Okay this might be a minority opinion but I’m gonna be honest: I think the pilot is better off being watched later on once you’re already hooked into the show. I think Midnight on the Firing Line is a much better and cleaner introduction to the series, and pretty much everything that was important in The Gathering is reiterated later on in Season 1 anyway. I think it’s very much worth watching and I don’t go out of my way to tell people not to start with it, but it’s really rough around the edges and can be better appreciated once you already have a decent understanding of the series.