@maxterdexter:
This is something that anoyed me from part 4, I didn't know who knew what, specialy glaring with the kid of the end, that knew about stands and powers without even being able to see them.
To be fair, I suppose you read the english translation like most of us? JoJo was really unlucky in that department for a very long time, since decent scans are only being released now, so with not-Duwang scans in the future the whole thing may appear to make more sense.
I absolutely had no idea what the hell was going on in the final stretch of 5, so I'm not judging for that very reason. Same with the finale of part 3, I had roughly an idea with what was happening, but it still felt weird and disconnecting, and with part 4 being translated very badly, I think there is a chance for it making more sense.
I don't know, the text in Jojo just seems incredibly important to me, since many pages have a lot of stuff going on with sometimes confusing (still fabulous) art, so to know what's going on in detail, text seems mandatory, especially in the final fights.