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Stargate Atlantis episode
“The Return, Part 1”
Original Air Date	September 22, 2006
Season	3
Episode #	10
Production #	3.10
Writer(s)	Martin Gero
Director	Brad Turner
Guest star(s)	Richard Dean Anderson Beau Bridges David Nykl Robert Picardo Mitch Pileggi Chuck Campbell Bill Dow Gary Jones
Episode Order
Previous	Next
"Phantoms"	"The Return, Part 2"

The Return, Part 1 is episode 10 of Stargate Atlantis season 3.

Plot

While testing the intergalactic gate bridge, McKay discovers an Ancient vessel, Tria, traveling close to the speed of light. They manage to stop them and the Ancients return to Atlantis to claim their city, evicting the Atlantis expedition in the process. The expedition leaders are extremely disappointed, Dr. Weir in particular. Unlike the others, she has not been reassigned.

When a desperate message from Atlantis comes in to Stargate command from Richard Woolsey and Jack O'Neill claiming they're under attack by the Replicators, the SGC and the IOA fear there's nothing they can do. Sheppard however, is determined to return to Pegasus, and rescue the city from the Replicators. He gets Weir, McKay and Beckett together and using the gate bridge returns to Pegasus to pick up Teyla and Ronon to take back Atlantis.

Guest Stars

• Richard Dean Anderson as General Jack O'Neill
• Beau Bridges as General Hank Landry
• David Nykl as Radek Zelenka
• Robert Picardo as Richard Woolsey
• Mitch Pileggi as Col Steven Caldwell
• Chuck Campbell as Technician
• Bill Dow as Dr. Bill Lee
• Gary Jones as Walter Harriman
• David Quinlan as Ancient
• Megan Leitch as Captain Helia
• David MacInnis as Talus
• Panou as Cetus
• Ryan Robbins as Ladon Radim
• Dan Shea as Sgt. Siler

Related

• Ancients
• Relativity
• "The Return, Part 2"