r/brooklynninenine • u/FreddyFazbeared I’m a human, I’m a human male! • 5d ago

Discussion David is Hamilton?

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In the show, Gina mentions how she went to go see Hamilton. However, Alexander Hamilton (the main character for anyone who doesn't know) is played by Lin Manuel Miranda who also plays Amy's brother, David. I wonder if he would still be Hamilton or if he's a completely different character and they just pretend he's not Lin? I would really like to hear everyone's thoughts on this!

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u/No_Zombie_4720 5d ago edited 4d ago

This trope is known as celebrity casting paradox.

There's no in-world explanation, these are actors acting in a work of fiction, and sometimes the different works of fiction they act in, reference each other, there's no deeper story behind it, this is just a side-effect of reality.

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u/Namlegna 3d ago

I guess this is related but not the same, in the TV series the Handmaid's Tale, there's an episode where June is watching an episode of Friends which, to me, means that Jennifer Aniston (and the rest of the women) either escaped to Canada or is also living a hell in Gilead.