How does one cast to an array type?

[Vinay Sajip via Digitalmars-d-learn]

Are arrays and objects part of a unified type system? 
Specifically, if I do

void foo(Object x) {
    if (typeid(x) == typeid(Object[])) {
        auto a = cast(Object[]) x;
    }
}
I get a compilation error:

onlineapp.d(3): Error: cannot cast expression x of type 
object.Object to Object[]

What's the way to achieve the cast, which should be safe given 
the typeid check?

Thanks and regards,

Vinay Sajip