Back from commercials, we see the same tableau. Glory still seems to be suffering from Willow's attack, so Buffy sasses her some. Glory sends her minions to guard Dawn, trying to stutter out that Buffy is attempting a diversionary tactic. The minions scurry off and round up the human crazies to guard the base of The Pillar Of Purgatory. Buffy mocks Glory's weakened state and then suggests, "It might be this!" as she hefts the Dagon Sphere. She quickly tosses it to Glory, who catches it. She seems to feel some pain, but then crushes the sphere into dust. Buffy doesn't give her time to recover, though, and the fight is on. Kicking, punching, we all know the drill. As the minions make bad puns on the stairs of The Pylon Of Perdition ("day of glory"), Spike, Anya, and Giles enter the fray.