Charlotte is sick as well.

Because there is only so much the show can cram into a 45-minute episode.

Just speculating, but isn't it interesting that Alison hasn't gotten sick yet?

So no Scotsman could ever be a true comedian?

And not sleeping for at least 72 hours probably makes for poor decision making skills.

Sarah said last week that she hadn't slept in 48 hours so she was up to 72 sleepless hours by the time this episode ended. No wonder she trusted the dentist.

Yeah, it seems very likely that there's more going on with Kira than her just being a bored kid.

I got the impression he never intended to make a second series but the offer to do so was too good to pass up?

Exposition-heavy companion introductions were a thing long before Moffat entered the picture.

Just because you didn't like the character doesn't mean that she wasn't popular.

It is vague because you give the reader the understanding that Moffat "is expected" to leave the show, not that his departure is a done deal. By writing that Moffat's departure is expected you leave open the door that it is not a done deal (as in we're expecting him to leave but we're really not sure). In this…

And proudly so!

Are you saying you intentionally provided vague information rather than the correct information because you thought the wrong information flowed better?

Me neither.

Why would an A.V. Club writer need to use weasel words to report on a known fact? I think the problem is the writer isn't familiar with the show and hurriedly wrote this post without doing any fact checking.

I don't see how it is weird. Daleks are by far the most popular villain on the show. It would be stranger if they didn't appear in a season.

Oswalt's wife died yesterday.

In this case Capaldi specifically asked for a woman companion.

Moffat isn't "expected" to step down with Chibnall replacing him after series 10. That change was announced months ago by the BBC.

That is a rumor with no basis in reality. The show is not obligated to use Daleks at least once a year.