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| series = A
| season = 5
| image = Stargate Atlantis Season 5 DVD cover.jpg
| caption = Last DVD set of Season 5
| country = {{USA}}<br/>{{CAN}}
| num episodes = 20
| network = [[Network::Sci Fi Channel]]
| first aired = [[Start date::July 11, 2008]]
| last aired = [[End date::January 9, 2009]]
| region 1 = [[Region 1 release::June 30, 2009]]
| region 2 = [[Region 2 release::May 11, 2009]]
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| region 4 = [[Region 4 release::July 29, 2009]]
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| prev = [[Stargate Atlantis Season 4|Season 4]]
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| episode list = [[Stargate Atlantis list of episodes|List of episodes]]
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The '''fifth season''' of ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' commenced airing on the [[Sci Fi Channel]] in the United States on July 11, 2008, concluded on the same channel on January 9, 2009, and contained 20 episodes. The show itself is a spin off of its sister show, ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''. The season upgrades previous supporting characters cast members such as [[Richard Woolsey]] (from ''Stargate SG-1'') and [[Jennifer Keller]]. [[Amanda Tapping]]'s character [[Samantha Carter]] was downgraded to recurring character in this season. The fifth season is about a military-science expedition team fighting against the [[Wraith]] from their base of operation, [[Atlantis]]. The [[Wraith]] primary goal is to gather a fleet to invade Atlantis and find their new "feeding ground", [[Earth]].

The one-hour premiere {{ep|Search and Rescue}}, which aired on July 11, 2008, received 1.3 in [[w:Nielsen ratings|Nielsen household ratings]], in contrast a "Big" increase from the [[Stargate Atlantis Season 4|previous season]] ratings. The series was developed by [[Brad Wright]] and [[Robert C. Cooper]], who also served as executive producers. Season five regular cast members include [[Joe Flanigan]], [[Robert Picardo]], [[Jewel Staite]], [[Jason Momoa]], [[Rachel Luttrell]], and [[David Hewlett]]. ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' was originally planned to be continued by a two-hour movie entitled ''[[Stargate: Extinction]]'' but executive producer Brad Wright has announced that the film has been permanently shelved.<ref name=gw_080821>{{cite web |url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2008/08/istargate_atlantisi_will_end_thi.shtml |title=Stargate Atlantis ended after this season marking the end of the Stargate Atlantis franchise. |accessdate=2008-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first=Chad | last=Colvin |title=SGU continuation, other movies dead — for now |url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2011/04/wright-sgu-continuation-other-movies-dead-for-now/ |format= |agency=|work=GateWorld |date=April 17, 2011|accessdate=April 17, 2011}}</ref>

== Cast and characters ==

After being a regular character in season four, [[Amanda Tapping]] (Colonel [[Samantha Carter]]) became a guest star in several episodes of season five. [[Robert Picardo]] (as [[Richard Woolsey]]) joined the cast as a permanent character, with Woolsey assuming command of Atlantis. Actress [[Jewel Staite]] (Dr. [[Jennifer Keller]]) was also promoted from a recurring character to a permanent cast member. Both [[Michael Shanks]] (Dr. [[Daniel Jackson]]) and [[Paul McGillion]] (Dr. [[Carson Beckett (clone)|Carson Beckett]]) appeared as guest stars in this season, with McGillion appearing in five episodes.<ref name=gw_casts5>{{cite web |url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2008/02/robert_picardo_joins_iatlantisi_.shtml |title=GateWorld - Robert Picardo join Atlantis cast |accessdate=2008-11-14}}</ref> Actress [[Torri Higginson]] declined to reprise her role as Dr. [[Elizabeth Weir]] in the fifth season.<ref name=gw_s5torri>{{cite web |url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2008/02/higginson_out_for_season_five.shtml |title=GateWorld - Higginson out for Season Five |accessdate=2008-11-14}}</ref> The other season five regular cast members are [[Joe Flanigan]], [[Jason Momoa]], [[Rachel Luttrell]], and [[David Hewlett]] as Dr. [[Rodney McKay]].

