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How I imagine the 3rd Doctor saw the Brigadier when he first started working for UNIT:

So I was reading the Terrance Dicks novelization of some of the Second Doctor's stories to see what descriptors for him are used, and I really love in "The Web of Fear" one that Dicks gave us an actual scene where the Doctor and the the Brigadier have their meet-cute.

Because as much as I really like Web of Fear, I think one of the main problems with it (other than the fucking missing episodes) is that for such an influential character for the Doctor, they basically meet off screen. Like, this is the first time we see them together:

Which will eventually turn into this:

And since this was written in '76, there's even a little paragraph explaining that this character will eventually become a really big deal to the Doctor. Idk if Lethbridge-Stewart was originally going to be such a big character, so I just think it's kinda cool that he retroactively gives him a slightly better introduction, even if the original one is still pretty fire.

Me if I worked at UNIT.

two: *constantly getting horribly injured*

the brigadier: oh dear. do not like this.

three: *constantly getting horribly injured, spent his first few days alive absolutely spaced out, really bad balance because he's not used to being 6'3"*

the brigadier: right. must have a doctor on hand.

four: *constantly getting horribly injured, spent his first few days alive absolutely spaced out*

the brigadier: aha! i know this one! here, doctor, have a doctor.

four: thanks, alistair! *steals him*

the brigadier: fuck.