2.21 Becoming (Part 1) | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast

Buffering the Vampire Slayer | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast

Buffering: A Rewatch Adventure

Tv & Film, After Shows, Tv Reviews

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Welcome to Once More, With Spoilers, where Kristin Russo & Jenny Owen Youngs revisit every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, one at a time — for the SECOND time! — this time discussing each episode with spoilers! The one and only Hrishikesh Hirway joins us for our conversation on S2E21 "Becoming Part 1" (we hope you don't mind his Irish accent)!! We discuss very important things such as covalent bonds, the shape of an obelisk, the green ribbon tied around Darla's neck, and disks that are either hard or floppy! Also also: the Kendra jingle has now been masterfully recorded and a new eyeliner jingle is in the mix!! Who says you can't have your big rock and eat it, too?! Our original coverage of "Becoming (Part 1)" — with no spoilers! — aired on June 28, 2017 and you can find it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/2-21-becoming-part-1-a-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-podcast/id1150241800?i=1000389272193 ABOUT OUR GUEST Hrishikesh Hirway's stunning new album In the Last Hour of Light is out now; you can listen to it wherever you stream music. For tickets to his album release tour (and for all things Hrishi) visit hrishikesh.co. CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF BUFFERING Join us at Brooklyn's Littlefield for our first-ever Homecoming Weekend on October 16th & 17th. Tickets go on pre-sale Thursday, May 7th at 10AM ET and will be live for the public at 10AM ET on Friday, May 8th — all information: bufferingcast.com/live READ (OR LISTEN TO!) SLAYERS, EVERY ONE OF US ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bufferingcast.com/book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNET Jenny Owen Youngs | @jennyowenyoungs; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠jennyowenyoungs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kristin Russo | @kristinnoeline; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinnoeline.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buffering: A Rewatch Adventure | @bufferingcast on socials MUSIC | Theme song and jingles composed and performed by Jenny Owen Youngs | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bufferingcast.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/bufferingcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MERCH | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bufferingcast.com/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PODCAST SCHEDULE & EVENTS | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bufferingcast.com/jennycalendar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by: Kristin Russo, Jenny Owen Youngs, and LaToya Ferguson Edited by: Kristin Russo Logo: Kristine Thune We acknowledge that we and our team are occupying unceded and stolen lands and territories. Kristin occupies the Lenape territories of the Esopus Lenape Peoples. Jenny occupies the Wabanahkik territory of the Abenaki and Pennacook Peoples. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everybody. Oh, hi. Before we get started with today's episode, we're very excited about special guest Rishi Kesh Hereway. We're talking about the part one of the two part season two finale emotions. A go-go. But first, other emotions. Excitement. We are thrilled to tell you today that coming this fall, wow, in a world where they've been
0:26.3	podcasting for 10 years. Exactly. We are celebrating 10 years of buffering the vampire slayer this fall,
0:34.4	and we are doing it the only way we know how.
0:41.1	Two nights in Brooklyn, New York, at Littlefield.
0:46.3	The first night will be a very special live episode taping, and the second night will be our very first buffering the vampire slayer homecoming dance.
0:51.0	Hell yes.
0:51.8	October 16th and 17th at Littlefield in Brooklyn. We will do the first
0:58.5	ever homecoming dance that you've ever been to. Please bring your spatulas, wear your greens and your
1:04.3	reds, and join us. If you've been to a prom, you have an idea of what the vibe is going to be.
1:11.3	90s music.
1:12.4	Jenny's going to be playing songs live.
1:14.4	We're going to dance.
1:15.5	We're going to have a great time.
1:16.9	And as Chance would have it, we will be recording Homecoming on Friday, October 16th.
1:24.3	We have special guests and it's going to be the best.
1:28.8	It's going to be the best. We cannot wait to celebrate 10 years of podcasting with you all. Buffering patrons as always will receive
1:34.6	first dibs on tickets. Tickets will be released to patrons via a private link tomorrow, Thursday,
1:41.9	May 7th at 10 a.m. Eastern.
1:47.3	Eastern. So keep an eye on your Patreon feed.
1:51.5	And the following day, Friday, May 8th, also at 10 a.m. Eastern.
1:54.1	Tickets will go on sale to the public.
2:00.7	You will be able to buy tickets for either night or both, though the bundled tickets are in very limited supply.
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