=== Main characters ===

{|class="wikitable" width=50%
!Actor
!Character
!Number of episodes
|-
| [[Joe Flanigan]] || Lt Col [[John Sheppard]] || 20 episodes
|-
| [[Rachel Luttrell]] || [[Teyla Emmagan]] || 16 episodes
|-
| [[Jason Momoa]] || [[Ronon Dex]] || 18 episodes
|-
| [[Jewel Staite]] || Dr. [[Jennifer Keller]] || 14 episodes
|-
| [[Robert Picardo]] || [[Richard Woolsey]] || 14 episodes
|-
| and [[David Hewlett]] || Dr. [[Rodney McKay]] || 20 episodes
|}

=== Recurring characters ===

{|class="wikitable" width=50%
!Actor
!Character
!Number of episodes
|-
| [[David Nykl]] || [[Dr.]] [[Radek Zelenka]] || 11 episodes
|-
| [[Kavan Smith]] || [[Major]] [[Evan Lorne]] || 7 episodes
|-
| [[Sharon Taylor]] || [[Amelia Banks]] || 7 episodes
|-
| [[Christopher Heyerdahl]] || [[Todd]] || 6 episodes
|-
| [[Chuck Campbell]] || [[Chuck]] || 6 episodes
|-
| [[Paul McGillion]] || [[Dr.]] [[Carson Beckett (clone)|Carson Beckett]] || 5 episodes
|-
| [[Annalise MacCulloch]] || [[Torren John Emmagan]] || 5 episodes
|-
| [[Martin Christopher]] || [[Major]] [[Kevin Marks]] || 4 episodes
|-
| [[Tyler McClendon]] || [[Kenny]] || 3 episodes
|-
| [[Mitch Pileggi]] || [[Colonel]] [[Steven Caldwell]] || 3 episodes
|-
| [[Linda Ko]] || [[Marie]] || 3 episodes
|-
| [[Patrick Sabongui]] || [[Kanaan]] || 2 episodes
|-
| [[Connor Trinneer]] || [[Michael Kenmore]] || 2 episodes
|-
| [[Gary Jones]] || [[CMSgt.]] [[Walter Harriman]] || 2 episodes
|-
| [[Amanda Tapping]] || [[Samantha Carter]] || 2 episodes
|-
| [[Michael Shanks]] || [[Dr.]] [[Daniel Jackson]] || 2 episodes
|-
| [[Leela Savasta]] || [[Captain]] [[Alicia Vega]] || 2 episodes
|}

