That’s a fair criticism! Season 1 is definitely slower on that front compared to the others. I think season 1 is the most normal “crime of the week” season by far, which is why I view it as a good on-ramp for folks less familiar. Arguably, for someone situated as you are, you should just watch the pilot, read a quick wiki summary of every other episode in season 1 except for the last 2, watch those last 2, and move into season 2 when things get moving a little faster. (Finch needs a character that doesn’t appear until season 2 to do a lot of useful exposition on how he thinks about the Machine’s alignment).
That’s a fair criticism! Season 1 is definitely slower on that front compared to the others. I think season 1 is the most normal “crime of the week” season by far, which is why I view it as a good on-ramp for folks less familiar. Arguably, for someone situated as you are, you should just watch the pilot, read a quick wiki summary of every other episode in season 1 except for the last 2, watch those last 2, and move into season 2 when things get moving a little faster. (Finch needs a character that doesn’t appear until season 2 to do a lot of useful exposition on how he thinks about the Machine’s alignment).