"Showtime" is the eleventh episode of the seventh and final season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Before she can find the number, she is cornered by some of the Bringers, but before they can attack, Buffy arrives and rescues the young Potential Slayer.
The Slayers-in-Training work out in the basement of Buffy's house and thanks to some depressing comments from Eve, they talk about the seemingly insurmountable challenge they are facing and being called as a Slayer.
Buffy and Willow exchange glances and then both leave the dining room, followed by a confused Xander while the others continue to panic.
Willow and Xander lead the Potentials as well as Dawn and Andrew to a safe location while Buffy turns and attacks the Turok-Han.
Kennedy prepares to attack the vampire, but then bright lights flood the site and Buffy appears as the Potential Slayers move back to watch from a distance.
A quick flashback to the panic-filled discussion at the house earlier shows that at the moment that Buffy, Willow and Xander left the others, the three were communicating telepathically about a plan to destroy the ubervamp and boost morale of the others at the same time.
Buffy finally grabs a wire to wrap around the vampire's neck and pulls until she beheads the creature, turning it to dust.
The Turok-Han dusted, the bruised and blood-splattered Buffy ends her teachings for the day and leads the newly confident Slayers-in-Training back home.
Vox, ranking it at #76 of all 144 episodes on their "Worst to Best" list, writes, "'Showtime' features one of Buffy's strongest inspirational speeches, delivered mid-Thunderdome-style beatdown on a Turok-Han.
It's a solid action set piece that goes a long way toward relieving the monotony of mid-season seven, and Buffy's telepathic conversation with Willow and Xander helps recenter the show's focus on their friendship in the middle of a season of growing distance.