== Episodes ==

{|class="wikitable" width=100%
! width=150px |Image
!Title
!Number
!Airdate
!Planet(s)
!Race(s)
!Enemies
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Search and Rescue.jpg|150px]]
|'''{{ep|Search and Rescue}}''' ''(Part 2 of 2)''
|5.01
|July 11, [[2008]]
|[[Earth]], [[M2S-445]], [[M35-117]]
|[[Athosian]], [[Human-Wraith Hybrid|Hybrid]]
|[[Michael Kenmore]]
|-
|colspan="6"|After a conflict with Michael leaves [[Michael's facility|several Atlantis personnel trapped]], Colonel [[Samantha Carter|Carter]] leads a rescue mission — unaware that [[Michael Kenmore|Michael]] is still nearby.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:The Seed.jpg|150px]]
|'''{{ep|The Seed}}'''
|5.02
|July 18, [[2008]]
|[[M35-117]]
|N/A
|[[Jennifer Keller]]
|-
|colspan="6"|When an [[Wraith pathogen|alien organism]] incapacitates Dr. [[Jennifer Keller|Keller]], [[Atlantis expedition|the team]] seeks help from an [[Carson Beckett (clone)|old friend]] recently revived from [[stasis]].
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Broken Ties.jpg|150px]]
|'''{{ep|Broken Ties}}'''
|5.03
|July 25, [[2008]]
|[[Belkan (planet)|Belkan]], [[M35-117]], [[Sarif Sur]]
|[[Satedan]], [[Wraith]]
|[[Wraith Commander (Broken Ties)|Wraith Commander]]
|-
|colspan="6"|[[Ronon Dex|Ronon]] once again comes face-to-face with [[Tyre]], one of [[Satedans|his people]] who became a [[Wraith worshiper]] — but who now claims he has broken free of their influence.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:The Daedalus Variations.jpg|150px]]
|'''{{ep|The Daedalus Variations}}'''
|5.04
|August 1, [[2008]]
|[[M35-117]]
|[[Unknown Alien]]
|[[Unknown Alien]]s
|-
|colspan="6"|[[Atlantis 1|The team]] boards the ''[[Daedalus (The Daedalus Variation I)|Daedalus]]'' when it shows up abandoned in orbit, only to find themselves skipping through [[parallel universe]]s.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Ghost in the Machine (episode).jpg|150px]]
|'''{{ep|Ghost in the Machine}}'''
|5.05
|August 15, [[2008]]
|[[Flying monkeys' planet]], [[M35-117]]
|[[Asuran]]
|[[Koracen]]
|-
|colspan="6"|The city of [[Atlantis]] becomes host to the minds of [[Elisabeth Weir's faction|disembodied Replicators]], led by [[Elizabeth Weir|someone very close to the team]].
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:The Shrine (episode).jpg|150px]]
|'''{{ep|The Shrine}}'''
|5.06
|August 22, [[2008]]
|[[M35-117]], [[M44-5YN]], [[Talus (planet)|Talus]]
|[[Wraith]]
|N/A
|-
|colspan="6"|[[Rodney McKay]] is stricken with a [[Second childhood|mental affliction]] that robs him of his knowledge and memories, causing him to revert to a childlike state.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Whispers (episode).jpg|150px]]
|'''{{ep|Whispers}}'''
|5.07
|September 5, [[2008]]
|[[M35-117]], [[Planet (Whispers)|Unnamed]]
|[[Michael's experiment]]
|[[Michael's experiment]]s
|-
|colspan="6"|[[John Sheppard|Sheppard]] and [[Carson Beckett (clone)|Beckett]] join a [[Teldy's Atlantis Reconnaissance Team|team]] investigating a hidden [[Wraith laboratory (Whispers)|Wraith laboratory]] where [[Michael Kenmore|Michael]] has been conducting [[Michael's experiment|genetic experiments]].
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:The Queen.jpg|150px]]
|'''{{ep|The Queen}}'''
|5.08
|September 12, [[2008]]
|[[M35-117]]
|[[Wraith]]
|[[Primary Queen|Primary]] and [[Wraith Commander (The Queen)|Commander]]
|-
|colspan="6"|[[Teyla Emmagan|Teyla]] goes in disguise as a [[Wraith queen]] when "[[Todd]]" agrees to make a bold proposal to the [[Primary Queen|leader of his alliance]] — not realizing that he has other intentions.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Tracker (episode).jpg|150px]]
|'''{{ep|Tracker}}'''
|5.09
|September 19, [[2008]]
|[[M33-985]], [[M35-117]]
|[[Wraith]]
|[[Wraith hunter]]s
|-
|colspan="6"|[[Ronon Dex|Ronon]] and [[Rodney McKay|McKay]] join Dr. [[Jennifer Keller|Keller]] on an [[M33-985|off-world]] errand of mercy, and must track her through the forest when a [[Kiryk|Runner]] kidnaps her.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:First Contact.jpg|150px]]
|'''{{ep|First Contact}}''' ''(Part 1 of 2)''
|5.10
|September 26, [[2008]]
|[[M35-117]], [[M6H-987]]
|[[Vanir]], [[Wraith]]
|[[Vanir]]
|-
|colspan="6"|When [[Daniel Jackson]] visits [[Atlantis]], he and Dr. [[Rodney McKay|McKay]] discover a [[Janus' secret lab|hidden lab]] that brings a [[Asgard lost tribe|new enemy]] knocking. The ''[[Daedalus]]'' welcomes a [[Todd|Wraith ally]] for a [[Gene therapy|special project]].
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:The Lost Tribe.jpg|150px]]
|'''{{ep|The Lost Tribe}}''' ''(Part 2 of 2)''
|5.11
|October 10, [[2008]]
|[[M35-117]], [[M6H-987]]
|[[Asgard]], [[Traveler]], [[Wraith]]
|[[Vanir]], [[Todd]]
|-
|colspan="6"|[[John Sheppard|Sheppard]] races to an [[Janus' research outpost|Ancient laboratory]] to save [[Rodney McKay|McKay]] and [[Daniel Jackson]] before "[[Todd]]" arrives to destroy [[Attero device|a weapon]] that has a devastating side-effect. Daniel uncovers the identity of the [[Asgard rogue faction|hostile new species]].
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Outsiders (episode).jpg|150px]]
|'''{{ep|Outsiders}}'''
|5.12
|October 17, [[2008]]
|[[M35-117]], [[Elson's planet]]
|[[Balarian]], [[Elson's people]], [[Wraith]]
|[[Jervis]], [[Wraith Commander (Outsiders)|Commander]]
|-
|colspan="6"|The [[Wraith]] arrive in a [[Elson's village|village]] where Dr. [[Carson Beckett (clone)|Beckett]] is working, and demand that [[Elson's people|the locals]] turn over a [[Balarians|group of refugees]] who survived the [[Hoffan plague]] — or the entire village will be obliterated.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Inquisition (episode).jpg|150px]]
|'''{{ep|Inquisition}}'''
|5.13
|October 24, [[2008]]
|[[M35-117]]
|[[Latiran]], [[Free Peoples of Riva]], [[Tribes of Santhal]]
|[[Kelore]]
|-
|colspan="6"|A new [[Coalition of Planets|coalition of human worlds]] puts the [[Atlantis 1|Atlantis team]] on [[trial]] for their alleged crimes against the [[Pegasus]] Galaxy.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:The Prodigal.jpg|150px]]
|'''{{ep|The Prodigal}}'''
|5.14
|November 7, [[2008]]
|[[M35-117]]
|[[Human-Wraith Hybrid|Hybrid]]
|[[Michael Kenmore]]
|-
|colspan="6"|[[Atlantis 1|The team]] fights to retake control of [[Atlantis]] when [[Michael Kenmore|Michael]] infiltrates the [[Atlantis control room|control room]] to take [[Teyla Emmagan|Teyla]]'s [[Torren John Emmagan|child]] and destroy the city.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Remnants (episode).jpg|150px]]
|'''{{ep|Remnants}}'''
|5.15
|November 14, [[2008]]
|[[M35-117]]
|[[Sekkari]]
|[[Acastus Kolya (Sekkari)|Acastus Kolya]]
|-
|colspan="6"|While being evaluated by the [[I.O.A.]] [[Richard Woolsey]] meets a [[Vanessa Conrad|beautiful scientist]] new to [[Atlantis]], who is not what she appears. [[John Sheppard|Sheppard]] is captured and tortured by [[Acastus Kolya (Sekkari)|an enemy he thought was dead]].
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Brain Storm.jpg|150px]]
|'''{{ep|Brain Storm}}'''
|5.16
|November 21, [[2008]]
|[[Earth]], [[M35-117]]
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|colspan="6"|[[Rodney McKay|Rodney]] returns to [[Earth]] with [[Jennifer Keller|Jennifer]] to witness the triumph of [[Malcolm Tunney|his rival]], who believes he has solved the problem of [[global warming]]. But when the new technology goes horribly awry, Rodney must help shut down the deadly [[matter bridge|weather device]].
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Infection (episode).jpg|150px]]
|'''{{ep|Infection}}'''
|5.17
|December 5, [[2008]]
|[[M35-117]]
|[[Wraith]]
|[[Wraith warrior|Warriors]]
|-
|colspan="6"|After [[Todd]]'s [[Todd's hive ship|hive ship]] shows up over [[Atlantis]] transmitting a distress call, [[Atlantis 1|the team]] discovers that he and his crew have been stricken with [[virus (Infection)|a disease]] they [[gene therapie|helped create]].
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Identity (episode).jpg|150px]]
|'''{{ep|Identity}}'''
|5.18
|December 12, [[2008]]
|[[M35-117]], [[Unnamed Coalition planet|Unnamed]]
|N/A
|[[Neeva Casol]], [[Jannik]], [[Bordal]]
|-
|colspan="6"|Dr. Keller's body is taken over by [[Neeva Casol|a cunning thief]], while [[Jennifer Keller|Keller]] finds herself imprisoned with a death sentence on [[Planet (Identity)|another planet]].

