Stargate Atlantis Season 3

Stargate Atlantis Season 3
Last DVD set of Season 3
Country of origin	USA Canada
No. of episodes	20
Broadcast
Original channel	Sci Fi Channel
Original run	July 21, 2006 (Sci Fi) — February 5, 2007 (The Movie Network)
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1	September 18, 2007
Region 2	January 14, 2008
Region 4	September 26, 2007
Season chronology
Season 2 Season 4
List of episodes

Season three of Stargate Atlantis began airing on July 21, 2006 on the US-American Sci Fi Channel. The third season concluded after 20 episodes on February 5, 2007 on the Canadian The Movie Network. The series was developed by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, who also served as executive producers. Season three regular cast members include Joe Flanigan, Torri Higginson, Jason Momoa, Rachel Luttrell, Paul McGillion, and David Hewlett as Dr. Rodney McKay.

Production

• Richard Kind, who played Lucius Lavin in "Irresistible" and "Irresponsible", also played a minor role as Gary Meyers in the original Stargate film. He is the only actor to appear in both the film and Stargate: Atlantis.
• "Common Ground" introduces the "Todd" Wraith character that plays an important role in the later seasons.
• "Sunday" marks the last to feature Paul McGillion as a regular cast member, although he is still in the opening titles for the rest of Season 3.
• "First Strike" introduces Jewel Staite as new Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jennifer Keller. Staite had already the character of Ellia in the Season 2 episode "Instinct".

Awards

"No Man's Land" won a Gemini Award for "Best Visual Effects". For "McKay and Mrs. Miller", writer Martin Gero was nominated for a Gemini Award in the category "Best Writing in a Dramatic Series".

Cast

Main characters

Actor	Character	Number of episodes
Joe Flanigan	Major/Lt Col John Sheppard	20 episodes
Torri Higginson	Dr. Elizabeth Weir	20 episodes
Rachel Luttrell	Teyla Emmagan	20 episodes
Jason Momoa	Ronon Dex	20 episodes
With Paul McGillion	Dr. Carson Beckett	14 episodes
and David Hewlett	Dr. Rodney McKay	20 episodes

Recurring characters

Actor	Character	Number of episodes
David Nykl	Dr. Radek Zelenka	12 episodes
Chuck Campbell	Chuck	12 episodes
Mitch Pileggi	Colonel Steven Caldwell	6 episodes
Kavan Smith	Major Evan Lorne	6 episodes
Robert Picardo	Richard Woolsey	4 episodes
Gary Jones	CMSgt. Walter Harriman	4 episodes
Kirby Morrow	Captain Dave Kleinman	4 episodes
Beau Bridges	Major General Henry Landry	3 episodes
Bill Dow	Dr. Bill Lee	3 episodes
Connor Trinneer	Michael Kenmore	3 episodes
Trevor Devall	Voice of Hermiod	3 episodes
Richard Dean Anderson	Major General Jack O'Neill	3 episodes
John O'Callaghan	Niam	3 episodes
Donna Soares	Dr. Coleman	3 episodes
Robert Davi	Commander Acastus Kolya	2 episodes
Ryan Robbins	Ladon Radim	2 episodes
Richard Kind	Lucius Lavin	2 episodes
Brahm Taylor	Lathan	2 episodes
Panou	Cetus	2 episodes
David MacInnis	Talus	2 episodes
David Ogden Stiers	Oberoth	2 episodes
Heather Doerksen	Major Pat Meyers	2 episodes

