chaotic-saturne asked:
Oh, hm, also, I wanted to thank you for something specific regarding Saraqael' disability portrayal in the show.
I'm also a wheelchair user, and I can stand up of my wheelchair, and non wheelchair users are most often times confused because they think all wheelchairs users are paralysed and can't walk or stand up, when it's not the reality of many of us (that we can walk or stand up, that it's a question of should or should not and of how long until it's too painful or too dangerous for many of us)
In the scene where Michael and Uriel are heading towards the headquarters to see what the alert is about, we see Saraqael in front of the Earth and even if it's extremely brief, we see them a little bit stand up, like, still on their wheelchair, but a little bit up, to show where the miracle is from.
It's a very small detail but as a wheelchair user it made me tear up a little, to see this level of I'd say authenticity regarding disability as well!
I’m glad.
Most of that came from Liz Carr who is, in real life, a wheelchair user. I wrote Saraqael with the idea of an acerbic, practical angel. Someone who had worked with her suggested we cast Liz Carr, and I loved that idea. I called Liz and offered her a flying wheelchair in Heaven, and miracles to make places wheelchair accessible when on Earth.
(To Amazon’s credit, when I told them about the casting, and that we’d need more VFX money to make the wheelchair hover and the miracles happen, they agreed to it without hesitation.)
gelsemium-ellegan asked:
i have been crying such wonderful tears since watching season 2 thank you thank you thank you. one of my favorite things was the angels. When I saw the poster with Saraqael I fell in love. Liz Carr are you kidding me hottest angel on good omens. I also noticed a background angel who had features common to Down's Syndrome. I noticed an angel with one arm, clapping along with the others. My only wish is that they had been more centered and prominent in their scenes. Tearfully, thank you..!!!
You are so welcome.