|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Vegas (episode).jpg|150px]]
|'''{{ep|Vegas}}'''
|5.19
|January 2, [[2009]]
|[[Earth]]
|[[Wraith]]
|[[Wraith (Vegas)|Wraith]]
|-
|colspan="6"|In the city of [[Las Vegas (Vegas reality)|Las Vegas]], [[Detective]] [[John Sheppard (Vegas reality)|John Sheppard]] must solve the case on a long string of [[feeding|unusual murders]] — perpetrated by a [[Wraith (Vegas)|Wraith]] in hiding.
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Enemy at the Gate.jpg|150px]]
|'''{{ep|Enemy at the Gate}}'''
|5.20
|January 9, [[2009]]
|[[Earth]], [[M35-117]]
|[[Wraith]]
|[[Wraith underling]]
|-
|colspan="6"|[[Atlantis expedition|The team]] [[Todd|learns]] that a [[Wraith underling|rogue Wraith]] has acquired several [[ZPM]]s to power a formidable [[ZPM powered hive ship|new hive ship]] — and he is headed for [[Earth]].
|}

== References ==

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{{Stargate Atlantis seasons navbox}}
{{Wikipedia|Stargate Atlantis (season 5)}}
[[fr:Stargate Atlantis Saison 5]]

Stargate Atlantis Season 5 - Revision history

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