S2 is more like the beginning of WWII. If I remember correctly, the Nightwatch is a program initiated by president Clark (or his administration) and he isn't in

S2 is more like the beginning of WWII. If I remember correctly, the Nightwatch is a program initiated by president Clark (or his administration) and he isn't in the office during S1. At the end of S1, events are set in motion (not spoiling anything here, but the end of S1 is super-awesome and constantly sends shivers down my spine when I'm watching it), but it's not quite there yet. Also, there are many non-story-relevant episodes in S1. But as I said: It's building up background. Just very slowly for first-time watchers. That's not surprising as that's how TV series worked back then: Most episodes are closed in themselves and there basically is no overall story progression. IMHO it was B5 that broke with that tradition and nowadays series are just like very, very long movies.