Day 96: Coronas of the Sun

An interesting thing happens in this episode with regards to Steven. He, being the most headstrong member of the TARDIS crew insists that one way that they can create a fake version of the Taranium core, the item that the Daleks need to destroy the universe, is the best way to do it, whilst the Doctor and Sara dismiss it as primitive, as their science is beyond his. Which is interesting because Steven was explicitly introduced as being from the future, so it's nice to see that the series is developing a timeline, where some futures are far more advanced than others. And yet, it shows us that Steven is essentially being treated as just a character from the modern day, and it goes to show the sad lack of development that characters have. We might meet them and they might have interesting back stories, but that sort of thing won't really get developed or mentioned. They still have character, but for a show about time travel, it is sadly lacking in history.