[s1e12] The Defiant | One

"Stargate: Atlantis" The Defiant One (TV Episode 2004) - IMDb

is the 12th episode of the first season of Stargate Atlantis . In this episode, a mission to investigate an ancient weapons platform turns into a desperate survival situation against a long-dormant enemy. Plot Summary [S1E12] The Defiant One

While exploring a Lagrangian point satellite —an Ancient defense system located deep in space—Major John Sheppard and Dr. Rodney McKay intercept a distress signal from a nearby planet. Upon investigation, they discover a crashed that has been down for 10,000 years. "Stargate: Atlantis" The Defiant One (TV Episode 2004)

: The episode is the first to explicitly identify the Ancients as the "Lanteans" . Rodney McKay intercept a distress signal from a

: This is the first time McKay refers to Sheppard as "Captain Kirk," a joke that becomes a series staple.

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The team finds that a single Wraith survivor has remained alive for millennia by entering hibernation and periodically feeding on the ship's cargo of hibernating humans. This "Defiant One" is significantly stronger than typical Wraith due to its desperate survival tactics and is eventually able to seize control of the team's Puddle Jumper .