Can you give us a link? I haven't seen that article, but I'd like to read it.

And yes, you're right. No use arguing why any of the characters do anything. They have characters do all kinds of stupid things with little or no justification (going into a room with a tank full of poisonous gas, and trying to shoot it open without wearing protective gear comes to mind). Whatever they say, real answer seems to be, "Because we felt like it."