is the season two premiere of the military science fiction series Stargate Atlantis , originally airing on July 15, 2005. The episode concludes a high-stakes three-part arc where the Atlantis expedition faces an overwhelming invasion by the Wraith. Key Plot Summary
The episode picks up with Atlantis on the verge of destruction. Major John Sheppard is on a suicide mission to pilot a Puddle Jumper armed with a nuclear warhead into a Wraith Hive ship. [S2E1] The Siege: Part 3
: The Earth ship Daedalus , commanded by Colonel Steven Caldwell, arrives just in time to beam Sheppard away and use its advanced Asgard beaming technology to transport nukes directly onto the remaining Hive ships, destroying them. is the season two premiere of the military