Episodes

Image	Title	Number	Airdate	Planet(s)	Race(s)	Enemies
	"No Man's Land" (Part 2 of 3)	3.01	July 14, 2006	Earth, Lantea	Asgard, Wraith	Wraith Queen
	The team desperately attempts to stop two Wraith hive ships from reaching Earth. Sheppard must rely on an old foe to rescue McKay and Ronon.
	"Misbegotten" (Part 3 of 3)	3.02	July 21, 2006	Earth, Lantea, M8G-352	Asgard, Human-form Wraith, Wraith	Michael Kenmore
	The Atlantis team must decide the fate of a colony of Wraith they have turned into humans. Dr. Weir must defend her leadership when she is evaluated by the I.O.A.
	"Irresistible"	3.03	July 28, 2006	Lantea, Lucius' planet, M6H-491	Lucius' people, Wraith	N/A
	Sheppard's team meets an obnoxious man who is adored by all thanks to a secret that he carries — and who has an unexpected effect on them.
	"Sateda"	3.04	August 4, 2006	Keturah's planet, Lantea, Sateda	Keturah's people, Wraith	Wraith Leader
	Ronon Dex is captured by the Wraith and returned to his homeworld, where he is haunted by his past as he is forced to once again become their prey.
	"Progeny"	3.05	August 11, 2006	Asuras	Asuran	Oberoth
	Weir and the team visit an advanced civilization that split off from the Lanteans thousands of years ago, but discover that they may not have left Atlantis in peace.
	"The Real World"	3.06	August 18, 2006	Lantea	Asuran	N/A
	Elizabeth Weir wakes up in a mental institution, where she is told that the expedition to Atlantis and the Stargate are figments of her imagination.
	"Common Ground"	3.07	August 25, 2006	Kolya's planet, Lantea, Unnamed	Genii, Wraith	Acastus Kolya
	Colonel Sheppard finds himself the prisoner of a Genii commander, along with a desperately hungry Wraith who has been separated from his hive.
	"McKay and Mrs. Miller"	3.08	September 8, 2006	Earth, Lantea	Asgard	N/A
	Rodney McKay is reunited with his estranged sister back on Earth, who has given up a brilliant career as a scientist to raise a family.
	"Phantoms"	3.09	September 15, 2006	Lantea, M1B-129	Genii, Wraith	N/A
	Sheppard and Ronon are influenced by a mind-altering device created by the Wraith while on a mission to rescue a lost team.
	"The Return", Part 1 (Part 1 of 2)	3.10	September 22, 2006	Earth, Lantea, New Athos	Ancient, Asuran, Genii	Cetus, Talus
	The Atlantis expedition is stunned to learn that a ship full of Ancients is returning to reclaim their lost city.
	"The Return", Part 2 (Part 2 of 2)	3.11	November 20, 2006	Earth, Lantea, New Athos	Asuran	Cetus, Talus
	The Atlantis team goes against orders to try and save Atlantis from Replicator control — and to rescue General O'Neill and Richard Woolsey, who are trapped in the occupied city.
	"Echoes"	3.12	November 27, 2006	Lantea	Ancient, Flagisallus	N/A
	The inhabitants of Atlantis begin to suffer ill effects when the planet's whale population begins migrating to the island city, bringing an unexpected harbinger of doom.
	"Irresponsible"	3.13	December 4, 2006	Lantea, M65-PL8	People of M65-PL8, Genii	Acastus Kolya
	The team finds Lucius Lavin manipulating the people of another hapless planet, using Ancient technology to pose as an invincible hero.
	"Tao of Rodney"	3.14	December 11, 2006	Lantea	N/A	N/A
	After an Ancient device gives Rodney superhuman powers, his enhanced brilliance is checked only by his impending death — unless he can learn how to ascend.
	"The Game"	3.15	December 18, 2006	Lantea, M4D-058	Geldaran, Hallonan	N/A
	Sheppard and McKay discover that their competitive video game has been controlling a planet of real people, who now stand on the brink of war.
	"The Ark"	3.16	January 8, 2007	Jamus' homeworld, Lantea	Jamus' people	Jamus
	The team discovers the last of a civilization in suspended animation, whose survival is at risk when their station is critically damaged.
	"Sunday"	3.17	January 15, 2007	Lantea	N/A	N/A
	The team tries to relax during a mandatory day off, until an explosion leaves three people dead — and reveals that one scientist is a walking time bomb.
	"Submersion"	3.18	January 22, 2007	Lantea	Wraith	Wraith Queen
	The team discovers an Ancient drilling station deep beneath the surface of the ocean, only to find that a Wraith queen is still alive there.
	"Vengeance"	3.19	January 29, 2007	Lantea, Taranian settlement	Bug People	Michael Kenmore
	The Atlantis team investigates the disappearance of one of their allies, only to find an old enemy engineering a race of powerful monsters.
	"First Strike" (Part 1 of 3)	3.20	February 5, 2007	Asuras, Lantea	Asuran	Oberoth
	An unstoppable energy weapon leaves Atlantis under seige after Earth launches a preemptive attack against the Replicator home world.