Am I just slow?

Alrighty so I am loving the game finally, took me some solid push to get where I’m at since it is definitely not my style of game, I see there is a lot of reading in it and what not but so far, I’m up to episode 5 right and like..

I have no idea what the fuck is going on, I have a verrry basic understanding of things but in hindsight I have no bloody clue, is the big bang yet to unfold? Or am I really having to read every single word of every email, interview etc