Question about Umineko streams

I’m a first-time Umineko reader that’s been going through it with Joe’s old vods, other than Umineko I’m not a big fan (I’ve only watched Ghost Trick and a few super cuts).

After more than twenty streams, I’m a few streams into Episode 5 and Joe’s commentary has started to irritate me a little; I really enjoyed his thoughts during the question arcs, but now I feel it’s gone downhill. I loved the study fight, but his negativity during it annoyed me and I feel like he just hates Episode 5 more than it deserves.

Do the later answer arc streams get any better or should I just read the VN by myself?