THE MISSING CASTLE

Ever since 'Castle' began, I've been saying that it has to be relegated to an alternate dimension because of its black mayor in New York City. (Until he leaves office, Mike Bloomberg is the Hizzoner of the Big Apple, thanks to appearances in shows like 'Law & Order' and 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'.)

I've also added the caveat that eventually it can be blended back into the main Toobworld, but only after the series has concluded. Then we can claim that a temporal reboot rearranged that Toobworld's timeline so that author Richard Castle was a friend of Bloomberg's and not of the other mayor, Robert Weldon. (It's the same kind of scheme we pulled on 'Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea' - the series played out in its original timeline, but a temporal reboot changed the scenario after the fact so that the President of the United States for certain episodes was either Richard Nixon or Gerald Ford, instead of Henry Talbot McNeill, as seen on TV.)

However, a recent episode of 'Missing' reminded us that even though 'Castle' as a show is not currently in the dimension of Earth Prime-Time, the man himself already exists in the main Toobworld.

It was a quick confirmation. Becca Winstone and CIA agent Dax Miller visited her former mentor for help in the search for her son. Martin Newman, now a famous author, had first editions of his books on display in his home. Dax picked one up and checked out the back cover:

So we know Richard Castle is an author in Toobworld; we just don't know yet if he's working with Detective Kate Beckett at the 12th Precinct. But since Castle exists in the main Toobworld, - along with his mother and daughter, I'm assuming (Martha might have died and Alexis might never have been born in Earth Prime-Time.) - then I think it's safe to suggest that Beckett and her team, Javier Esposito and Kevin Ryan, plus medical examiner Lanie Parrish, also exist in the main Toobworld.

Who knows? Maybe Captain Roy Montgomery is still alive in that dimension.....

BCnU!

PS:

I have no reason - yet - to ship 'Missing' off to an alternate TV dimension. Then again, I'm an episode behind everybody else. But if I must, off it goes to the world of 'Castle'. Unless of course the powers that be at ABC decide to make a connection to 'Scandal' next......

Belated thanks to blogging buddy Brent McKee for pointing this out to me.  It was the type of a-ha moment that I might have been looking down at my dinner plate at that moment.  In fact, when I finally watched the full episode finally yesterday, I missed seeing Dex pick the book up for that reason.....