Stargate Atlantis

The secret laboratory is uncovered by Dr McKay and Jackson, leading the Atlantis crew to confront a mysterious alien race. This meeting raises doubts about the visitors' purpose, leaving the team to question whether their intentions are benign or hostile.

First Contact is a programme presented as an episode, falling under the genre of episode‑style storytelling. It forms part of the broader Atlantis series and follows the familiar format of the show, delivering a self‑contained narrative that fits within the series’ overall structure. In this instalment, Dr McKay and Lieutenant Jackson stumble upon a concealed laboratory hidden somewhere within the city’s depths. Their discovery is sudden and unexpected, prompting them to investigate the purpose of the hidden facility and what secrets it might be guarding. Meanwhile, the rest of the Atlantis crew comes face‑to‑face with an enigmatic alien race that has appeared without warning. The encounter is strikingly mysterious; the newcomers are unlike any species the team has previously met, and their arrival raises a host of questions about their nature and motives. The episode leaves the crew, and the audience, pondering whether the alien visitors are here with peaceful intentions or harboring a hidden agenda. This lingering uncertainty drives the narrative forward, keeping the characters on edge as they try to decipher the true purpose behind the strangers’ sudden appearance.