Dr. Jennifer Keller's body is inadvertently taken over by a cunning thief, Neeva Casol. While Neeva tries to escape Atlantis, Keller finds herself imprisoned with a death sentence on another planet. | ||||||
| File:DetectiveJohn.jpg | "Vegas" | 519 | January 2, 2009 | Earth | Wraith | Wraith |
| In the city of Las Vegas in an alternate reality, police detective John Sheppard investigates a series of bizarre murders where each body appears to have desiccated. He is soon called to Area 51, where Dr. Rodney McKay explains the situation. | ||||||
| File:EnemyAtTheGate11.jpg | "Enemy at the Gate" | 520 | January 9, 2009 | Earth, M35-117 | Wraith | Kenny |
| "Todd" informs the Atlantis Expedition that a rogue group of Wraith has acquired several Zero Point Modules to power a formidable new Hive Ship, and wants it destroyed. However, after the Daedalus is disabled, they learn that the ship is heading straight for Earth, and they must stop it before it gets there. | ||||||
Novels
Audiobooks
Sources
1. Stargate Atlantis Season 5 episodes, Gateworld.net, retrieved 2008
2. Stargate Atlantis Season 5, Wikipedia.com, retrieved 2008
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