Becoming (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Becoming (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "Becoming" is the season finale of the WB Television Network's second season of the drama television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", consisting of the twenty-first and twenty-second episodes. The two episodes were split into two broadcasts; "Part 1" first aired on May 12, 1998 and "Part 2" first aired on May 19, 1998. They were written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon. The narrative features vampire slayer Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) working to prevent Angelus (David Boreanaz) and fellow vampires Drusilla (Juliet Landau) and Spike (James Marsters) from awakening the demon Acathla. Production
Unaired Buffy the Vampire Slayer pilot she is "The Slayer". One vampire runs away, and Buffy is left to dispatch the blond vampire. The next morning, Giles is unimpressed by Buffy's sloppy fighting and the fact that she allowed others to find out her identity as the Slayer. Her new friends, Willow and Xander, defend her, but Buffy is unbothered. Whedon was interviewed by "IGN Film Force" in June 2003 and was asked about the unaired presentation: Unaired Buffy the Vampire Slayer pilot The non-broadcast pilot episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" was produced by 20th Century Fox in 1996 to pitch a series to networks.