It's a headscratcher

[maveness]

Anyone watching Alcatraz?

Cause I have a question. And I'm embarrassed that it took me this long to figure this out (although in my defense, I'm just watching the latest ep right now.)

If Det. Madsen is Tommy Madsen's daughter, how is that math supposed to work out? He disappeared in 1963. Even supposing they cast younger than the character is supposed to be, there was a comment in the first ep about her being young for a detective. But there's also the fact that even she isn't questioning anything about how her age is supposed to jive given the facts. (For the record, the actress was born in 1983. 20 year age gap? Really? That character, if fathered by Tommy Madsen, would have to be 49 years old (which is not young for a detective).

Anyone got any theories?

Comments

[azarsuerte.livejournal.com]

Only watched the first three episodes, but I thought they said she was his *granddaughter*?

[maveness.livejournal.com]

Okay, maybe that's it. It takes me awhile these days to engage with a show, so I find myself missing important details.

[maveness.livejournal.com]

Ha! And they just clarified everything, with Ray Archer having raised Tommy's son, then his granddaughter. So yeah. Whew.